this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2024
118 points (97.6% liked)
Wikipedia
1357 readers
187 users here now
A place to share interesting articles from Wikipedia.
Rules:
- Only links to Wikipedia permitted
- Please stick to the format "Article Title (other descriptive text/editorialization)"
Recommended:
- If possible, when submitting please delete the "m." from "en.m.wikipedia.org". This will ensure people clicking from desktop will get the full Wikipedia website.
- Interested users can find add-ons and scripts which do this automatically.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
I worked with a guy who was a pilot in Vietnam and he said torquing that thing down was the favorite part of the job. Apparently flying out there sucked, he was telling me the other guys would string zipline-like wire from tree to tree in clearings to catch tail rotors, all manner of shit, so if you weren't flying it was pretty nice
"Apparently flying out there sucked"
Well I'd say