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TPMJB t1_iv151fo wrote
Reply to The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
>So yeah, the company that sold hugely popular toys like Frisbees, Hula Hoops, and Silly String, also sold one of the most dangerous pistols that was made available to consumers through the post.
"Did little Suzie make fun of you AGAIN for not being able to catch the Frisbee? Buy a gun!"
How did we have few school shootings before the 90s?
Antisocialite99 t1_iv14bfj wrote
Reply to The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
Looks just like a hi standard except the single shot thing and I guess being a lot less safe.
I cannot think of another single shot auto ejecting firearm. Seems auto ejection is most of the engineering of just making a semi auto
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thegramblor t1_iv134ut wrote
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BLAMMO makes Log!
Greedoscolddeadhands t1_iv12037 wrote
Reply to comment by CuttingTheMustard in The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
After that SOTAR video, I bet Sriracha sales went up.
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Johnny_Monkee t1_iv10xl8 wrote
Italy is still not unified really. Around the time of the 2008 election there a Lega Nord official (the 2IC I think) said that it was not the unification of Italy (in 1861 or whenever) but the separation of Africa.
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Antisocialite99 t1_iv10tua wrote
Reply to comment by Snakeulescu in The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
Almost as cool a name as rhinemetal.
passwordsarehard_3 t1_iv0zzfq wrote
Reply to comment by Lost_Thought in The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
Does it look cool at least?
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AngryBlitzcrankMain t1_iv0z1su wrote
Parts of Italy were influenced very differently by different nations and went on different routes. Northern trade powerhouses like Venice or Genoa had very different history to south which was attacked and conquered by muslims, Byzantines then part of Spain etc. Germany wasnt unified, but parts of HRE were still independent and nowhere near as influenced as some parts of Italy were.
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Reply to comment by geraintwd in The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
The legit og Nintendo duck hunt gun right here
Zapwizard t1_iv0xqfm wrote
Reply to The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
It looks like the Nintendo Zapper light gun.
MrWundurfel t1_iv0xftd wrote
Reply to comment by dlashsteier in Why was unified Italy so culturally divided but unified Germany wasn't? by Bro_c0ly
This is very recent. In antiquity, the Germanic tribes were disorganization personified while the Romans were united
CaptainMarsupial t1_iv0wrh8 wrote
Reply to The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
I do know Hacky sack wasn’t invented by Wham-o, they just bought the company who invented it.
Lost_Thought t1_iv0vxti wrote
Reply to The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
The crossbow they made is also dangerous to the user. They used an aluminum prod (the bow part) instead of steel. While functional as a bow, it also fatigues the metal. There is no way to tell how fatigued it is as a user until it fails catastrophically, putting the users face in danger of highly tensioned blocks of aluminum smacking them at high velocity.
I have one of these crossbows, it does not get used.
Edit: fixed a spelling error
dlashsteier t1_iv0vrrg wrote
My only guess would be geography/topography, and local culture. Italians seem like they might kill each other over who makes the best olive oil or cheese. I don’t see many Germans arguing over which region makes the best Finkenwerder Speckscholle. Historically I think Germans are culturally more organized, disciplined, regimented, and this spills over to government.
CuttingTheMustard t1_iv0tsbz wrote
Reply to The company WHAM-O (known for producing toys) also had an extremely limited run of firearms under the brand name WAMO by Doobliheim
Manufactured in the same facility that now makes Sriracha.
KilD3vil t1_iv155ki wrote
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Asking the real questions.