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Offline rangerrebew

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15 Things Invented by the Military – That We Now Use Every Day
« on: September 07, 2024, 10:09:54 am »
15 Things Invented by the Military – That We Now Use Every Day
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Most of us take many daily devices for granted. The appliances and tools we take for granted were once life-changing items hundreds of years ago.

That being said, many of these tools and products were invented by our military program. These items were intended to keep our soldiers safe, but eventually led to making our day-to-day life easier. The next time you are using one of the inventions, thank our defense program for making it possible.

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Re: 15 Things Invented by the Military – That We Now Use Every Day
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2024, 10:19:37 am »
The p-38 (can opener, not the plane). I have carried these on my key chains for decades and found them to work great. So many cans are pull tabs, now, but one of these will always get you in.

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Re: 15 Things Invented by the Military – That We Now Use Every Day
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2024, 02:04:49 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on September 07, 2024, 10:19:37 am
The p-38 (can opener, not the plane)

Greatest invention since the thermos.
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« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2024, 02:06:49 pm »
@rangerrebew

'Detergent' should be added to this list.
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If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.     -Dwight Eisenhower-

"The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals ... it does not prescribe the conduct of private individuals, only the conduct of the government ... it is not a charter for government power, but a charter of the citizen's protection against the government."     -Ayn Rand-

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Re: 15 Things Invented by the Military – That We Now Use Every Day
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2024, 02:44:43 pm »
Speaking of such, I was doing my laundry many, many years ago at Cubi Point NAS in the Philippines when a young strutting Marine came in to do his.  He searched for the right "washer" and threw his whole seabag in. threw in plenty of detergent, and started his machine.  No water came to his rescue which wasn't totally unusual.  He stood and watched helplessly until someone suggested he would have better luck using a washer rather than a dryer. Then the detergent worked just as it should have.

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