• NathanRanch@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    Remember when that protesting Marine’s boots disintegrated, and all the talking heads were like, THAT’S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!

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      2 months ago

      To be fair, up to this point, the last thing an enemy would expect are opponents wearing boots with a self-destruct feature. I’m sure they would have been at least briefly surprised.

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        “The boots disintegrate, leaving the solider an inch lower and much less likely to take a bullet” - Some A.I. overview in a pentagon meeting about replacing boots with putty and cardboard.