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Greece naming their AD system after a guy who is famous for having a weak point for projectiles and was killed by one
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liquorice Bot liquorice@lemmy.world
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marcos lemmy.world marcos@lemmy.world
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Well, an almost invincible guy that had only this one weak spot...

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Texas_Hangover lemmy.radio Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio
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I thought Greece was broke as fuck. They're buying missiles now?

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Sundray lemmus.org sundray@lemmus.org
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No one tell them!

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ImWaitingForRetcons lemmy.world ImWaitingForRetcons@lemmy.world
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We saw that the Nazisraeli system can be overwhelmed by quantity- and guess who’s one of the foremost producers of drones in the region? Why it’s ole’ Türkiye, Greece’s archnemesis! Achilles Shield is right, lol

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NigelFrobisher aussie.zone NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
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His shield was really fancy, to be fair. The main lesson is that when you dip your baby in invincibility juice you need to swap the ankle you’re holding them by and dip again.

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JeeBaiChow lemmy.world JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world
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So... The heel is netanyahu's mood on any given day? Yknow, killswitch and all that?

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GargleBlaster feddit.org GargleBlaster@feddit.org
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His shield was really fancy, to be fair. The main lesson is that when you dip your baby in invincibility juice you need to swap the ankle you’re holding them by and dip again.

But wouldn't that double the invincibility and cancel out so you get a guy that can be harmed everywhere except the heel?

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NigelFrobisher aussie.zone NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone
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But wouldn't that double the invincibility and cancel out so you get a guy that can be harmed everywhere except the heel?

Dammit.

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Cethin lemmy.zip Cethin@lemmy.zip
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But wouldn't that double the invincibility and cancel out so you get a guy that can be harmed everywhere except the heel?

Ok, so you dip them, switch heels and dip again, then hold both and dip again. Then you get full coverage.

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GargleBlaster feddit.org GargleBlaster@feddit.org
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Ok, so you dip them, switch heels and dip again, then hold both and dip again. Then you get full coverage.

Or just chuck them in completely

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stoy lemmy.zip stoy@lemmy.zip
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His shield was really fancy, to be fair. The main lesson is that when you dip your baby in invincibility juice you need to swap the ankle you’re holding them by and dip again.

Eh, just wait for the hair to grow out, then hold the baby by the hair, dip it, then you shave the hair off.

Boom, done.

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ominous ocelot leminal.space probable_possum@leminal.space
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Technically true: the success rate of hitting missiles with missiles will never be 100%. And even if the defender is successful he will have lost at least 2 missiles for each one incoming. Which is a win for the attacker.

The name is quite fitting.

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ominous ocelot leminal.space probable_possum@leminal.space
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His shield was really fancy, to be fair. The main lesson is that when you dip your baby in invincibility juice you need to swap the ankle you’re holding them by and dip again.

Or just don't... hold it?

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Couldbealeotard lemmy.world Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world
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Eh, just wait for the hair to grow out, then hold the baby by the hair, dip it, then you shave the hair off. Boom, done.

Unless your kid's name is Samson

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Simulation6 sopuli.xyz Simulation6@sopuli.xyz
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His shield was really fancy, to be fair. The main lesson is that when you dip your baby in invincibility juice you need to swap the ankle you’re holding them by and dip again.

Why not dip your hand in the water also? What was the issue with doing that?

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Honytawk discuss.tchncs.de Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de
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Or just don't... hold it?

Sure, just throw your baby in a bath of blood, what could go wrong?

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chonglibloodsport lemmy.world chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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His shield was really fancy, to be fair. The main lesson is that when you dip your baby in invincibility juice you need to swap the ankle you’re holding them by and dip again.

Or just hold him upright and dip both his feet in the water first before flipping him upside down to flip again.

