The artist is 69... I hope he wrote the solution in his will because at this rate the encryption will outlive him.
Actually maybe I don't. It would be also amusing to have a cypher-sculpture in front of CIA headquarters that never gets solved.
Perhaps they have solved it, but want to keep that info to themselves?
22 lr is ~145 db.
It's sharp enough to stand out from other noise, including dropping a book.
IIRC, there are subsonic
you mean: if it ain't fixed, keep using the break
Touchè!
its cock on close design allows much higher rates of fire
Mind explaining this? Cock on close vs cock on open, taking advantage of the more naturally forceful movement?
Bingo. Although it doesn't in itself make the weapon fire faster, it does make it easier to work the bolt more quickly compared to something like a Mosin, a Mauser or an Arisaka. It's definitely easier than the old Lebel 1886!
Basically, most of those rifles cock the hammer or striker as the bolt is moved to the rear where as the Lee rifles did that as the bolt was pushed forwards. It feels easier to get more force behind your stroke when pushing that it is when pulling.
way too costly. it's a specialistic sniper weapon, while the Lee Enfield, well let's say costs are pretty all amortized by now.
Remember, the old Lee Enfield rifles were never designed as sniper weapons. They were battle rifles first and foremost, which just happened to be pretty serviceable as sniper weapons. Additionally, I don't think the rifles to be replaced are scoped rifles. As far as I know they are simply standard Lee Enfield No.4's.
I think it's a bit of a shame that the old Ishapore production line in India was shut down. Their Lee Enfield rifles were very well made from what I'm told and chambered in 7.62 Nato. The Enfield design is very old, but it's still damned good. The action isn't as strong as the old Mosin, but its cock on close design allows much higher rates of fire.
Of course, everything is a hoax and scientifically impossible until the day it is proven to actually work.
Is it just me, or is the idea that "everything is a hoax and scientifically impossible until the day it is proven to actually work" the very idea of science?
Where have you been AC? We live in the age of "everyone gets a trophy".
I must assume my trophies are stuck in the mail somewhere.
Don't UK cars normally have both kph and mph on the speedometer?
Yes, we do. though sometimes people have a brain fart and read the kph numbers, thinking they're doing 60 mph rather than 60kph.
Congratulations, Slashdot
High digit UIDs which show as facebook logins posting spam.
Oh, and to the poster
I swear, we could make Slashdot twice as intelligent by getting rid of the 7 digit ids.
Hiya! I'm not a bot!
obvious troll is obvious.
From your description it sounds like it wasn't the mercury so much as receiving a full dose of Obecalp.
Did you seek medical attention?
Ho-ho-ho. Have an internet.
From the (maximum of) 5 milligrams of mercury? What did you do? Break the lamp very carefully and then snort the contents?
I might as well have done. No, I was trying to remove the dead bulb from an overhead lamp when it shattered in my face. Unfortunately, it was in my office at home so I had to keep working in that environment (trying to meet a daily word-count). Even with the windows and doors open it still affected me for several hours. Not pleasant, though it seems to have been temporary.
Compared the coal-fired electric plant, that's nothing.
I had a broken FL bulb just the other day. I can assure you, the effects I suffered certainly did NOT feel like "nothing". The blindness, shakes, tingling and headaches didn't last long, but they were definitely not pleasant.
Nothing happens.
