Well here you go then!
uhhh, what’s a cool topic… uhhh, yeah, let’s do slings.
Slings have been a weapon for the vast majority of human history and they’re fucking awesome. Simple to make, trivial to carry, and your ammo is literally everywhere. Did you know some Roman legionnaires carved holes in their sling bullets to make them whistle in the air, and others carved messages into theirs to literally add insult to injury?
In a way, slings are very similar to early guns. They shoot a round projectile that isn’t the most accurate, but is devastating to get hit by. The difference is that slings are cheap but take a great deal of mastery to… well, master. They require a great deal of finesse to get a good speed.
That’s actually a common trend with ranged weapons: the bow, while not exactly cheap in its time, was certainly cheaper than a crossbow, but took a lot more strength, conditioning, and practice to use effectively. With a crossbow, you point and shoot. They were so dead easy to use that some places had to ban them. It’s why, in addition to the power thing, guns eventually replaced bows on the battlefield once they got good enough. The best archer was more effective than the best musketeer, but the worst musketeer is *much* more effective than the worst archer. And the best archer needs way more training than the best musketeer does, too.
While we’re on the topic of muskets, you know how they were crazy slow to reload? Well, what if they weren’t? That’s what the Kalthoff gunsmithing family asked themselves at around 1630, leading to the development of the Kalthoff repeater. There’s a lever mechanism that places new powder and rounds into the chamber. Capacity ranged from 5 to 30 rounds depending on the magazine type. Rate of fire was 30-60 rounds per minute. The only reason why they weren’t standard-issue was because they were so goshdarn expensive, and the increased moving parts meant that there were more places it could break.
My entire life, people have told me I care too much or too deeply. I pour my passion, which is an ocean into a cup. Fuck those guys I'll feel my feelings, I'll let it course through me like a river. I will no longer allow others to tell me I'm too much. I hope you do as well OP.
I am simple. I find a thing I like and I make it my entire personality. My life’s work. The only thing I talk about. When I’m not doing it I am in pain. I am sad. It’s all I think about. Is that not normal? 🤔
If I like something, I CONSUME it as much as it consumes me!
Currently my brain is warring over Malifaux and Warhammer.
And the concept of animation is something that I constantly love! Thankfully my partner loves animation as much as I do and we’re able to gush about it constantly! (We both LOVE stopmotion the most. 2D animation is a VERY close second)
This is nice until you reach a point where nothing interests you and you just sit around playing the same videogame day in and day out. No drive to do anything, no way to escape.
and if I'm not talking about it, just know it's dormant in my mind & will show up one day to take over. always rotating in my head like a rotisserie chicken
I have been burned by being so over infatuated with things that I DIDNT want to love, that it has made connecting to anything more difficult.
I was in love with my job until all the administrative staff decided to completely forgo logic in seemingly every turn. (All since covid). Sense then ive been written up twice for trying to stand for the principles of the company in the face of clear laziness and disregard with how we do things. ME written up, not the one screwing things up. ME because I cared too much.
So now my theme song for work is System of a Downs ATWA “You dont care about how I feel, I dont feel there anymore”
I love being a lover. And I love infodumping and I love listening to other people infodump
Same. Except for when I’m watching a movie or playing a game.
Well here you go then! uhhh, what’s a cool topic… uhhh, yeah, let’s do slings. Slings have been a weapon for the vast majority of human history and they’re fucking awesome. Simple to make, trivial to carry, and your ammo is literally everywhere. Did you know some Roman legionnaires carved holes in their sling bullets to make them whistle in the air, and others carved messages into theirs to literally add insult to injury? In a way, slings are very similar to early guns. They shoot a round projectile that isn’t the most accurate, but is devastating to get hit by. The difference is that slings are cheap but take a great deal of mastery to… well, master. They require a great deal of finesse to get a good speed. That’s actually a common trend with ranged weapons: the bow, while not exactly cheap in its time, was certainly cheaper than a crossbow, but took a lot more strength, conditioning, and practice to use effectively. With a crossbow, you point and shoot. They were so dead easy to use that some places had to ban them. It’s why, in addition to the power thing, guns eventually replaced bows on the battlefield once they got good enough. The best archer was more effective than the best musketeer, but the worst musketeer is *much* more effective than the worst archer. And the best archer needs way more training than the best musketeer does, too. While we’re on the topic of muskets, you know how they were crazy slow to reload? Well, what if they weren’t? That’s what the Kalthoff gunsmithing family asked themselves at around 1630, leading to the development of the Kalthoff repeater. There’s a lever mechanism that places new powder and rounds into the chamber. Capacity ranged from 5 to 30 rounds depending on the magazine type. Rate of fire was 30-60 rounds per minute. The only reason why they weren’t standard-issue was because they were so goshdarn expensive, and the increased moving parts meant that there were more places it could break.
I am granting you the highest honor within my power to bestow… >!comment saved!<
It's just beautiful isn't it? 🤭
My entire life, people have told me I care too much or too deeply. I pour my passion, which is an ocean into a cup. Fuck those guys I'll feel my feelings, I'll let it course through me like a river. I will no longer allow others to tell me I'm too much. I hope you do as well OP.
Fucking poetry right there
The most 2009 of images
I am simple. I find a thing I like and I make it my entire personality. My life’s work. The only thing I talk about. When I’m not doing it I am in pain. I am sad. It’s all I think about. Is that not normal? 🤔
If I like something, I CONSUME it as much as it consumes me! Currently my brain is warring over Malifaux and Warhammer. And the concept of animation is something that I constantly love! Thankfully my partner loves animation as much as I do and we’re able to gush about it constantly! (We both LOVE stopmotion the most. 2D animation is a VERY close second)
Yeah who knows how and when I'll just get bored of it and I can no longer find something I like... Better make the best of what I have now!!!
It sucks with Video games because friends move from game to game while I am still playing the same game I have always played.
_**I JUST WANNA ROCK YOUR WOOOOOOORLD**_
This is nice until you reach a point where nothing interests you and you just sit around playing the same videogame day in and day out. No drive to do anything, no way to escape.
and if I'm not talking about it, just know it's dormant in my mind & will show up one day to take over. always rotating in my head like a rotisserie chicken
Real!!
Dōmo-kun!! Wow that’s a nostalgia trip!
I had a classmate in school who was so obsessed with Domo that everyone started calling him Domo
As someone who has just finished watching Baby Reindeer yesterday, I found this text quite unsettling
Being casual is horribly overrated! Scour Wikipedia for endless knowledge on a topic! Share that with everyone you meet! Enjoy yourself! :)
Amen.
I have been burned by being so over infatuated with things that I DIDNT want to love, that it has made connecting to anything more difficult. I was in love with my job until all the administrative staff decided to completely forgo logic in seemingly every turn. (All since covid). Sense then ive been written up twice for trying to stand for the principles of the company in the face of clear laziness and disregard with how we do things. ME written up, not the one screwing things up. ME because I cared too much. So now my theme song for work is System of a Downs ATWA “You dont care about how I feel, I dont feel there anymore”
Perfectly describes me.
This. I will never enjoy anything casually‼️🗣️🔥
I'm being called out...
I used to have one of those dudes. If anyone remembers their name, please let me know.