Our own awesome ‘wip’ posted this video in another thread, and asked me to listen to it. I did, and it’s freaking fabulous. I agree with about 95% of it. It explains as well as I’ve ever heard, why I say we should all vote for Candidate Nobody.
Of course, not 1 in 20 will listen to a twenty-minute video, even here. So, I transcribed it. And, added some pictures for your viewing pleasure. You should be able to read it in under ten minutes. I did this for you curs and Trump-eteers. And, to send out to my brain dead friends and family, which are Legion.
Since the warmongering whores of both the Democrappy and Repukey party are just itching for WWIII, I thought it would be fun to look at some Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time weaponry invented by humanity’s past idiots. Enjoy.
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SUBMARINES
Neger (Germany, WWII)
First thing you need to know – easily butt-hurt politically correct people should stop reading now — is that “Neger” is German slang for “nigger”. This submarine derived its name from the fact that the Germans couldn’t even find volunteers from their mental institutions – “You want me to drive THAT thing? Nein!! Find yourself another nigger!”. Eventually they found pilots from the National Suicide Hotline.
The above picture looks like a torpedo glued to another torpedo, with a human riding in one of them. But, that’s actually a submarine … except, The Neger couldn’t actually, you know … submerge! The thing floated along like a Giant Turd while the pilot stuck inside struggled to breathe, or see. The Neger would be positioned just slightly below the surface of the water. Waves constantly washed over the dome, making it basically impossible to see through. It was a fun boat.
Oh, it had absolutely zero navigational equipment. Neger’s pilots were instructed to bring their own watches with compasses in them and peer through the vehicle’s bubble dome to gradually steer toward enemy ships – which as already noted, was next to impossible. But wait, there’s more. Upon reaching a target, the pilots had to pull a lever to launch the Neger’s lone torpedo. Unfortunately, the release mechanism jammed more than half the time, launching the pilot for one helluva last ride to glory.
The Germans produced 200 of these suicide subs in 1944. Amazingly, they were able to destroy 5 ships in the Normandy invasion (one cruiser, one destroyer, and three minesweepers). The fatality rate for Neger pilots was 80%.
Aoshima I-400 (Japan, WWII)
Yes, that’s an airplane on the sub!
US warships transiting from the Atlantic to the Pacific had to pass through the Panama Canal. Admiral Yamamoto thought that this was the Achilles Heel of the US Navy. So, he had this idea. Let’s severely damage the canal and choke off US fleet deployment by sinking a bunch of American ships while they were in the canal. Hmmm, OK, so how best to accomplish that? Bombers? Sounds good. Aircraft carrier? Sounds good. Submarines? Sounds good. Then, in a moment of orgasmic ecstasy, Admiral Yamamoto thought to himself, “Hell yeah, Grasshopper! Let’s combine all three in one vessel!!”
As such, the Aoshima I-400, the Death Star of WWII, was born. It displaced 6,500 tons and was over 400 feet long, or about three times the size of ordinary submarines of the day. It had a figure-eight hull shape for additional strength to handle the on-deck hangar for housing the three Aichi M6A Seiran aircraft. In addition, it had three anti-aircraft guns and a large deck gun as well as eight torpedo tubes from which they could fire the Long Lance – the largest, longest ranged and most deadly torpedo in use at the time. It housed a 144-person crew and more guns than the state of Texas. It stored enough fuel to circle the entire globe one and a half times and totaled over 13,000 horsepower of propulsion. Woo hoo!!!
But, in the biggest dickhead management cost-saving decision in history, the Japanese decided “Who the hell needs a runway?”. They would save a lot of money if their kamikaze pilots exploded instead of landing back on the submarine. (Takeoff, a one-time event, was accomplished via an 85-foot catapult.) These super-subs never fulfilled their designed roles; it’s unclear if they actually fought at all. Two of them were captured at war’s end and eventually scuttled in US waters.
As you all know, we are trying to sell our home here in NJ …. asking $460,000 for about an 1,800 sq. ft. brick ranch.
