MrBrutok
MrBrutok t1_ja3mjpf wrote
Reply to comment by jnp01 in TIL there's a rock formation in Saudi Arabia about 6 meters high and 9 meters wide, split curiously in half and balanced on two small, natural pedestals. The origin of the Al Naslaa rock formation is unknown. by OccludedFug
Same thing. We all know Hilter was a sleeper agent sent from Alpha Centauri who went against his orders thinking he could take over earth with his superior technology.
MrBrutok t1_j7f5tjw wrote
Reply to comment by thereasonyousuffer in Was it a good Idea for vercingetorix to take refuge with his army in Alesia in 52bc? by thereasonyousuffer
Pretty much. Unlike the Romans, Gauls didn't have a standing military so the same calculation applies. When you know how many men of fighting age a population has, you know how many soldiers it could field.
MrBrutok t1_j7ewfzz wrote
Reply to comment by ThoDanII in Was it a good Idea for vercingetorix to take refuge with his army in Alesia in 52bc? by thereasonyousuffer
There is a neat little trick to get better numbers. Romans liked to include civilians in the number of the enemy to make their victories sound greater.
In a pre-industrial nation you can expect halve the people to be children. Half again for the women, who didn't fight at the time. Take a bit of for the elderly and you land at ~50.000 fighting men. Much more reasonable.
MrBrutok t1_j7acabt wrote
Reply to comment by shootmovies in TIL a sultan of Morocco, Isma‘il ibn Sharif, owned a private army called "The Black Guard" comprised of West African and Haratin slave-soldiers. Considered more loyal than the locals because of their lack of tribal affiliation, Isma‘il's black soldiers formed the bulk of his army, numbering at 150k. by delano1998
I heard they specifically aren't nuts.
MrBrutok t1_j1zh6ll wrote
Reply to comment by fib16 in TIL about Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer, an English billionaire who immigrated to Canada and is funding the creation of a miniature model of the whole country by _Kinel_
I don't think it's just age. I hear plenty of old people with the same argument. Usually something like "Why spend all that money on space?" as if we're literally sending cash up there.
People just don't seem to get how economies work.
MrBrutok t1_j1ybwks wrote
Reply to comment by rayinreverse in TIL about Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer, an English billionaire who immigrated to Canada and is funding the creation of a miniature model of the whole country by _Kinel_
Why do people on reddit always act like spending money deletes it? I bet he pays a lot of people to build that.
MrBrutok t1_jedo6js wrote
Reply to comment by wh4tth3huh in TIL the Japanese government launched Sake Viva, a contest to encourage young people to drink more and so boost tax revenues. by penguinopusredux
Get loaded enough to forget the condom and we'll solve yet another issue.