My guess:
The easiest thing to see and recognize is movement. This is especially true on the relatively cheap cameras these drones are using.
So when a drone is nearby and they are under cover, pretending to be another tree probably kept them alive for a while.
Not usually in my experience. Almost all target shooting is on relatively flat ranges. Especially not for ranges that short.
For those that don’t know, when firing down the slope the effect of gravity decreases the bullets velocity loss. So the bullet transverses the distance in less time and drops less over a given distance.
When firing up a slope the bullet loses velocity due to gravity. So it drops more due to the extra time it takes for the bullet to transverse the distance.
If you have a regular 30.06 bullet with a rifle sighted in at 200 yards, it will hit around 5" lower than you aim at 250 yards depending on the gun and conditions.
If you have it sighted in at 300 yards and aim for center mass (heart) the bullet will hit around 5" above where they are aiming.
In both conditions the bullet hits the neck area.
Hmmmm… think about how hard tracking a sniper would be on a university campus via surveillance cameras if they dressed to fit in. A black computer backpack from big box store combined with a university branded outfit and hat. Then walk into highly congested areas like a student union building and make a quick change into a different university branded outfit.
They could then walk to public transit with the crowd of people as the officials shut down the school.
Yes well trained people with the right software could eventually figure it out but it would take time.
The longer it takes the more chance the shooter gets away.
Corn smut is better.
Rent vs mortgage - gotta put a caveat on that one.
Renting = landlord gets all the money but has to maintain the property.
Mortgage - bank gets all the money and you get a partial refund if you sell. You pay for the upkeep. A mortgage is not really an “investment”, you usually lose money on the deal if you live there. It’s cheap rent from the bank.
It basic math to see which one is better long term. Usually the mortgage wins because of of the partial return. However if you can’t do the upkeep yourself, renting is often a better financial decision.
There have been times when renting was the smarter financial decision. Like the housing bubble in 2003-2007. You could rent places for 1/2 what it would cost to buy them per month.
What are the options to counteract a fiber optic FPV drone? 1: Hide from it and hope the operater misses you. 2: Try to shoot it down and give away your position.
The higher probability of survival is to hide from it unless you are an incredible shot.
Reportedly there is some shotgun use when they are holding defensive positions as a last resort. However when they are attacking they only have their primary weapon.
My wife and I created a funny named joint e-mail account when we were engaged for all the wedding stuff (we got married in '01). Over time it sort of morphed into the default address for all bills, schools, family, etc. Anything that both of us should be aware of.
The username has since became the default for most of our joint online accounts as well. It’s pretty close to the perfect username. It is distinct, short and easy to remember. Best of all it’s always available.
Depends on where it’s located.
In some areas with very active fire suppression, they allowed massive buildup of material to burn. This is what happened to Yellowstone and a bunch of national forest around the west and into Canada.
In other areas drought is causing more frequent and hotter burns. This is what is is happening in the Southwest now with the mega-drought.
Hmmm… wait a minute I have nightmares about this one - JDE
I honestly doubt it they would even look at a smaller vehicle now. Most of the people I run into vastly overestimate their needs in a vehicle. They get a diesel 3/4 ton to tow their 4000lb boat because they “need” the towing capacity to do it. They would not believe that if they got the right model the Maverick, it could easily handle their needs.
I get an insane amount of comments about my work setup when I am fully loaded. “You need a bigger truck.” No I fucking don’t. It’s a F150 with a 16’ 10K trailer. The truck’s legal towing max is 10,200lbs. It’s engine is rated for 13,000lbs. Since I am using it for commercial use I have a maximum towing of 10,000lbs. Any more would require a DOT registration and pay fees crossing state borders etc. It’s a well balanced setup that I do around 100 deliveries with per year.
I could go up to a larger setup but the cost/benefit analysis doesn’t add up. I would save approximately 5 trips per year (around 20 hours) having a larger capacity but it would cost me $15K more per year in expenses for a 3/4 ton diesel truck and 17K trailer.
Memorization of key facts is required for the development of higher reasoning. For example you can not understand global trade if you have not memorized basic geography.
I guess it would be pretty straightforward to to put a detonation timer kill switch on loss of contact. Say something like 30-60 minutes after loss of contact the drone blows up.
As well as the military secrecy aspect, they don’t want these drones washing up on the shore where some civilians could accidentally set them off.
Those little fellas are looking making friends with Russia’s ammo storage, ammo production facilities, and other critical infrastructure. See if they have some explosive chemistry.
2.5 years. So is it a couple or a few? I started college when I turned 16.
I ended up being a burned out after my 2nd year in college and I turned 18. I had also amassed some savings by working so much. So I bought a ticket to Europe and bummed around for a couple years. When I started back up I was the same age as everyone else.
I was pretty shy when I started college and have always disliked social events. I skipped a few years in highschool so I was young when I started. Combined with working 30+ hours a week to pay for college and my social life was pretty dead.
My junior/senior year I decided to sit next to the most beautiful woman in class on day one. I would then smile, say hello, and leave them alone. Then smile, say goodbye at the end of class and leave.
A few weeks of this and most of them started talking to me a bit before or after class. By mid-terms I was friendly with a few beautiful women and had a couple dates. The last quarter of my senior year, I sat down next to my now wife.
I did get called out by my wife on knowing so many beautiful women when we were dating. She was a bit annoyed but I did sit down next to her after all.
Steel fuel tank walls can be 11mm thick or more. That’s thick enough to deflect lots of smaller sharpnel.
A direct hit with a shaped charge is the best way to guarantee its destruction.
The fence line laying flat indicates one hell of a shockwave.
B. oleracea gets all the fame.
B. rapa never gets the respect it should.
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Very effective, very terrifying.