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Mephistopheles
May 12, 2021 08:44
I'm not sure if this is the right place, but can I ask for some help with developing this concept I had?
It's called "Gun Jam", it's strawberry-flavored, can move on its own, and was designed to be able to jam firearms somewhat permanently by seeping into the rifling and damping the hits of the firing pin.
 

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Mephistopheles
May 5, 2021 20:03
BACK! I MEAN BACK, NOOOOO!
Mephistopheles
May 5, 2021 20:03
It's been a long time coming, but I finally came...
Mephistopheles
Jan 16, 2020 14:21
@Halfthawed Gesundheit?
Mephistopheles
Jan 16, 2020 13:38
Oh look, he cares so much about freedom! ;)
Mephistopheles
Jan 16, 2020 13:38
tomsguide.com/news/…
Mephistopheles
Jan 15, 2020 18:43
@AndyD273 I DIDN'T say Trump was a nazi or truly racist, I said he was an idiot the same way Richard Stallman was when he defended a pedofork. It was blatant he was in a childish denial 'cause he looked up to him probably, and I forgive that! Trump should know better than that, especially when not every mass shooter will reveal in their Q&A that their version of Trump is blatantly out of touch with the real one.
Mephistopheles
Jan 15, 2020 18:37
...that and poor wording
Mephistopheles
Jan 15, 2020 18:37
@AndyD273 He doesn't, but neither does he take a stronger stance against them, that's the point
Mephistopheles
Jan 15, 2020 18:35
And Epstein didn't kill himself
Mephistopheles
Jan 15, 2020 18:35
We're talking about politicians here. Most have people, they want gone, but are too chicken to commit to murder 'cause it's too risky
Mephistopheles
Jan 15, 2020 18:30
Oh, that's what you were talking about before. I mean, that's some Breitbart levels of fake news, I admit that, Trump is too cowardly to do something like that.
Mephistopheles
Jan 15, 2020 18:29
@AndyD273 What?
Mephistopheles
Jan 15, 2020 18:28
Charlottesville: The True Alt-Right
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Mephistopheles
Jan 15, 2020 18:28
@AndyD273 Yare, yare daze
Mephistopheles
Jan 15, 2020 18:26
And a group that bashes people with bikelocks
Mephistopheles
Jan 15, 2020 18:25
We're talking about a group that chants "Jews will not replace us" while marching with torches.
Mephistopheles
Jan 15, 2020 18:24
@AndyD273 "You also had some very fine people on both sides" I know he doesn't actually support neo-nazis but seldom do I see him actually doing something against them. And also you could replace "some with "half a dozen at best".
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 23:06
w
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 23:06
Gotta sleep no
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 23:06
@Halfthawed History is slow enough for humans to have enough foresight to see incoming bloodbaths of that scale
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 23:04
@Halfthawed That's why they should have had foresight and a good grasp on the relations of ethnicities.
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 23:03
@FailusMaximus A 24/7 "No Russians" level of bloodbath
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 23:02
@FailusMaximus Peacefully fell apart
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 23:02
It's not like broke losers can't pay you, so helping them is helping yourself
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 23:01
@FailusMaximus Are you saying they're incapable of altruism?
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 23:00
@FailusMaximus Y E S
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:59
Birth of a Nation?
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:57
@FailusMaximus To atone for the existence of Woodrow Wilson
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:57
@FailusMaximus USA
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:55
@FailusMaximus Equal rights, enforced by the Antant, demilitarization, in exchange for financial help.
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:53
But it was a fringe group
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:52
Tiszaeszlár?
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:52
There was antisemitism before WW1
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:52
I have my own views. The peace treaties after WW1, their blatant injustices are what created all that suffering, which then turned to hatred, which then was exploited and led to the deaths of millions. It's the stupid kid's fault, who think about their own interests, instead of minimizing net damage.
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:49
@FailusMaximus Not for me
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:49
@FailusMaximus That's what the rules are for
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:47
Miklós Radnóti
Miklós Radnóti (birth name Miklós Glatter; 5 May 1909, Budapest, Austria-Hungary — November 1944 nearby Abda, Kingdom of Hungary) was a Hungarian teacher and poet. == Biography == Miklós Glatter was the son of a vendor of the textile business company Brück & Grosz in Budapest. He was born in the 13th district quarter Újlipótváros of the Royal Hungarian capital city of Austria-Hungary. At birth, his twin brother was born dead and his mother died soon after childbirth. He spent most of his childhood years with his aunt's family whose husband Dezső Grosz was one of the owners of the textile company...
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:46
The Doctor's Speech | The Zygon Inversion | Doctor Who
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Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:46
So, as I was saying,
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:43
@FailusMaximus Radnóti Miklós got the short end of the stick, whoever forces that fate on other innocent people, no matter how right they feel is cruel and maybe a nazi themselves.
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:42
Just that they're both as dangerous, Antifa as numbers swell, Nazis as prep time increases
Mephistopheles
Jan 14, 2020 22:41
I accidentally hit enter, what I was saying, a single Dylan Roof inflicts more damage then a gang of Antifa, that isn't saying Antifa isn't a threat.
 

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Mephistopheles
Jul 17, 2020 19:00
@NomadMaker WhiteNight and Nothing There from Lobotomy Corp are synonymous with unbeatable power. What about dragons? Well: Smaug? Dead. Ancalagon? Dead. Fafnir? Dead. The one from Beowulf? Mutual kill, but still dead. The one that fought Saint George? Pacified by the power of God and Anime then executed. The Tarrasque? Pacified by a saint then killed by a mob. Quetzalcoatl and eastern dragons could be viewed as symbols of power, but they are basically gods.
Mephistopheles
Jul 17, 2020 19:00
@MarkStorer Nanites are covered by the rules of physics, if they go too fast, the heat of the chemical process will destroy them, not to mention energy requirements. I wanted dragons to be able to modify their breath to a degree, such as choosing what type of damage they wanted to heal. However, creating new types of nanomachines is a long process, and something akin to meditation.
Mephistopheles
Jul 17, 2020 19:00
@RobbieGoodwin The answer is China and the OG myth (the one with Saint George). We also know of giraffe-sized, flight-capable pterosaurs. The whole "real dragons" thing is completely nonsensical. What many people refer to by that is Smaug from The Hobbit. The reason why my dragons don't spit fire is because of the energy-intensive nature of producing the fuel.
Mephistopheles
Jul 17, 2020 19:00
@RobbieGoodwin Because dragons are one of the most inconsistent mythical creatures in the world? As for the limits, they're what I think are a-okay for a realistic flying creature (as in physically possible).
Mephistopheles
Jul 17, 2020 19:00
@Madlozoz Level 3 protection should be enough for that. Here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
Mephistopheles
Jul 17, 2020 19:00
@Salda007 Probably yes.
Mephistopheles
Jul 17, 2020 19:00
@chasly-reinstateMonica No dice there, my dragons are smaller and don't possess napalm.