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ThePeriodicPooper t1_je69xqo wrote
Reply to TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
kinda sad that our greatest technological achievements pretty much always come into existence as a result of war.
lasttosseroni t1_je69lev wrote
Reply to comment by InsaneBrew in TIL that after a flood killed thousands and devastated the economy, California legislators and State employees worked unpaid for a year and a half. by WhatsAMisanthrope
Good, please vote your trash out, your state is getting very embarrassing.
vraalapa t1_je69c1a wrote
Reply to comment by bl4ckblooc420 in TIL the musician and songwriter D'Angelo not only recorded a song, "Unshaken", for Red Dead Redemption 2, he also served as a playtester during the videogame's development due to his love of the series by grizzburger
Yeah RDR2 pretty much ruined Ghost Of Tsushima for me, which was a shame because I had really looked forward to it. It was just so empty and hollow in comparison, and like no depth at all to any character. Great combat in that game though.
[deleted] t1_je691ni wrote
Reply to comment by jaa101 in TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
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iamnotthelizardqueen t1_je690cd wrote
Reply to comment by 86mysoul in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh
Bathing you in healing light. 💕💕💕
seuadr t1_je68qj3 wrote
chicharron! chicharron!
No_Solution_2864 t1_je683pb wrote
Reply to comment by OneFootTitan in TIL that the official motto of Fall River, Massachusetts was ‘We’ll Try’ from 1843-2017. by Sea_Entertainment754
I would have preferred Try Hard: Pig in the City
leeuwerik t1_je67we1 wrote
Reply to comment by hillo538 in TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
I guess they would be hunted again.
No_Solution_2864 t1_je67scf wrote
Reply to comment by Viperbunny in TIL that the official motto of Fall River, Massachusetts was ‘We’ll Try’ from 1843-2017. by Sea_Entertainment754
It’s funny because she murdered her family! :-)
No_Solution_2864 t1_je67bkp wrote
Reply to comment by stantonstocky in TIL that the official motto of Fall River, Massachusetts was ‘We’ll Try’ from 1843-2017. by Sea_Entertainment754
You’re thinking of the next town over, Flaccid Falls.
MortimerWaffles t1_je677bv wrote
Reply to TIL that the official motto of Fall River, Massachusetts was ‘We’ll Try’ from 1843-2017. by Sea_Entertainment754
100% can confirm. Worked at St Anne's and for Fall River EMS
hillo538 t1_je66y3b wrote
Reply to comment by leeuwerik in TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
We should probably bring them back with cloning instead, and not just for sideshow attractions: iirc Neanderthals would be able to live in the modern day without much trouble
Captain-Griffen t1_je66lxe wrote
Reply to comment by E1520 in TIL that after a flood killed thousands and devastated the economy, California legislators and State employees worked unpaid for a year and a half. by WhatsAMisanthrope
It's a VAT. No one uses straight sales tax other than the USA because they're stupid. No, they aren't the same thing.
OccludedFug t1_je66khw wrote
Reply to comment by midnightspecial99 in TIL: The outflow from Amazon River could fill 83 Olympic sized swimming pools per second. by the_ballmer_peak
Most of Brazil.
leeuwerik t1_je66k5f wrote
Reply to comment by hillo538 in TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
We hunted them down. Like we wil be hunted down by our replacements.
InsaneBrew t1_je65rm9 wrote
Reply to comment by lasttosseroni in TIL that after a flood killed thousands and devastated the economy, California legislators and State employees worked unpaid for a year and a half. by WhatsAMisanthrope
Not all of us.
And yes, Fled Cruz is a complete and total piece of shit.
FiveFive55 t1_je65r7m wrote
Reply to comment by neoplastic_pleonasm in TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
When I read this the first time I thought that your dad gave you an actual, decommissioned drone and just told you it was a model. Had to look up how large it was to be certain that wasn't the case. At 43' long I'm assuming it was not a real drone, unless you had an exceptionally large bedroom to put it inside.
It's kind of wild how our perspective on a word can change. 20 years ago if someone mentioned drones people would picture a giant military drone ready to drop bombs. Now you say it and pictures of tiny little toy-sized quadcopters pop into most people's minds.
kozmonyet t1_je65pz2 wrote
Reply to TIL: The outflow from Amazon River could fill 83 Olympic sized swimming pools per second. by the_ballmer_peak
Damnit. Now I need to translate Olympic swimming pool area into football fields and multiply by an estimated human height when standing on another's shoulders to get a grasp on that volume.
Why can't they just stick to easy common references like washing machines or cars??!?
ScottRiqui t1_je65jk7 wrote
Reply to TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
The modern quadcopter drone dates back to a 1959 patent application.
The biggest difference is obviously that the new drones are battery powered rather than gas-powered, but the big characteristics (four rotors at the ends of folding arms, avoiding interference between rotors, maneuvering by varying the rotor tilt, etc.) were there almost 65 years ago.
nosnevenaes t1_je65ar8 wrote
Reply to comment by Whoretron8000 in TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
This is true. Yes. But if you make bread one of the first thoughts that comes to mind while you are proofing dough is how long did it did it take mf'ers to figure this out?
JetScootr t1_je657gw wrote
Reply to comment by buntopolis in TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
Dad said they weren't allowed to talk about it then, but when he was telling me, it was because my brother had a RC model plane that Dad said was about the same level of tech - in a model plane a little bigger than a notebook. Dad didn't figure that the stuff he worked on was secret anymore :)
kozmonyet t1_je6525h wrote
Reply to TIL Speed Racer was based off the 1964 Elvis film "Viva Las Vegas". Tatsuo Yoshida, creator of Mach GoGoGo, stated that this movie was his primary inspiration. by bboyneko
I still have a crush on Trixie.
Glute_Thighwalker t1_je6521u wrote
Reply to comment by horseydeucey in TIL that after a flood killed thousands and devastated the economy, California legislators and State employees worked unpaid for a year and a half. by WhatsAMisanthrope
It is, but it’s just our general liquor tax now. Funds aren’t specifically ear marked for anything.
Jassida t1_je64z8l wrote
Is it short above 1.2m?
epicfumble t1_je6afa3 wrote
Reply to comment by AngelSucked in TIL that after a flood killed thousands and devastated the economy, California legislators and State employees worked unpaid for a year and a half. by WhatsAMisanthrope
If an in effort to keep society afloat everyone should for a time if necessary like it was here....but hey if you think they made the wrong decision 👍...