The video is self-explanatory. I wonder how many years it took for all that silt to accumulate? It sure was reluctant to move. Peter
Tag: Boys and their toys
One of the best-equipped and most experienced “preppers” I’ve ever encountered
We’ve spoken often about the need to make preparations for emergencies before they happen, and particularly in the current economy (which is enough of an emergency in itself, thank you very much!). After I published another article about that recently, an online friend I’ve corresponded with over several years sent me a long and… Continue reading One of the best-equipped and most experienced “preppers” I’ve ever encountered
Gravity wins, every time
Courtesy of Aesop, we find this video compilation of Wile E. Coyote’s encounters with gravity. It’s ten minutes of self-inflicted mayhem, including several excerpts I’d never seen before. Very satisfactory to the destructive little boy inside many men. He never learns, does he? Sadly, most of us guys don’t, either – but like Wile,… Continue reading Gravity wins, every time
I wonder how these would cope with snow and ice?
I did a double-take when I saw this photograph on MeWe of a modern interpretation (complete with stiletto heels) of a pair of sabatons. Click the image for a larger view. Sabatons were part of military armor for centuries, evolving from the pointed style shown (sometimes called sollerets) to a flatter, blunt-toed style in… Continue reading I wonder how these would cope with snow and ice?
Creepy!
I had to laugh – and suppress a shiver – when I read about a new knife (actually, more like a short sword) from Jean-Marc Laroche, a French knifemaker and artist. The hilt (perhaps “handle” would be a better term) is his creation; the blade is from Swedish knifesmith Roger Bergh. (Click to enlarge)… Continue reading Creepy!
A good trade at the gun shop
I’m no longer buying anything much in the way of guns. I have just about everything I need, and with money being tight (not to mention other important needs for it), my gun budget was folded back into the household earlier this year. Nevertheless, I remain open to a good deal if it’s something… Continue reading A good trade at the gun shop
A British boy and his lawnmowing toy
A British engineer has broken the world speed record for lawnmowers, and done it in style. Tony Edwards … said: “I know that a guy from the UK had the record at one point, at 96mph. Then I think Honda had it at 116mph, and then a team from Norway did it at 132mph,… Continue reading A British boy and his lawnmowing toy
Oy! Is he loaded for kaddish, or what?
I had to smile at this report. Rabbi Raziel Cohen of Morris County, NJ, has designed a $550 kapota — the long jacket donned by married Hasidic men on Shabbat and holidays — meant to comfortably conceal a gun. After he got married about two years ago and graduated to wearing a kapota, “I… Continue reading Oy! Is he loaded for kaddish, or what?
A good week for emergency preps. How was yours?
A lot of plans and threads came together for us this week. I now have to unpack, prepare, test, and find a place to store a lot of things that I really hope we won’t need, but strongly suspect we will, thanks to the fecklessness of the Biden administration, the supply chain crunch, and… Continue reading A good week for emergency preps. How was yours?
More than 75 years old, but it still packed a punch
It seems that some Dutch explosive ordnance disposal specialists were called in to remove a World War II-era Panzerfaust rocket. It was designed as a single-shot, disposable anti-tank weapon, similar to (but reportedly much more effective than) the US Bazooka or the British PIAT. The image below, courtesy of Wikipedia, shows a Panzerfaust being… Continue reading More than 75 years old, but it still packed a punch