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It reminds me of the shot trap on early versions of PzKpfw V Panther: Splicer posted:It's anti-protection, like boob plate for your head. Checks out, only a boob would wear one.
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Nenonen posted:It reminds me of the shot trap on early versions of PzKpfw V Panther: Does that deflect the shell right into the crew?
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Jun 26, 2019 18:36
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I'm not really convinced they're more dangerous than a regular hat without some testing to demonstrate that. More specifically, I'm skeptical that a seriously heavy pointed object would be effectively deflected by a regular style hat but would catastrophically penetrate a good condition, properly rated hate of the dumb cowboy style. I might be wrong but I don't think I'd worry if I were the kind of dude who wanted to wear the cowboy thing.
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Jun 26, 2019 18:45
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Cojawfee posted:Does that deflect the shell right into the crew? Yeah. The mantlet is some of the thickest armor but the curvature can ricochet hits down into the thin top armor.
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Jun 26, 2019 18:48
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Nenonen posted:It reminds me of the shot trap on early versions of PzKpfw V Panther: Is that the Ausf D?
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Jun 26, 2019 18:53
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Splicer posted:Also if say a big heavy spike falls off centre onto a regular helmet it will be deflected away from you. This arrangement will deflect it toward where it can do the most damage. It's anti-protection, like boob plate for your head. It also seems like if they became common it would be hard to tell if someone was sneaking by with a regular white cowboy hat
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Jun 26, 2019 19:02
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deoju posted:
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Jun 26, 2019 19:13
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Cojawfee posted:Does that deflect the shell right into the crew?  Azhais posted:Is that the Ausf D? 
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Jun 26, 2019 19:25
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Yeah. The advice for motorcycle helmets usually includes lines like "the UV in sunlight causes plastics to break down" and "fuel and oils can damage the foam inside" and so on and it's like, okay, sure, but most motorcyclists expose their helmets to the sun for like 6 hours once a week if that, and most people aren't regularly spilling gasoline all over themselves. If you're commuting on a motorcycle every day, sure, replace it after 5 years. But in that case it'll probably be grody and worn out anyway before that point. If you're the average American motorcyclist, who puts on less than 1000 miles a year, then your helmet is probably just fine after 5 years of "use."
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Jun 26, 2019 19:27
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I am hanging on to my helmet style. They had a rash of sawdust getting in peoples eyes so they went ham and bought these ridiculous looking mega-man style helmets that have visors that drop down for double eye protection. They also dictated foam lined glasses are to be worn when using airguns to clean sawdust, which fog up instantly and is super safe if your blowing down machines standing on elevated chainways
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Willfrey posted:I am hanging on to my helmet style. They had a rash of sawdust getting in peoples eyes so they went ham and bought these ridiculous looking mega-man style helmets that have visors that drop down for double eye protection. Link?
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Jun 26, 2019 19:40
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Megillah Gorilla posted:This year's fire crop seems to be coming in nicely. 
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[quote="chitoryu12" post="496236645"] Link? [Quote/] Kinda like this: https://www.amazon.com/Centurion-In...on+hard+&sr=8-1 Though our version is lower profile but has that bigger 'mullet' section Willfrey fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Jun 26, 2019 |
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Jun 26, 2019 20:42
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chitoryu12 posted:Link? No, Link's big OSHA thing was fighting Octorocks in a miniskirt and Doc Martens.
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Jun 26, 2019 21:24
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Cojawfee posted:Does that deflect the shell right into the crew? Yes, the driver or the radist/bow machinegunner seated at the front when the turret is facing forward. Later versions of the gun mantlet have a thicker, flat lower portion to prevent this unfortunate possibility.
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Jun 26, 2019 21:43
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I couldn't tell if he was runnin' from Roscoe or not https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr-hKviYClw
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Reign Of Pain posted:I couldn't tell if he was runnin' from Roscoe or not This just happened here... the guy somehow lost control of his RV at the top of a hill. The hills in the region have "stop beds" (or whatever you'd call it in english) where you can drive onto and it'll stop your car, in case your breaks fail. (Those hills can be pretty unforgiving, we got stop beds like that in Baie-Saint-Paul and other places too for the same reason.) He was driving down at high speed in the wrong way, couldn't reach the stop bed, honking all the way down to warn anyone in the way. He had nowhere else to go, hit the ramp as the ferry was leaving. Died on the spot. Guy in the video is saying "those ramps are solid as gently caress" before the "tabarnak" as the RV crashes down.