So, we’re talking about our eventual next home, and decided we’d like to spend just $200,000.
Sooooo …. here is what you can get in each state for $200k or below. Of course, some states are huge, and some are tiny. As always, the primary factor with real estate prices are location, location, and location. So, in order to keep some level of consistency here, I decided to only search (Zillow) for homes in the CAPITAL of each state.
I generally searched for the prettiest house in terms of curb-appeal. Only detached houses (no condo’s, townhouses, etc.) I did not include any foreclosures or short sales.
Bottom line? In some states you get CRAP for $200k. And, in others, you get AMAZING deals. FWIW, my Top 3 favorite homes;
—- 1) Missouri, 2) North Carolina, 3) Mississippi. I also like the Montana home — for the view.
Remember the hilarious 1960s movie, “It’s a Mad Mad Mad World?” Well, we live in a fake fake fake America. Politicians, economists, all MSM talking heads, Big Business, virtually every commercial that has ever aired, preachers, and on and on and on, all have one thing in common. They’re all liars and fake as a three dollar bill.
“Fake”, a simple definition: something that is not what it purports to be, a worthless imitation passed off as genuine; an impostor or charlatan. Example: “American society is extraordinarily fake; filled with lies, fraud, facades, mirages, deception, disinformation, misinformation, propaganda and brainwashing.”
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1)– FAKE BODIES
When was the last time a woman had to wonder if that twelve inch python was real, or a Silicone Imposter? Never! Concerning bodies, women are so darned deceptive! Look at the cosmetics aisle at your supermarket. There are ten thousand items all designed to make a woman look like she’s not … and adding insult to injury, it takes her an hour to look not real. I get out of bed and I’m ready in ten minutes …. on a slow morning. I believe in pre-marital steam baths. You men want a GOOD look at your woman before getting married in order to combat her false advertising. Fake boobies, fake eyelashes, fake eyebrows, fake nails … ya gotta know what you’re signing up for. But, oh yeah baby — she wants a real man!! One last thing, men don’t fake orgasms.
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;your works are wonderful,I know that full well.” ——– Psalm 139:14
Despite thousands of years of medical science, the incredible and intricate complexity of the human body still baffles scientists, researchers, doctors, and even common folk such as you and me. Some say we humans arrived here by countless millions of “mistakes” (evolution) over millions of years. Is that likely? Not in my opinion … that belief requires too much faith. So, lets take a brief look at some random and interesting facts … some are well known, others not so much.
THE BRAIN: Above is the Tianhe-2, the world’s most powerful super-computer, executing 33.8 QUADRILLION instructions per second. Your brain is faster than that. It would take the computer about 30 minutes to simulate one second of brain activity. The storage capacity of the brain might be as high as 1,000 terabytes. To appreciate that number, consider this: over 900 years of history are stored in the National Archives of Britain …. taking up only 70 terabytes.Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour. While the brain only makes up about 2% of our body mass, it consumes 20% of the oxygen that enters your bloodstream. The brain is 80% water … so the next time you’re feeling dehydrated get a drink for your brain.
It’s scientifically proven that even a small dose of power changes how a person’s brain operates and diminishes empathy. Half of your genes describe the complex design of your brain, with the other half describing the organization of the other 98% of your body. A baby’s brain will use up to 50% of the body’s total glucose supply, which explains why babies need so much sleep. The brain releases so much dopamine during orgasms that a brain scan resembles that of someone on heroin. …… music also triggers the exact same “pleasure chemical” in the brain.
There are those who either greatly minimize or, dismiss with utter contempt, the idea of resource depletion. Some people even scoff at the idea the earth is already too full with 7 billion people. They say the earth can easily support 20 billion … as they watch the last acre of rainforest burn to the ground. They paved Paradise, put up a parking lot.