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Jankatarch lemmy.world Jankatarch@lemmy.world
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We saw that the Nazisraeli system can be overwhelmed by quantity- and guess who’s one of the foremost producers of drones in the region? Why it’s ole’ Türkiye, Greece’s archnemesis! Achilles Shield is right, lol

In case anyone thinks "archnemesis" is a hyperbole.

EU warna Turkey after violating Greek airspace 141 times in one day.
Article Link.

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anomnom sh.itjust.works anomnom@sh.itjust.works
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Sure, just throw your baby in a bath of blood, what could go wrong?

Babies float and naturally hold their breath. Just grab them before they get upset and you’ll be fine.

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nullspace lemmy.world nullspace@lemmy.world
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Technically true: the success rate of hitting missiles with missiles will never be 100%. And even if the defender is successful he will have lost at least 2 missiles for each one incoming. Which is a win for the attacker. The name is quite fitting.

I'm starting a business selling cheap attack drone swarms. Think I'll call it... Heel.

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justme lemmy.dbzer0.com justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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#22 · Quote Reply

I'm starting a business selling cheap attack drone swarms. Think I'll call it... Heel.

I'm pretty sure that market is already oversaturated

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MisterFrog lemmy.world MisterFrog@lemmy.world
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I thought Greece was broke as fuck. They're buying missiles now?

I think you'll find, much like dessert, there's always room for war

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Girl Named ZERO (she/her) piefed.zeromedia.vip guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip
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Why not dip your hand in the water also? What was the issue with doing that?

I think it was actually that you wouldn’t be harmed, but by being fully submerged, it would kill the person going in.

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nullify3112 lemmy.world nullify3112@lemmy.world
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Eh, just wait for the hair to grow out, then hold the baby by the hair, dip it, then you shave the hair off. Boom, done.

They all lived on islands. Surely they had fishing nets close by? Put baby in a net, dip and strain like baby is some freshly cooked noodle.

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njm1314 lemmy.world njm1314@lemmy.world
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In case anyone thinks "archnemesis" is a hyperbole. Article Link.

Considering Turkey carried out a genocide on the Greek people of Asia Minor I would hope nobody doubts that.

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lama lemmy.world lama@lemmy.world
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#27 · Quote Reply

If only there was already a Greek mythological shield which offered divine protection that they could have named this after...

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kossa feddit.org kossa@feddit.org
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#28 · Quote Reply

Wonder where they build these two huge boats, which are almost half as big as Crete.

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Colonel_Panic_ eviltoast.org Colonel_Panic_@eviltoast.org
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Wonder where they build these two huge boats, which are almost half as big as Crete.

No your perspective is all wrong. Those are normal sized boats. They shrunk the country to make it easier to protect.

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LH0ezVT sh.itjust.works LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works
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#30 · (edited) Quote Reply

I'm pretty sure that market is already oversaturated

I don't think there is such a thing as too over saturated when it comes to drone swarms

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somethingsnappy lemmy.world somethingsnappy@lemmy.world
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#31 · Quote Reply

His shield was really fancy, to be fair. The main lesson is that when you dip your baby in invincibility juice you need to swap the ankle you’re holding them by and dip again.

Main lesson is put the shield on the heel.

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Agent641 lemmy.world Agent641@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-12
#32 · Quote Reply

No your perspective is all wrong. Those are normal sized boats. They shrunk the country to make it easier to protect.

Actually the country and boats are normal size, the boats are just closer to the camera than the land because they are going to put these battleships into orbit

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0xDREADBEEF lemmy.dbzer0.com dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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#33 · Quote Reply

Who's gonna be throwing missiles at greece?

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Colonel_Panic_ eviltoast.org Colonel_Panic_@eviltoast.org
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#34 · Quote Reply

Actually the country and boats are normal size, the boats are just closer to the camera than the land because they are going to put these battleships into orbit

Space ships. It makes sense now!

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Kilgore Trout feddit.it kilgore_trout@feddit.it
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#35 · Quote Reply

I thought Greece was broke as fuck. They're buying missiles now?

It is in fact broke as fuck.

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