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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Two French guys:

Oui oui, we shall touch le tips

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 week ago

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

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

Its not gay if buttstocks arent touching

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

Thats the quote! thank you!

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

Perhaps all of the above

You’re definitely not wrong, but :(

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

This potentially belongs in NonCredibleDefense!

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

Alright, crossposting!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago
[–] naught 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 week 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 week ago

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

😳👉👈

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

Always Ian with the French rifles.

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

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

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

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

TFW the moment you and your buddy realized you fucked up

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

Isn't that called docking?