5/19/2003: Shipping container back-up - Page 2

bjlhct · 05-20-2003, 12:27 AM

Heh, just point and shoot, anyone can do it, right?

Of course, the guys loading hellfires and big mortars are probably pretty buff too.

Couldn't they get you guys bikes or something? I heard about some guys in Afghanistan using mules. Camels might work to for terrain that's impassable except by foot.

Although the big heavy gun isn't complained about as much once the fighting starts. I heard that there's a new 6.8mm round for the m16 - just replace the barrel and receiver on it, I think.

It could be worse, you could be carrying a Dragon, right? I have a feeling 100lb land warrior suits are going to be found in a ditch somewhere in a couple decades.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-20-2003, 04:46 AM

Or eliminate the warrior. OK, I spelled unmanned wrong,:p

elSicomoro · 05-20-2003, 09:37 PM

Has anyone ever seen the video for MC 900 Ft. Jesus's "If I Only Had a Brain"? Griff and that other guy are just ramping it up to another level.

The various colors remind me of the collages on the walls at Market East Station.

You're not a nut, Griff, you're ummm...unique. There we go.

Tobiasly · 05-21-2003, 01:11 AM

The inability of the army to get good, reliable electronic equipment down to the squad and team level never ceases to amaze me. In this day and age, I can't understand why we're still using those godawful 126 radios with about a 1-km range in the field, buggy handmike, etc. Everyone just goes to Radio Shack or Wal Mart and buys a Motorola FRS radio instead. It's ridiculous. I won't even start in on the 20-year old MILES system (the "laser tag" gear we use in training).

So my faith in them getting the Land Warrior system right on the first try is pretty low. Guess we'll see.

mitheral · 05-21-2003, 09:43 AM

One of the big advantages of containers is the realised massive reduction in shrinkage. The actual goods in a container are only handled by interested parties (the manufacturer and the buyer). All the shipping employees along the way only touch the container, an amazingly hard object to smuggle out in your lunch box.

bjlhct · 05-21-2003, 11:36 PM

Been playing Trogdor again Bruce?

bjlhct · 05-22-2003, 12:54 AM

A lot of people don't realize the enormous infrastructure that exists for "everyday things." You're groceries have probably been in a truck for a couple thousand miles, your oil comes from halfway across the globe, etc. The fact that it holds together as well as it does is a testament to all the planning that gets done for these things. The shipping container is one of the glues that hold an industrial, globalizing society together.

They're also really cheap, often below cost because of the way it's set up (don't want to ship 'em back) so they lend themselves to all sorts of nifty uses for us mortals.

warch · 05-22-2003, 03:42 PM

Legos.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-22-2003, 04:21 PM

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Been playing Trogdor again Bruce?

Damn good at it too! But that picture I posted came from an official Boeing publication. All unmanned systems.

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You're groceries have probably been in a truck for a couple thousand miles,

I recently saw some Dole peaches that were grown in Greece, packed in Thailand, for Dole in California then sold in Philly.

05-20-2003, 04:46 AM	#17
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Or eliminate the warrior. OK, I spelled unmanned wrong,:p __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:09 PM.

05-21-2003, 09:43 AM	#20
mitheral Abecedarian Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 170	Container advatages One of the big advantages of containers is the realised massive reduction in shrinkage. The actual goods in a container are only handled by interested parties (the manufacturer and the buyer). All the shipping employees along the way only touch the container, an amazingly hard object to smuggle out in your lunch box.

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05-20-2003, 12:27 AM	#16
bjlhct Theremin Master Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 73	Heh, just point and shoot, anyone can do it, right? Of course, the guys loading hellfires and big mortars are probably pretty buff too. Couldn't they get you guys bikes or something? I heard about some guys in Afghanistan using mules. Camels might work to for terrain that's impassable except by foot. Although the big heavy gun isn't complained about as much once the fighting starts. I heard that there's a new 6.8mm round for the m16 - just replace the barrel and receiver on it, I think. It could be worse, you could be carrying a Dragon, right? I have a feeling 100lb land warrior suits are going to be found in a ditch somewhere in a couple decades.

05-20-2003, 09:37 PM	#18
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Has anyone ever seen the video for MC 900 Ft. Jesus's "If I Only Had a Brain"? Griff and that other guy are just ramping it up to another level. The various colors remind me of the collages on the walls at Market East Station. You're not a nut, Griff, you're ummm...unique. There we go.

05-21-2003, 01:11 AM	#19
Tobiasly hot Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Jeffersonville, IN (near Louisville) Posts: 892	The inability of the army to get good, reliable electronic equipment down to the squad and team level never ceases to amaze me. In this day and age, I can't understand why we're still using those godawful 126 radios with about a 1-km range in the field, buggy handmike, etc. Everyone just goes to Radio Shack or Wal Mart and buys a Motorola FRS radio instead. It's ridiculous. I won't even start in on the 20-year old MILES system (the "laser tag" gear we use in training). So my faith in them getting the Land Warrior system right on the first try is pretty low. Guess we'll see.

05-21-2003, 11:36 PM	#21
bjlhct Theremin Master Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 73	Been playing Trogdor again Bruce?

05-22-2003, 12:54 AM	#22
bjlhct Theremin Master Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 73	A lot of people don't realize the enormous infrastructure that exists for "everyday things." You're groceries have probably been in a truck for a couple thousand miles, your oil comes from halfway across the globe, etc. The fact that it holds together as well as it does is a testament to all the planning that gets done for these things. The shipping container is one of the glues that hold an industrial, globalizing society together. They're also really cheap, often below cost because of the way it's set up (don't want to ship 'em back) so they lend themselves to all sorts of nifty uses for us mortals.

05-22-2003, 03:42 PM	#23
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Legos.

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