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TacTurtle t1_iwos5ca wrote
Reply to comment by PerBnb in TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831
“some unnecessary action that led to no significant progress” covers a large portion of the WW1 battles
TacTurtle t1_iu6fhd4 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that in 1968 the US Navy proposed turning 2/5ths of Wisconsin into a giant underground radio antenna so orders could still be sent to submarines following a nuclear attack on America by DeadForDecember
The actual generation and radio equipment could fit in a couple shipping containers or a small building, it is the antenna that is big.
3MW is small enough power you can get them as pre-packaged skid-mounted units like https://www.westernstatescat.com/power-systems/electric-power/gas-generator-sets/cg260-12-2100kw-3000kw3mw-gas-generator-2/
Example: check out this weather radar array - radar is radio broadcast and receive, just at much higher frequency. WSR-88D weather radars for reference are almost 1MW. The Wisconsin ELF was 2.6Mw.
TacTurtle t1_iu6da7f wrote
Reply to comment by DaveOJ12 in TIL about Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk. He was responsible for rescuing a team of French nuclear scientists and the entire world stockpile of heavy water from France during WW2. He also served as part of an unexploded bomb detachment, successfully tackling 34 unexploded bombs by SteO153
If you want an absolutely fascinating podcast, check out the Fighting Through Podcast, episode 13, it is an episode dedicated to some Blitz bomb disposal memoirs.
“Imagine the shock when your pick clangs against steel. You wonder if you have started the clock ticking. On your knees, you use a trowel to carefully uncover the bomb." - Brian Moss, Platoon Sergeant in 233 Field Company, Royal Engineers.
TacTurtle t1_iu6bn25 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that in 1968 the US Navy proposed turning 2/5ths of Wisconsin into a giant underground radio antenna so orders could still be sent to submarines following a nuclear attack on America by DeadForDecember
It is actually more that the wavelength for extremely low frequency radio requires extremely long antennas for efficient transmission and reception - not an electrical hardware size issue.
Wavelength = speed of light / frequency so as frequency goes down, wavelength (and antenna size) go up.
Subs use a long antenna cable they can extend and tow behind underwater for ULF radio transmission and reception.
Faster transmission with a shorter antenna requires getting closer to the surface for higher freq radio which will not penetrate water as easily.
TacTurtle t1_iu6b933 wrote
Reply to comment by SublimeMudTime in TIL that in 1968 the US Navy proposed turning 2/5ths of Wisconsin into a giant underground radio antenna so orders could still be sent to submarines following a nuclear attack on America by DeadForDecember
There is one in Alaska and one in [REDACTED]
TacTurtle t1_iu6b5o5 wrote
Oregon has an “Exploding Whale Memorial Park”
TacTurtle t1_isnhhdt wrote
Reply to comment by Dio_Frybones in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm
In America they were made in the 1920s as a “roadster utility”.
TacTurtle t1_isc1a6q wrote
Reply to comment by naveronex in FREE ELECTRICITY! Credit Suisse analysis says Inflation Reduction Act will produce solar modules for two pennies a watt in Ohio, while federal tax credits will cover 50% of project costs. by manual_tranny
Yeah, that’s coal country
TacTurtle t1_ix9ftw4 wrote
Reply to comment by ZeldaFan812 in TIL that in 2003, scientists "resurrected" an extinct species of Ibex, bringing back one living specimen, only for it go extinct again seven minutes later when the specimen died of a lung defect by mausoliam95
I-B-ex .... it’s right there in the name
edit: why is everyone so salty?