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[WealthyRadish]

I've been hearing fireworks as well. I've narrowed it down to either Occupation of the Latvian Republic Day or the birthday of Bulbs Ehlers.

[Frumple]

The 18th (which it... technically is here, now, by about twenty minutes) is apparently international picnic day. Asheville apparently had free live music on the 17th? Some kind of event downtown after five.

S'always the possibility it's just some folks that wanted to set off fireworks. That happens from time to time.

[BorkBorkGoesTheCode]

What is the muzzle velocity of the 7.62x25mm Type P subsonic cartridge?

[Parsely]

What is the muzzle velocity of the 7.62x25mm Type P subsonic cartridge?

376-516 m/s, depending on the grain and type of warhead.

[Mech#4]

I have two small questions that I would be interested to see peoples thoughts on.

If gender identification is moving away from physical body as a limiter, do we think we'll see female characters with facial hair (beards, moustaches, etc)?


Next question is a what is this. I have this memory of a TV program, probably sometime in the late 90s or early 2000. I think it was a cop show or similar. The scene I remember is, I believe, near the end of the episode where an investigator and their partner go to a receptionists desk. The receptionist holds up one of her arms and the investigator taps the arm flab and says something along the lines of "I think we've found our dinosaur". I have no idea what the genre of the show would be, nor any real interest in watching it but I'm curious if anyone knows what it is from.

[Rolan7]

First question:  I sure hope so.
Not sure that's a proper simple question honestly, but I do love women with short hair and strong builds.  And silky dwarf-beards.
But my position has always been that gender binary is a real thing which should be destroyed, so meh.  I'm rather extreme in that respect.
Possibly just gay but open-minded.

Good luck on that second question.  Reminds me of the Office 2000(?) ads where Microsoft shamed people for using older versions of their own products via dinosaurs.  But that's not what you're talking about.

[BorkBorkGoesTheCode]

What is the accepted definition of sanity within the psychiatric profession?

[Putnam]

There is none. Sanity is a legal term.

https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/158/what-is-the-definition-of-sanity-how-can-i-prove-someone-either-sane-or-insane

[Helgoland]

If gender identification is moving away from physical body as a limiter, do we think we'll see female characters with facial hair (beards, moustaches, etc)?

Who says it's moving away? Variance is increasing, sure, but most folks will stay traditionally male or traditionally female, with maybe a few twists here and there*. Importantly most women will remain hairless, since becoming hairy in the face is much, much more effort for them than for men. And since media (I assume you're talking about characters in media, right? use attributes to inform the viewer what they're seeing, they'll stick with keeping women hairless.

TL;DR: We might see some, but it'll remain an exception because it'll remain an exception in real life, too.

*I'm thinking of short hair in women, or makeup in men, stuff we're already seeing nowadays.

[scrdest]

*I'm thinking of short hair in women, or makeup in men, stuff we're already seeing nowadays.

It's not like it would be much of a shocking once-in-a-lifetime change for humanity. High heels started as male fashion accessories. And on the other hand, both fedoras and trilbies were originally made for m'ladies. This shit changes.

[Yoink]

Next question is a what is this. I have this memory of a TV program, probably sometime in the late 90s or early 2000. I think it was a cop show or similar. The scene I remember is, I believe, near the end of the episode where an investigator and their partner go to a receptionists desk. The receptionist holds up one of her arms and the investigator taps the arm flab and says something along the lines of "I think we've found our dinosaur". I have no idea what the genre of the show would be, nor any real interest in watching it but I'm curious if anyone knows what it is from.

I don't believe I've seen that particular scene, but it sounds to me like something Monk would say.

[Comrade P.]

A question I suppose some freedomeagles can answer (although I will accept a valid answer from anyone else as well):

Is there a modification to AK platform/AK variant that is fed with straight magazines? Traditionally AK mags are curved, due to the cartridge form and arrangement, as far as I understand, but maybe in some other caliber a box magazine can be like one of, say, G3, more rectangular? Or maybe a modified magazine well? Both?

[GiglameshDespair]

A question I suppose some freedomeagles can answer (although I will accept a valid answer from anyone else as well):

Is there a modification to AK platform/AK variant that is fed with straight magazines? Traditionally AK mags are curved, due to the cartridge form and arrangement, as far as I understand, but maybe in some other caliber a box magazine can be like one of, say, G3, more rectangular? Or maybe a modified magazine well? Both?

As far as I know, there aren't any straight box magazines for the AK.
Larger magazines tend to be curved, because rounds are tapered slightly. They don't stack straight, and 20 rounds is about the limit before you really start getting feeding problems with straight mags. 20rd box magazines tend to have a slanted bottom to compensate, and the follower can tilt a bit as well.

[Baffler]

Yeah, no such thing exists to my knowledge. I searched for it and found mention of a hungarian AK variant with an essentially straight 10 round magazine, but the dude's photo is gone and I can't find any other mention of it.

[Comrade P.]

Thank you, my curiosity is satisfied.