I think that perhaps there are better things for a political leader to do than spend two hours a night learning about anti-Missile Missiles but I will grant you that if you are an American right now a President who can spend a couple of hours a night learning about anything would be a step up probably
I'd settle for a president who can fucking read
"intellectually curious" is a wishlist item, I'm not even sure Biden qualifies for that
+4
Options
PiptheFairFrequently not in boats.Registered Userregular
The Greek mythology thing goes back a long time, the British warships at Trafalgar had names like Mars, Neptune, Agamemnon, Ajax, Orion, Minotaur, Spartiate, Bellerophon, Collosus, Achille, Polyphemus, Phoebe and Sirius
There was also an HMS Pickle at Trafalgar but that was a schooner which supplied other ships
The best British warship ever was called Thunderchild.
uhhhh
+2
Options
PiptheFairFrequently not in boats.Registered Userregular
and the most awarded ship in the royal navy is the HMS Warspite
I think naming a couple ships Terror and Erebus and sending them off on an exploratory mission into the hellish unknown is a pretty rotten trick to play on all those sailors
+16
Options
PiptheFairFrequently not in boats.Registered Userregular
The Biggest Frog that Ever Lived7:24 https://youtu.be/5nCPbPPrQxQ Untangling the origins of Beelzebufo -- the giant frog that lived alongside the dinosaurs -- turns out to be one of the most bedeviling problems in the history of amphibians.
This video features this paleogeographic map: Scotese, C.R., 2019. Plate Tectonics, Paleogeography, and Ice Ages
Here are the two of the papers we reference in this video:
Evans SE, Groenke JR, Jones MEH, Turner AH, Krause DW (2014) New Material of Beelzebufo, a Hyperossified Frog (Amphibia: Anura) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. PLoS ONE 9(1): e87236. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone....
Lappin, A.K., Wilcox, S.C., Moriarty, D.J. et al. Bite force in the horned frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli) with implications for extinct giant frogs. Sci Rep 7, 11963 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11...
Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios
webguy20I spend too much time on the InternetRegistered Userregular
Everyone is focusing on Kratos but I also love General Atomics. Like if the 50s vision of the future had panned out it would have been these guys selling us tabletop nuclear reactors and thorium water heaters.
HMS Warspite is indeed a badass name and she was also a crucial element in both world wars. She existed specifically because Admiral John Fisher, First Sea Lord, advocated for "fast battleships" to be created after the paradigm shift of his own HMS Dreadnought completely changed the naval game. (And was a direct contributor to WWI even happening to begin with.)
But my favorite Royal Navy ship was HMS Audacious, a King George V class and the last of her line. A genuinely great name and it's a shame she basically did nothing and was sunk a year after her launch.
Tell you what, those Brits do know how to name a ship.
Everyone is focusing on Kratos but I also love General Atomics. Like if the 50s vision of the future had panned out it would have been these guys selling us tabletop nuclear reactors and thorium water heaters.
It's kinda telling they are the only company to basically be directly ported to the Fallout universe without a name change.
And then the companies with very specific names do something outside of that. That's my favourite bit. Like when IBM made M1 Carbines, or when General Motors made M1 Carbines, or when the Underwood Typewriter Company made M1 Carbines, or the Rock-Ola Company (a jukebox manufacturer) when it made, well you probably get the idea.
+13
Options
Donovan PuppyfuckerA dagger in the dark isworth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered Userregular
The Greek mythology thing goes back a long time, the British warships at Trafalgar had names like Mars, Neptune, Agamemnon, Ajax, Orion, Minotaur, Spartiate, Bellerophon, Collosus, Achille, Polyphemus, Phoebe and Sirius
There was also an HMS Pickle at Trafalgar but that was a schooner which supplied other ships
The best British warship ever was called Thunderchild.
uhhhh
I didn't say "most effective against the Martian tripods"
I feel like a High Priest probably would have been OK even if blind
Royalty or high ranking clergy sure. But for the average person? Even in the more civilized areas I don't think there was much in the way of aid for the disabled.
HMS Warspite is indeed a badass name and she was also a crucial element in both world wars. She existed specifically because Admiral John Fisher, First Sea Lord, advocated for "fast battleships" to be created after the paradigm shift of his own HMS Dreadnought completely changed the naval game. (And was a direct contributor to WWI even happening to begin with.)
But my favorite Royal Navy ship was HMS Audacious, a King George V class and the last of her line. A genuinely great name and it's a shame she basically did nothing and was sunk a year after her launch.
Tell you what, those Brits do know how to name a ship.
warspite didn't really do much in ww1 outside of show up to the battle of jutland, which is just a comedy of errors and bad decisions by literally everybody involved
but in ww2 she was right there in the thick of it for most of the war
the uss enterprise is still the most decorated ww2 vessel though
HMS Warspite is indeed a badass name and she was also a crucial element in both world wars. She existed specifically because Admiral John Fisher, First Sea Lord, advocated for "fast battleships" to be created after the paradigm shift of his own HMS Dreadnought completely changed the naval game. (And was a direct contributor to WWI even happening to begin with.)