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You can see the jump better here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyD-W0AE1hs
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Bronze Fonz posted:This just happened here... the guy somehow lost control of his RV at the top of a hill. The hills in the region have "stop beds" (or whatever you'd call it in english) where you can drive onto and it'll stop your car, in case your breaks fail. (Those hills can be pretty unforgiving, we got stop beds like that in Baie-Saint-Paul and other places too for the same reason.) I think the US calls them Runaway Truck Ramps
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Dirt Road Junglist posted:I think the US calls them Runaway Truck Ramps That's it, thanks! 
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Nenonen posted:Yes, the driver or the radist/bow machinegunner seated at the front when the turret is facing forward. Later versions of the gun mantlet have a thicker, flat lower portion to prevent this unfortunate possibility. Is it really that unfortunate if the crew are Nazis though?
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Bronze Fonz posted:That's it, thanks! From what I recall of the SA Truckers thread, those are wonderful places to pull off the road for a stretch with your car full of kids and have a picnic.
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Jun 26, 2019 23:14
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Re: that Quebec RV crash, driver died on the spot but the passenger survived. The RV was described as a crushed cardboard box after the accident.
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Nenonen posted:It reminds me of the shot trap on early versions of PzKpfw V Panther: Eh, just drive the tank for 30 minutes instead. The entire drivetrain will happily explode for you anyway.
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Bronze Fonz posted:Re: that Quebec RV crash, driver died on the spot but the passenger survived. They are just fiberglass shells mounted to a ladder frame. I wouldn't want to be in one if it crashed.
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I'm just surprised that the RV video is apparently real. I was expecting half a dozen posts pointing out the edits, but instead there are several news stories about it.
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The Real Amethyst posted:Okay who's the goon who designed this? It literally got deleted within minutes after I viewed it just now.
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CmdrRiker posted:It literally got deleted within minutes after I viewed it just now. https://twitter.com/lexiybarra42/status/1142866905759285248
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Yawgmoth posted:here's another version of the thing in question: Thank you. That would be quite the funeral.
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I wonder if the RV dude jumped out over the water if he would have survived or not
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FCKGW posted:I wonder if the RV dude jumped out over the water if he would have survived or not Physics says he still would have landed on the barge.
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Cojawfee posted:Physics says he still would have landed on the barge. Even cartoon physics 
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Cojawfee posted:Physics says he still would have landed on the barge. Probably would have had a better chance than being inside the RV.
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Deteriorata posted:Probably would have had a better chance than being inside the RV. I mean the passenger survived, so that’s a fifty percent survival rate right there. I wouldn’t think jumping could beat that.
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You can't see it, but there's a controller at the end of that hallway
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A few questions about the "shot trap" thing, how large of a shot are we talking here? What kind of assault rifle caliber magazine would that take, assuming you were using a Machined Gun. edit- also i think the second amendment should learn to speak spanish so it can get a job once it's repealed (via socialism.)
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PHIZ KALIFA posted:A few questions about the "shot trap" thing, how large of a shot are we talking here? What kind of assault rifle caliber magazine would that take, assuming you were using a Machined Gun. what? a shot trap is a design flaw that directs an enemy 'shot' back into itself instead of deflecting it away so, as large as an enemy tank's round
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PHIZ KALIFA posted:A few questions about the "shot trap" thing, how large of a shot are we talking here? What kind of assault rifle caliber magazine would that take, assuming you were using a Machined Gun. An anti-tank shell kind of shot. There's still 17mm of armor on the top of the tank. A .50 calibre round fired from an M2 HMG could nominally punch through that amount of amor, but only at extremely close range ( <500m ), and probably not on a ricochet off the mantlet.
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.