• @PugJesusM
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    54 months ago

    “Just print me more money, Congress! How hard can it be?”

    This is actually the first time I’ve heard of Joseph Belton, man was trying to jump an entire tech level

    • @FireTowerOP
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      54 months ago

      Seriously read the correspondence. The guy was a genius. Also a complete jackass w/ his proposed fee.

      Tldr his logic was if I give one man a gun that shoots twice I should get twice as much for the musket. Also btw, broke people, I have a gun that shoots 16 times.

      Videos on his design:

      https://youtu.be/E2kIPmuXMWU

      https://youtu.be/_u2SzxLnxNg

  • southsamurai
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    34 months ago

    A belton reference? My gods, I think I’ve been slipped some kind of drug if I’m seeing this. Hallucinations? Yes, thank you