sandstorm Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Heck, all things considered, I'd bet an airsoft gun would be a real hoot in space combat... Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Eh, you learn something every day. Doesn't excuse CoD Ghosts from being a tirade of wasted money though . Also happy thread so erm yeah. My sunburn is going leaving me with a nice tan in time for the weekend, woo-hoo. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 http://www.livescience.com/18588-shoot-gun-space.html The platypus seems daft to me, but it exists. As Tink said, Ballistically, they'd work better in space. No air to slow the bullet down, less gravity to compensate for. If space combat was to become a regular thing, then bullets would change form into whatever was the best for the terminal effect required, regardless of its ballistic coefficient in an atmosphere. No air means you don't necessarily need a slippery aerodynamic bullet to get there accurately. I personally think that tungsten carbide flechettes or the like would be the big thing as they'd be as accurate as a bullet without the atmospheric constraints they suffer from on earth, they'd be pretty high velocity, and would poke holes in pretty much anything they hit. In space, raw stopping power is meaningless when all you need to do is puncture a hull or EVA suit to score a kill. Interesting, have you read the Stark's War series by John G Hemry? Thats almost exactly the system they use in that (on the moon), apart from the explosive penetrator (snigger). Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Interesting, have you read the Stark's War series by John G Hemry? Thats almost exactly the system they use in that (on the moon), apart from the explosive penetrator (snigger). I've not, but I shall add it to my list of books to read. Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I like cod: ghost, and think it is better than cod: black ops2. Not the plot, but the playability fact, which is the point of a game not the cut aways. Going to treat myself today (after 2 weeks of no crisps and very little chocolate - very little is one caramel bar since the end of July - and very little sugary drinks) to some Jaffa Cakes. Not the entire box but at least 5 of the buggers. Slowly, deliberately and with small excited noises between each bite. Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Jaffa cakes are served by the box, surely? Link to post Share on other sites
Gunmane Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 One of these days I need to find Jaffa Cakes. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I recall them bein served by the little plastic tubs that got you 6 mini Jaffa Cakes. Well I say six, sometimes you opened them and you got five, other times seven. But in the years of having them as a kid it always seemed to balance out. I even had a weird four day streak of 5/7/5/7. And Gunmane you need a holiday to the UK and stock up on eating proper Jaffa Cakes, Irn Bru and various other things that Americans don't properly get due to cheaper local alternatives . As for CoD:Ghosts I just felt the gameplay was awful, the MP was clearly designed to capitalise on the player that spends 10hrs a time on it and the story felt so weak and sparodic that nothing made sense. With that I shall go back to MGS4 and GTAV, sure MGS has the long cut scenes and GTA is too huge to ever truly complete but both actually make me want to play them . 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Might get myself MGS HD collection. Just to play against The End again. Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I can buy a box and just have five though, keep some for another day. Or am sure some other member of this household, I reside in, would consume the rest. Now, should I have tea or coffee with these fine buscuits (be around 8pm tonight). Hot damn do I live life on the edge (maxed envelope, full throttle and other positive buzz words that mean going to the extreme). Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Might get myself MGS HD collection. Just to play against The End again. I am tempted to pick it up just so I can properly finish off Peace Walker and play MGS3 with the vastly updated camera system (the only real issue I had with MGS3 was that the camera hindered the sneaking and fighting far too much). As for The End that guy took a whole frigging hour the first time I played MGS3. Then I found the thermal goggles on my second playthrough and beat him in minutes, grabbing his rifle and camo in the process. I can buy a box and just have five though, keep some for another day. Or am sure some other member of this household, I reside in, would consume the rest. Now, should I have tea or coffee with these fine buscuits (be around 8pm tonight). Hot damn do I live life on the edge (maxed envelope, full throttle and other positive buzz words that mean going to the extreme). They are not buscuits, a study found by McVities proved they are cakes due in part to the fact they they start soft and go hard when mouldy, buscuits do the exact opposite . However I would say coffee, tea is for hobnobs and rich tea. If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room. OR: Must be played while doing such things. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Yeah, the clue is in the title. Don't pay tax on a cake, but you do with a buscuit (if it absorbs water, tax it. But if it loses, it's perishable and won't be taxed). Edit: also, I kind of like hard Jaffa Cakes. Ooooooooeeeeerrr. Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted July 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 That's not quite right. You don't pay VAT on cakes, the HMCE tried to apply VAT to Jaffa Cakes and McVities proved in court that a Jaffa Cake was a cake, they even presented as evidence a full sized Jaffa Cake cake. That means they can be cheaper than biscuits (Aldi/Lidl own brand) or the same price with a higher profit margin for the manufacturer (Jaffa Cakes). Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 they even presented as evidence a full sized Jaffa Cake cake. And no, we don't actually get such a thing made as an item you can buy down your local Tesco. Feckers. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 And no, we don't actually get such a thing made as an item you can buy down your local Tesco. Feckers. 'FireKnife' ha actually you can! http://www.amazon.co.uk/McVities-Jaffa-Cake-The-Big/dp/B00EX45CMK Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Because am a very fecious person. How is saying you don't pay tax (which the 't' in vat is tax) not quite right? Is it the comment about loosing moisture (cakes to hard) means they don't pay tax on a cake? Also; see FK, I do disagree with people (quite a lot actually) but I always try to not get nasty for nasty shake. Edit: wow just over £47 for two Jaffa Cakes. They do look big to be honest, just not £47 big (yes free delivery but still even at £20 per Jaffa, that's quite a lot). Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Because am a very fecious person. How is saying you don't pay tax (which the 't' in vat is tax) not quite right? Is it the comment about loosing moisture (cakes to hard) means they don't pay tax on a cake? Also; see FK, I do disagree with people (quite a lot actually) but I always try to not get nasty for nasty shake. Edit: wow just over £47 for two Jaffa Cakes. They do look big to be honest, just not £47 big (yes free delivery but still even at £20 per Jaffa, that's quite a lot). Haha, yeah when I put my last comment regarding I was too focused on something on something else but we all have that thing that sets us apart from everyone else. ha actually you can! http://www.amazon.co.uk/McVities-Jaffa-Cake-The-Big/dp/B00EX45CMK Ok, I put down 'can buy down your local Tesco' and you put 'here is an Amazon web page selling them'. So no. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 don't try and beat me in online cake shopping battles. £7 http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=278066611 £40 cheaper then amazon too! tempted. Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Cake-off! Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Then why don't the buggers sell them in the typical store? I have never, ever seen one. Hundreds of those awful caterpillar cakes and such but never one of these. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Seriously? I come back here and find all this talk of Jaffa cakes. Now I'm going to have to drag my *albatross* to the shop and get some. In the pissing rain. Thanks guys... Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 They're worth it, cavalier the hell up. Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Then why don't the buggers sell them in the typical store? I have never, ever seen one. Hundreds of those awful caterpillar cakes and such but never one of these. 'FireKnife' Always get them in both of the tesco stores here. You're obviously living in the wrong place. Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I've heard tell that those giant jaffa cakes are not simply a jaffa cake upscaled 400%. Apparently it's just a sponge with a mediocre orange topping, not the orange gel of amazing Jaffa-icity that we all know and love. Link to post Share on other sites
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