April 12, 2009(from the creator of the BA-K-47)
We had our first annual Bacon Day this past Saturday. As a huge fan of bacon, and all the great bacon blogs out there, I decided it was time for me to make my own bacon creation. I came up with the BA-K-47, a 1:1 scale AK-47 made out of bacon. It took a total of eight hours to create, a lot of bacon, and a blowtorch… oh yeah, and our good friend beer helped too.
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This is a great shirt, and for you war machines out there, this one is for you. I am also amazed at the development of prosthesis these days. The rate things are going, more and more amputees will be able to join back up in their units because of bionics and these advances. Even contractors will be able to continue to work with these types advances, and as this war continues, I think we will see more and more of this type of thing. I guess my point is, if soldiering or contracting is in your blood, then an amputation should not stop you from continuing. Especially when bionics actually start to enhance capability.
I can even attest to some body modification/enhancement. I had laser surgery for my eyes back in 2002, and it was the best thing ever for this kind of work and for smokejumping. My vision sucked before hand and I had to depend upon eye glasses. That wasn’t good for parachuting, and I wanted to kick my dependence on those things. I got the surgery and now I have 20/15 vision! The outcome was way better than I ever expected, and for contracting, your eyes are extremely important for the observation part of your OODA.
In my leg, I have a titanium alloy rod holding together my femur. This does not really enhance my capabilities, but I guarantee that my femur won’t break there anymore. ha ha Now that is nothing like actually losing a leg or arm, but it does give me a profound respect for those that have prothesis and have to live with that metal and plastic in them and on them, just in order to walk or grip something. It is my hope that all of you guys and gals out there that are amputees or wheel chair bound, will one day not only live a normal life based on the advances of bionics and prosthesis, but be enhanced by it. It will happen, just like it happened for my vision. –Matt
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Bionic Shirt
This shirt goes out to all the folks in Ward 57 at Walter Reed, and to the men and women that have weathered far more than we can imagine and kept driving on. Whether they managed to stay in the service or not, these men and women are our heroes, and we thank them with the full measure of our hearts.
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This is funny, and this guy has been selling these drink coasters for a bit. Check out the site if you want to see more. –Matt
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Matt Weems
Illustrator & Armchair Statesman
Late in 2001, our soldiers began operations in Afghanistan. The public saw the Taliban as terrorists who abused women and deserved any punishment they got. The invasion would avenge our dead, save Afghans from the Mullahs, and democratize a South Asian nation, all in one blow. I was worried by the ignorance of the general public, including myself. Worse, the Administration seemed no better informed than we were.
A lesson from Vietnam was that ignorance can fritter away a powerful army for nothing. The pentagon had intelligence and plans on the shelf for invading Iran and Iraq, but we had left Afghanistan to the Pakistanis after the Soviets departed in 1989. If we were being led by the blind, the least I could do was teach myself to see. I consumed information. I read the BBC and the New York Times. I read Steve Coll, Christopher Kremmer, Barnette Rubin, Abdul Rashid, Peter Hopkirk, Gary Schroen, Robin Moore (who is a simple soul), and more. The coasters and website use the stories of key players as a framework to present what I learned. They inform the public and protect furniture from discoloration.
“A little piece of home.” By John Chapman and ‘Duke’ over at LMS Defense.
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