For example, they’ll admit we’re running out of oil …. BUT, as sure as the rising sun, scientists WILL come up with alternative solutions! Some people’s faith in science to solve humanity’s problems stretches credulity to its maximum. Sure, science has accomplished truly magnificent things, such as sliced bread. But how many stop to think that science – or, the results of scientific invention — produces just as many problems as it solves? Maybe you believe science will eventually come up with a Star Trek Food Replicator? Press 1 for a steak, 2 for a burrito. Will science invent a new sardine before the last one winds up in a tin? Good luck with your pie-in-the-sky dreams.
The fact of the matter (as I see it) is that your grandchildren – perhaps even your children, if they are under ten years old – will NOT enjoy several things you have today. Some of the items in this list will be gone altogether. And some will be so altered and different from the original that the resemblance will be in name only.
Print the picture below, frame it, and hang it in your grandchild’s bedroom. This will help them prepare for their depleted futures.
It will be interesting to see the breakdown between The Deniers (“You’re full of crap! Everything will be OK!!”) vs. The Reasonable Ones With A Brain. Let’s get started.
So, I’m sitting here this morning eating an omelet with farm fresh eggs I bought at the farmer’s market on Saturday (such bright yellow yokes!!), to be followed by a cup of coffee and a peach-blueberry cobbler I made last night. In the background the teevee is humming, tuned to Al Jazeera, when suddenly I almost threw up in my mouth.
I can’t find the video. Basically, it was a story of African refugees in Germany. They put on a play about their plight …. doing their African jigaboo dances (is that raayycisss?) to a mostly elderly white German audience, and in front of a big sign “Willkommen” … “welcome”, of course. Like the picture below. Welcome???
These people??
Who start making demands for Free Shit the MOMENT they step foot on German soil?
—- 1,313 feet long (just 7 feet shy of a QUARTER MILE) by 194 feet wide, and 243 feet high.
—- 165,000 metric tons deadweight
It’s capacity is 18,000 20-foot containers …. enough for 182 Million i-Pads.
18,000 containers would require a 69 mile long train … or, if stacked on top of each other, would reach 30 miles high …. or, if stacked in front of Blarney Rock Pub in NYC it would look like this …
No commentary (except those made describing the pictures). The pictures themselves ARE the message. Enjoy.
“Honey, there’s a baby in the oven.” Literally! The Great Gas Scare in WWII Europe.
“What do you mean by you won’t sell me life insurance?” How product-testing (bullet-proof vest in this case) used to be done.
“Yes, Ms. Freud. A mustache DOES make the man!” Charlie Chaplin in 1916.
“Bring THIS back to the Wildwood beaches!” Anette Kellerman was arrested for public indecency in 1907 for promoting this fitted one-piece bathing suit.
A 3-day, maybe 4-day, weekend of no work! Beer! Brats! Fireworks! P-A-R-T-Y Time!! That pretty much summarizes what too many Americans know about the reason for celebrating that day. On a good day you might even find a smart pea-brain sized American who mentions the word “freedom” in conjunction with the drunken festivities. After all, millions upon millions of Americans still live under the delusion that we are “the freest nation on earth”. We even have a war criminal ex-president who told us that they “hate us for our freedoms”.Never mind that what we define as “freedom” today — a brutalized technocratic police state run by banks, corporations, and globalist loyalists intent on destroying the very concept of the Great American Experiment, the Constitution — is the very same thing the Founding Fathers and colonists fought against! They weep in their graves, trust me.
This pictorial essay will be unlike my essay on castles, —- (Castle thread here) —– whereby I went into details regarding the history of castles, key features of their construction, and the pictures supplied contained narrative about that particular castle. I am neither an architect nor engineer, and I would just wind up copying and pasting a lot of stuff. However, that topic is interesting, and I’ve included a couple awesome videos at the end of the article in the “Resources” section.
Rather, this essay contains my ideas about “church”, as well as thoughts about the meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion. I write from my newfound Deist perspective, which is still in its infancy stage, and quite imperfect. Pictures of churches will serve as a backdrop. The majority of churches shown will be from the Medieval Era — for they are amongst the most glorious architectural structures ever created by mankind.
