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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Two French guys:

Oui oui, we shall touch le tips

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago

It’s called “le docking”. Get it right.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Its not gay if buttstocks arent touching

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bored Infantry Men will get up to lots of chaos, leave them alone with something your guaranteed one of the following outcomes

  • It will be fought
  • It will be fucked
  • It will be broken

Perhaps all of the above

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

leave a bunch of Marines in a padded room with nothing but a rock and within an hour the rock will be either broken or pregnant

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Thats the quote! thank you!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Perhaps all of the above

You’re definitely not wrong, but :(

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This potentially belongs in NonCredibleDefense!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Alright, crossposting!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The rifle had a lock for the bayonet that allowed you to reverse the bayonet and stow it in place. Smart design, but two soldiers managed to lock two rifles onto the same bayonet, requiring them to be drilled apart. It's a moderately famous example design engineers use to highlight the importance of UAT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA3VsMteAxk

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

What if we touched bayonets? Just kidding, unless..

😳👉👈

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Always Ian with the French rifles.

(Brilliant solution as well! "Fuck it. Drill another hole.")

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

But think of how satisfying the clicking sound was when it locked!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

TFW the moment you and your buddy realized you fucked up

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Isn't that called docking?