I’ve actually seen a couple of claims from Russian netizens that that is pretty much what happened actually!

Wowza.

Indeed, but he’s - rightly - still hailed as the ne plus ultra of hip hop and considered an outstanding literary poet in his own right.

Dre’s not the only one - Tupac’s conviction for sexual assault seems to be very rarely mentioned these days.

His sight is on back to front.

Best comment in the whole thread.

The engineer who designed that was Alex Moulton. Supposedly the consideration was to keep the car small. Not sure if shearing was ever a problem.

I don’t know if any of J. Walter Christie’s car projects ever made it into production, but if so then one of those. His system was used mainly for armored vehicles, and it didn’t really work there either.

Beer culture’s died with Michael Jackson.

Other commenters speculated that once they found out she was deaf, her “value” dropped and so she was hived off to foster care. Shudder.

I wonder what Napoleon would have made of the Rafale, and of the Leclerc. If only he’d had a couple at Borodino or Waterloo.

Prezbo doesn’t actually fix anyone though. That’s the point.

I’ll raise ye:

A persistent rumor is that American pilots during Operation Granby/Desert Storm kept mistaking them for a sooper seekrit British stealth bomber, just from the aggressive looks alone.

‘Fraid not - the 88’s performance didn’t live up to its fearsome reputation. First of all, it wasn’t even a particularly good AA gun: the British, Soviets, Americans, and even Italians had guns of equal or better performance. It got its name by being easy to adapt to the anti-tank role, but once the Allies figured…

Lack of a turret isn’t a problem for a tank destroyer or assault gun. Crummy mobility, no defensive armament, an unreliable drivetrain, a weak main gun and obscene weight, however...

And yet...newer IFV designs seem to take their cue from the Bradley when it comes to weight. The new Russian Kurganets-25 and Italian Dardo are only marginally lighter. The German Schützenpanzer Puma and newer marks of CV90 are even heavier. The Israeli Namer and the new Russian T-14 are absolute behemoths. All have…

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

I suspect with the computer control, it was a case of “we must have it because the other guy does”. Either Airbus or Boeing started developing it, and as a result the competitor decided they too must include this feature or look silly.

That would be Millenium Challenge 2002. It seems have been fairly controversial in general; I’ve seen claims in various forums that the Marine general in charge did as much “cheating” as the Blue Force - claiming couriers were as fast as radios, “spawning” unlimited cruise missiles, claiming he could fire them from…