Wells Cathedral, England, 1175 AD
PREEMPTION OF OBJECTIONS
Preemption #1: Right out of the gate, let me preempt a possible objection from the Religious Right (i.e., religious people who are always right). I KNOW A “CHURCH” IS NOT A BUILDING … technically speaking. The church is “the body of Christ” … wherever two or more are gathered in His name, you got church! OK, are ya happy now?
Preemption #2: I also know that real worship can take place anywhere and in any form. Gorgeous Gothic Cathedrals are not required. The 1895 poem ‘The Prayer of Cyrus Brown’ by Sam Foss, expresses this idea well: ——- “Lasts year I fell in Hidgekin’s well / Headfirst, said Cyrus Brown / With both my heels a -stickin’ up / And my head a-pointin’ down / And I made a prayer right then and there / The best prayer I ever said / The prayingest prayer I ever prayed / A-standin’ on my head.” OK, are ya happy now?
Preemption #3: You won’t like this article if you’re a religion-is-the-opiate-of-the-masses type person, such as this comment I found in my research; –— “Religious architecture and art were to medieval feudalism what advertising and commercialism are to modern capitalism: a rather effective way to build support for the status quo using aesthetics instead of argument. Like the fashion magazine of today, it’s a powerful way to make regular people buy into the system.” This person is not moved by beauty, cynically scoffs at majesty … and, basically, is an idiot. You might want to just look at the pictures.
Preemption #4: The overarching theme behind the pictures and commentary is one of Awe & Majesty. We’ve practically lost these feelings in our culture. Everything is “Awesome, dude!”, but nothing produces Awe. I have less than zero interest in examining the “psychology” behind this. Psychology will only attempt to reason it away. I don’t care about the chemical and electrical impulses that cause my amygdala to produce these emotions. Maslow can take his hierarchy of needs and stick them where the sun don’t shine. Freud can eat a chopped cucumber salad, and contemplate how that symbolizes the demise of the penis. To hell with all of them, I say! The “brain profession” can explain everything …. they just can’t appreciateanything.
I did one of these on Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya. I think Yemen deserves one, dontchya think?
The Saudi’s are bombing the piss out of Yemen … with Amerikan-made warplanes, bombs, and artillery. Don’t think for one goddamned minute that this “war” (one sided slaughter) would be executed unless the USA!USA!USA! demanded it, and approved it. If you’re a taxpayer you’re helping fund it … not voluntarily, not approvingly … but you think that matters to the people below? So solly.
Take the poorest country in the region, and destroy it. Why? Does it really matter anymore? I’m positive no new terrorists are being created.
There’s a Yemeni family here in New Jersey, about 37.52 miles from where I live. We have our eye on them. From what I hear, they are now scared shitless … and behaving themselves. See? Amerika is SAFE!! God, I love the smell of Yemeni smoking bodies in the morning.
And, yes, the county is being destroyed. It is a large country — just a bit smaller than Texas — but it only has 7 cities with a population greater than 100,000, and only one greater that 1 million, the capital Sana’a at 2.5 million. Those cities are being destroyed. From official reports;
“Civilian infrastructure has been destroyed, damaged and disrupted as a result of the fighting, including at least five hospitals, 15 schools and educational institutions [Yes! It is very very important to destroy skools! Fuck ’em!!], the three main national airports, bridges, factories and mosques. Reports have also been received of damage to local markets, power stations, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure. Yemenis have always suffered from a lack in basic services such as electricity cuts and water shortages, but the war causing consecutive days of electricity outage has intensified their suffering and put the lives of patients at hospitals at risk.”
Read all about here; — ‘WE WALK AROUND DEATH” … tweets from Yemen! … thank God for Algore and the internet.
We have a neocon asshole (Mark) in the other Yemen thread who says the only solution for these people is genocide. He should just love these pics!! Warning: some are quite gory. What? You want a nice and clean genocide?
Without any further commentary (is any really needed?), here ya go.
