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[-] ralakus@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

I'm gen z. We're too broke to eat bananas :(

[-] ralakus@lemmy.world 131 points 4 months ago

It's the HK G11 and FN P90. Both guns have a magazine where the cartridges aren't in line with the chamber so each cartridge needs to be rotated before it can chambered. HK decided to commune with ancient clockwork gods to learn the secrets of kraut space magic while FN just went with a curved ramp.

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[-] ralakus@lemmy.world 39 points 6 months ago

For anyone curious, I couldn't find an exact statistics but hearing aids in the US cost between $2000 to $8000 per pair with the average costs sitting around $5000-$6000 per pair.

Insurance coverage varies per insurance provider and per state. It looks like many people will end up paying the maximum required by law before insurance takes over which is roughly between $1000-$3000 depending on state.

Not only is a single purchase expensive, you usually have to replace them every 3 to 5 years.

[-] ralakus@lemmy.world 33 points 7 months ago

Another 5 years and then he can run for president

[-] ralakus@lemmy.world 53 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Video link for anyone interested.

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/science/2024/06/21/jumping-leeches-video-first-time/74169034007/

Better video with almost no editing

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-21/leeches-jumping-video/104007924

Actual paper and video source citation (locked behind many paywalls)

A jumping terrestrial leech from Madagascar
Mai Fahmy, Michael Tessler Biotropica,
DOI: 10.1111/btp.13340

[-] ralakus@lemmy.world 35 points 9 months ago

Bird also could've been sedated while being transported

[-] ralakus@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

One of my local gas stations had that to where it was so loud you can hear them in the car. A few weeks after they installed them, someone came by with a hand drill and drilled out all of the speakers. Not sure what happened to that hero but we need more people like them.

[-] ralakus@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago

At least everyone inside will be warm for the rest of their lives

[-] ralakus@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Starting back to front, left to right, looks like they have a G3 with buffer tube adapter and standard cheap adjustable stock, Paratrooper FAL, M16A2, M16A1, M60, Uzi, and Thomson Submachine gun.

The designs are old enough to where they could be legal pre-ban machine guns but those are insanely expensive to own ($10k+ each minimum) but considering they're in congress and have an M60 (even semi-auto only is expensive), they're probably extremely rich.

I support people responsibly owning firearms and they are handling them safely (open chambers, no magazines, safe direction, fingers off triggers), but this still looks very bad for a congressman.

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