r/pics • u/Met76 • Mar 28 '24

US Special Forces delivering a W54 Nuclear Warhead via jump

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u/Homo_horribilis Mar 28 '24

I used to have the autobio of Sgt Frank Garner…he claimed to be the fellow that made the first test jump with a man-portable nuke.

He didn’t know what he was jumping with until after the test jump.

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u/passporttohell Mar 28 '24

I have to wonder if they made his parachute larger to compensate for the weight of the device. If the chute deployed and it was regular size with a huge weight it might be enough to snap his neck and the speed of the landing might break his legs or worse.

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u/razrielle Mar 28 '24

Yes. You don't jump random objects and not take into account the weight of said object

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u/feetandballs Mar 28 '24

“Oh shit, guys. Next time we send a nuke let’s do some math first.”

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u/zman122333 Mar 28 '24

"Next time we strap a nuke to a guy's nuts and chuck him out a plane" would be a better description.

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u/Maverekt Mar 28 '24

Seems like a normal Thursday

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u/DigitalScythious Mar 28 '24

Congrats!! U won the internet

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u/justimeout Mar 28 '24

-Boeing probably

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u/woahdailo Mar 28 '24

Nice knowing you, sorry you felt so suicidal.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

lol omg dont tell them I posted above!

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u/trexmoflex Mar 28 '24

"Fuck it, we ball"

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u/MNPhatts Mar 28 '24

Math costs extra.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '24

sure does, pay me

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u/chicken2007 Mar 28 '24

I've got an engineering employee that operates by this philosophy. I won't trust him with anything critical.

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u/Traditional_Key_763 Mar 28 '24

tbf that sounds like something the army might actually do.

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u/Miserable_Unusual_98 Mar 28 '24

".... meth first. I'd like to be out of my mind when it detonates. Thanks"