But my favorite Royal Navy ship was HMS Audacious, a King George V class and the last of her line. A genuinely great name and it's a shame she basically did nothing and was sunk a year after her launch.
Tell you what, those Brits do know how to name a ship.
warspite didn't really do much in ww1 outside of show up to the battle of jutland, which is just a comedy of errors and bad decisions by literally everybody involved
but in ww2 she was right there in the thick of it for most of the war
the uss enterprise is still the most decorated ww2 vessel though
How did they decorate it? Did they put up streamers and apply awesome decals?
HMS Warspite is indeed a badass name and she was also a crucial element in both world wars. She existed specifically because Admiral John Fisher, First Sea Lord, advocated for "fast battleships" to be created after the paradigm shift of his own HMS Dreadnought completely changed the naval game. (And was a direct contributor to WWI even happening to begin with.)
But my favorite Royal Navy ship was HMS Audacious, a King George V class and the last of her line. A genuinely great name and it's a shame she basically did nothing and was sunk a year after her launch.
Tell you what, those Brits do know how to name a ship.
warspite didn't really do much in ww1 outside of show up to the battle of jutland, which is just a comedy of errors and bad decisions by literally everybody involved
but in ww2 she was right there in the thick of it for most of the war
the uss enterprise is still the most decorated ww2 vessel though
How did they decorate it? Did they put up streamers and apply awesome decals?
Posts
I'd settle for a president who can fucking read
"intellectually curious" is a wishlist item, I'm not even sure Biden qualifies for that
uhhhh
the terror and erebus are the most appropriately named ships possible
wait no, that's the Hood
Untangling the origins of Beelzebufo -- the giant frog that lived alongside the dinosaurs -- turns out to be one of the most bedeviling problems in the history of amphibians.
Thank you to these paleoartists for allowing us to use their wonderful illustrations:
Ceri Thomas: http://alphynix.tumblr.com/
Nobu Tamura: https://spinops.blogspot.com/
Julio Lacerda: https://252mya.com/gallery/julio-lacerda
This video features this paleogeographic map: Scotese, C.R., 2019. Plate Tectonics, Paleogeography, and Ice Ages
Here are the two of the papers we reference in this video:
Evans SE, Groenke JR, Jones MEH, Turner AH, Krause DW (2014) New Material of Beelzebufo, a Hyperossified Frog (Amphibia: Anura) from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar. PLoS ONE 9(1): e87236. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone....
Lappin, A.K., Wilcox, S.C., Moriarty, D.J. et al. Bite force in the horned frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli) with implications for extinct giant frogs. Sci Rep 7, 11963 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11...
Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios
This will be here until I receive an apology or Weedlordvegeta get any consequences for being a bully
Origin ID: Discgolfer27
Untappd ID: Discgolfer1981
HMS Gronk Cruise
But my favorite Royal Navy ship was HMS Audacious, a King George V class and the last of her line. A genuinely great name and it's a shame she basically did nothing and was sunk a year after her launch.
Tell you what, those Brits do know how to name a ship.
It's kinda telling they are the only company to basically be directly ported to the Fallout universe without a name change.
The oldest known replacement eyeball is 4800 years old, found in southeast Iran
See also the Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant which recently changed its name to the Kalashnikov Concern, both excellent
Holy shit
The Californian Electrical Engine Co.
And they'd make Electrical Engines, and be in California. You know? That 50's vibe. But also yes Brutalism in company names rules
I didn't say "most effective against the Martian tripods"
BMW - Bayrische Motorenwerke. Bavarian Engine Factories. Bit of an outlier compared to most carmakers.
Seattle Personal Logistics, Inc.
ZUCC (Zuckerberg Universal Communications Co.)
Many people had families...
Which although not calssical is a pretty on point name for a battleship. Tells you what it's for and why, right there on the tin.
But the great military names reminded me of one of my favorites. General Charles H. "Tick" Bonesteel III who is of course the son of Major General Bonesteel Jr. whose father was Major Charles Bonesteel Sr. Here's a picture of Chuck the Third.
warspite didn't really do much in ww1 outside of show up to the battle of jutland, which is just a comedy of errors and bad decisions by literally everybody involved
but in ww2 she was right there in the thick of it for most of the war
the uss enterprise is still the most decorated ww2 vessel though
How did they decorate it? Did they put up streamers and apply awesome decals?
:rotate:
like, essentially yes!
It'll make them sail faster.
CHOO CHOO MOTHERFUCKERS
extraordinary amounts
battleships and carriers are so unbelievably expensive to build and maintain, most nations can't afford one