I have stated several times here that China’s ultimate undoing will be one of Environmental Disaster. They are this century’s Easter Island … just a matter of time, as they may very well have passed the point of recovery.
China is very close in size to the USA. Yet, their population is the size of the ENTIRE Western Hemisphere, plus Japan, Germany, and France. The land can not support this mass of humanity without very dire consequences.
As you look at these pics, keep in mind Oreo, Libtards, and Enviro-Nazis are pushing for a Carbon Tax. Yeah, bitchezz … that will cure much!!!
Let’s get started.
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Boy Swims In Algae-Filled Water, Qingdao, Shandong
Journalist takes a sample of red polluted water in the Jianhe River in Luoyang
ALL maps face the challenge of making a round globe appear to scale in two dimensions. Most maps can only keep EITHER size or shape consistent — but, never both. Of course, this skews our perception of continents and countries one way or the other.
Another problem with map-making is that maps are always made with the beliefs and prejudices of their makers’ political or social ideology. For example, here is a map made in 1285, called Hereford Mappa Mundi.
Hereford Cathedral, England, built around 1079Mappa Mundi, circa 1285
I know the details are hard to distinguish, but the map records how thirteenth-century scholars interpreted the world not only in geographical terms, but spiritual matters as well. Jerusalem is at the center of the world. East is on top, showing the Garden of Eden in a circle at the edge of the world. Christ at the map’s apex, waiting for the day of judgment. There are about 500 drawings depicting what the people of that time thought were important to include on a map; 15 Biblical events, 33 plants, animals, birds and strange creatures, 32 images of the peoples of the world and 8 pictures from classical mythology.
[Side Note: Christopher de Hamel, a leading authority on medieval manuscripts, said of the Mappa Mundi, “… it is without parallel the most important and most celebrated medieval map in any form, the most remarkable illustrated English manuscript of any kind, and certainly the greatest extant thirteenth-century pictorial manuscript.” For more info, the following website is truly informative and beautiful …..http://www.themappamundi.co.uk/ ]
The “standard” map you saw hanging in your high school history class is called “Mercator projection”. Developed in 1569 by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator. It became the standard map projection for nautical purposes. The linear scale is equal in all directions around any point.
The “problem” with this map is that it distorts the size and shape of large objects, as the scale increases from the Equator to the poles, where it becomes infinite. The projection stretched the poles to infinity because the commercial world of the time had no interest in them, and was trading east to west, not north to south. In other words, the farther one travels from the equator, the larger the object becomes. Let’s take a look.
High School History Class Map (Mercator)
So, what can we glean from the above map?
—- Greenland is as big, if not bigger, than Africa
—- Including Alaska, only about two USA’s would fit in Africa
—- Russia is WAAAAY bigger than Africa
—- Alaska is much bigger than Mexico, and about the same size as Brazil
—- The Scandinavian countries are almost as long as America is wide
—- Europe, including Scandinavia, would barely fit inside the continental USA.
—- England looks like a crummy little island.
Of course, all the above is patently false (except for the last one)
Is there a solution? Of course there is, otherwise I wouldn’t be posting! It’s called the Gall-Peters projection, or simply the Peters Map. The simple definition is —- “the map is a cylindric equal-area projection that squeezes the regions closer to the poles in order to preserve the country’s real size.” It looks like this;
Peters Map(in GREEN)
Holy Cow! Look at the size of Africa (above)! However, the map still does not quite fully give the reader an appreciation of the true size of Africa …. which encompasses continental USA, Eastern and Western Europe, China, and Japan ……..like this one does.
THAT’S BIG !!!!
A picture from space should clear things up.
OK, that’s the end of the narrative. Kool Maps follow;
Pangea — back when the continents were connected
USA Superimposed on the MoonCOMMIES !!!!
How big is the Pacific Ocean? THIS BIG!
Land on earth where there is also land on the other side
The world divided into 7 zones …. each with a population of 1 billion.That would REALLY POLLUTE the Great LakesThe Crummy Island has invaded all but TWENTY TWO countries.
