karl2025 t1_ja105we wrote on February 26, 2023 at 1:02 AM

Reply to comment by underthingy 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

Ottoman.

karl2025 t1_j9wpzlk wrote on February 25, 2023 at 2:38 AM

Reply to comment by captainhook77 in A destroyed T-72B Tank placed in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin by Iwamoto

Not for lack of trying.

karl2025 t1_j9rdxzr wrote on February 24, 2023 at 12:39 AM

Reply to Walking into the movie theater with all of my hidden candy by siahbabedblsiah

Dude, that's not candy. Those are microphones.

karl2025 t1_j6nrtgs wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:16 PM

Reply to comment by 1945BestYear in TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje

In the case of Congo, they were often conscripted into service.

karl2025 t1_j5aygi0 wrote on January 21, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Reply to comment by SeanG909 in TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle. by BitterFuture

The United States is upgrading its nuclear arsenal at about $20 million a warhead. In order to get an impactor with, let's say, 100kt of kinetic energy (decent medium sized yield) you'd need somewhere around 160,000 kg of material smacking into the Earth at reentry speeds. That's three launches of a Falcon Heavy to get the material into LEO at a price tag of almost $300mil.

Nukes are way easier.

karl2025 t1_iuz0f4z wrote on November 4, 2022 at 1:32 AM

Reply to comment by sphereseeker in TIL that King Alfred the Great evaded the Vikings by hiding in a swamp. He then caught them off guard and smashed the Viking army. by NotThenNotNowNever

Goodberries.