Category Archives: video

Rifle Bullets vs. Steel At 250,000 FPS

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Here’s some spectacular slow motion footage of various rifle calibers hitting a steel plate at 250,000 frames per second. Rounds tested include .223, 5.56 NATO, 300 Blackout, 7.62×39 (the AK-47 round, but out of an AR pattern rifle), 7.62×54 (Mosin–Nagant), … Continue reading →

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Peter Zeihan Thinks We Won The Great Balloon War

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Lawrence Person

After talking to his government sources, Peter Zeihan thinks that we won The Great Balloon War, having gained valuable insights by capturing Chinese tech, and that the entire episode is another symptom of high level CCP dysfunction. Some takeaways: “What … Continue reading →

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Follow-Up on Ukraine’s Kamikaze Drones

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Given that the original video generated doubts as to its veracity, I thought I would post this followup that goes into more detail about Ukraine’s low-cost suicide drone/loitering munition. These look considerably less jury-rigged than the previous drones. “These are … Continue reading →

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Two Videos About Velma

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Velma, if you haven’t heard, is HBO Max’s “re-imagining” of the animated Scooby-Doo TV show. And by “reimagined” I mean “mangled and mutilated to fit the angry, narrow confines of social justice warrior ideology.” Since I don’t have cable, I … Continue reading →

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The Flying Yeet of Death

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Lawrence Person

I’ve previously covered suicide drones and drones dropping RPGs. Now Ukraine is evidently cutting out the middleman and passing the savings on to Ivan by just strapping RPGs to light drones and guiding them in. Here’s a screen-grab of this … Continue reading →

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Jordan Peterson on Joe Rogan: 2023 Edition

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Jordan Peterson always makes a great Joe Rogan guest, and the new interview they did last week is no exception. Discussing the Twitter files, Critical Race Theory and Marxism, victimhood identity politics, postmodern theory, and falseness of reducing everything to … Continue reading →

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California Hates Your Freedom So Much They Want To Tax You For Leaving

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Lawrence Person

One-Party Democratic California is so desperate for cash they want to tax people for leaving. Desperate to stem the stampede of cash cows — affluent residents — out of their state, they are trying to pass an exit tax for … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Celebrates Tanksgiving

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Lawrence Person

After almost a year of dithering, Germany has finally relented and is sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. After weeks of reluctance, Germany has agreed to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, in what Kyiv hopes will be a game-changer … Continue reading →

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Peter Zeihan on A Second Holodomor in Ukraine

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Lawrence Person

Nothing to cheer you up quite like a discussion of potential genocide. Takeaways: He starts out talking about how Russia plans to add some 500,000 new troops and use them in a late spring offensive when the mud dries up. … Continue reading →

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In Which I Fail To Write About Jeremy Clarkson

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Lawrence Person

I was going to write about the latest cancel culture lynch squad attempt to get Jeremy Clarkson, but then I see that I would have to talk about the no-talent “royal couple” and I refuse to. Instead, enjoy a three … Continue reading →

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