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Ulgeguug t1_j9zpsxw wrote
Reply to comment by 3xgreathermes in TIL about the only double barrel cannon in the world. When it was its first tested during the American Civil War, the chain snapped immediately and one ball tore into a nearby cabin, knocking down its chimney; the other spun off erratically and struck a nearby cow, killing it instantly. by ExpertPreference8481
Mostly hated the cow for being both white and black
Ulgeguug t1_j9zpob6 wrote
Reply to comment by Spacemanspalds in TIL about the only double barrel cannon in the world. When it was its first tested during the American Civil War, the chain snapped immediately and one ball tore into a nearby cabin, knocking down its chimney; the other spun off erratically and struck a nearby cow, killing it instantly. by ExpertPreference8481
Oh George, not the livestock
Ulgeguug t1_j6eabfz wrote
Ulgeguug t1_j3wge5h wrote
Reply to TIL that Norman Lear has produced, written, created or developed over 100 shows, including "All in the Family", "Sanford and Son" and "The Jeffersons". He's now 100 years old, and still actively producing television shows - most recently, a revival of "Good Times". by TelescopiumHerscheli
He's keeping his head above water and doing the best that he can
Ulgeguug t1_j3bhg2q wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. by muadib1974
>Criminals are in prisons with HVAC, gyms, TV , 3 meals a day …
Except when they're in prisons without HVAC being subjected to heat, or being regularly subjected to extended solitary confinement, or beatings and other abuses, or put in deliberate danger including of sexual assault, or in the case of those that are abducted from other countries and deprived the dubious rights and protections granted prisoners and subjected to torture, either euphemized or not.
Like the idea that prisoners getting "3 meals" means it's not cruel simply because you're not literally starving them, even if that food is unfit for human consumption and is often unsafe for human consumption, is pretty callous.
I'm a big fan of the constitution, like, I have a favorite Federalist paper big fan, but in terms of how successful we've been at upholding it, either in letter or spirit, we are sorely lacking.
Ulgeguug t1_j3bdk1c wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. by muadib1974
I think you either don't understand the difference between "limited success" and "no success at all", or you do understand and you're responding in bad faith.
Ulgeguug t1_j3bc7t9 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. by muadib1974
With limited success, unfortunately, but yes
Ulgeguug t1_j3amu9x wrote
Reply to comment by INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS in TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. by muadib1974
Plenty more things were real even if those two weren't
Ulgeguug t1_j39bezm wrote
Reply to comment by RedTheDopeKing in TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. by muadib1974
While this is true, I think that humanity has developed quite a lot.
The idea, for instance, that you should publicly gruesomely execute people, while it still exists in places, has declined dramatically over the past couple centuries. It was only a few decades ago that firebombing civilian populations and burning entire cities alive was just one of those things you do in war.
There's a terrifying race going on between our advancement as human beings and our advancement in the capacity of barbarity.
Ulgeguug t1_j393vxa wrote
Reply to comment by BaidenFallwind in TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. by muadib1974
I think that there's a brutal impulse that is at odds with our moral aspirations, and certainly our desire to fit into a civilized society. I think that impulse tends to seek out outlets where it's socially acceptable to be brutal or fantasize about it. "Flaying another human being alive while starving rats eat the eyes out of their face is sick, evil, no one should ever fantasize about doing that to anyone EXCEPT Nazis child molesters terrorists rapists enslavers ooh yeah we should torture them mmmm torture the fuck out of them"
Like the deplorable people who exist in the world are used as an excusable outlet for repressed sadism and cruelty. It allows us to conflate those impulses with feelings of righteous vindication. Anyone who's watched the bad guy in a movie die a grisly death of humiliation and pain with any feeling of satisfaction understands this.
Ulgeguug t1_j36p0c2 wrote
Reply to TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. by muadib1974
The list of hideous torturous degrading sick ways of killing people devised by human beings is very long.
Ulgeguug t1_izw5dja wrote
Just think of all the costs you've sunk!
Ulgeguug t1_ixnx141 wrote
Shrink
I wanna kill
Ulgeguug t1_iwxmnnb wrote
Reply to comment by Rhomega2 in TIL in response to infamously high suicide rates at Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, the bridge was adorned with suicide prevention messages and uplifting photos. These measures weren't enacted by the government, however, instead the entire project was financed by Samsung's life insurance division by evilclownattack
>Copyright 1968. Determined or not, that cat is long dead.
It's a superposition until the box is opened
Ulgeguug t1_iwwmo3j wrote
Reply to comment by HeDgEhAwG69 in TIL in response to infamously high suicide rates at Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, the bridge was adorned with suicide prevention messages and uplifting photos. These measures weren't enacted by the government, however, instead the entire project was financed by Samsung's life insurance division by evilclownattack
Ah yes, the Foxconn Solution™
Ulgeguug t1_iww27cs wrote
Reply to TIL in response to infamously high suicide rates at Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, the bridge was adorned with suicide prevention messages and uplifting photos. These measures weren't enacted by the government, however, instead the entire project was financed by Samsung's life insurance division by evilclownattack
"Hang in there baby" poster on the suicide bridge is cheaper than dignified working conditions
Ulgeguug t1_ivtfd5w wrote
Reply to TIL in 1996, surveyor Mike Tate got a side street in NC renamed for the band Anthrax. After the 2001 Anthrax attacks, town residents were suddenly uncomfortable with the name and petitioned to have it changed. by aaj617
I'm sorry there was a fucking ANTHRAX STREET?
Brutal
Ulgeguug t1_iuhbry8 wrote
Reply to comment by asaltandbuttering in TIL that "Rubick's Professor" Rubick's Cube has about about 283 duodecillion permutations by microwaffles
So that's gotta be like a lot of most stuff
Ulgeguug t1_iuh1i4j wrote
>The East Asian country is facing aging population and a decline in childbirths because many young people are distancing themselves from marriage, and having children due to the lack of decent job opportunities, high home prices, and heavy private education fees. (...)
>Rapid aging and the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic also pushed up the number of deaths to a record high in August.
Ulgeguug t1_iufen1w wrote
Reply to comment by diiejso in TIL that "Rubick's Professor" Rubick's Cube has about about 283 duodecillion permutations by microwaffles
I'll get right on comprehending a number that vast, first let me try and contemplate one million, that's basically the same thing right
Ulgeguug t1_iufab7o wrote
Reply to TIL that "Rubick's Professor" Rubick's Cube has about about 283 duodecillion permutations by microwaffles
Ah yes I totally know what that number is without looking it up.
Ulgeguug t1_jcil6f4 wrote
Reply to TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
As a former postal worker from a high agriculture area I can confirm