Overkill objects for everyday life

Re:Overkill objects for everyday life by IgorPartola on Sunday May 30, 2021 @07:13PM (#27337898)

There are definitely nice finds out there. That doesn’t mean that the military equivalent of a consumer good is better. Duct tape is duct tape. A Humvee is a shit grocery hauler. Military boots aren’t going to be as nice or comfortable as a pair of Italian hand made boots.

I remember looking at ToughBooks because their shells are amazing. But what does that do for me if inside it has a 10 year old computer?

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Re:Overkill objects for everyday life by yourapostasy on Sunday May 30, 2021 @08:25PM (#27338482)

> Duct tape is duct tape.

Meant in jest: I find your lack of faith [1]...disturbing [2].

That said, I have found marked differences even in "consumer" duct/duck tape offerings at big box stores. Adhesive properties, abrasion resistance, UV resistance, backing laminate strength, vibration tolerance, and so on, have converged my choices these days to Gorilla and 3M brands, and only give other manufacturers that show up in the big box store shelves one chance with one sample roll.

[1] https://tapeuniversity.com/industry/industrial-mro/what-is-t...

[2] https://onemileatatime.com/duct-tape-airplane/

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Re:Overkill objects for everyday life by neilpanchal on Sunday May 30, 2021 @07:18PM (#27337948)

Agreed, there is a bit of selectivity and careful consideration. These are misuses and illfits. Wearing military boots to a wedding is an impedence mismatch so to speak, not really a fault of military boots.

You gotta compare apples to apples.

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Re:Overkill objects for everyday life by PaulDavisThe1st on Sunday May 30, 2021 @09:11PM (#27338816)

Under what conditions are military boots ever actually better than the best non-military alternatives?

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Re:Overkill objects for everyday life by CRConrad on Monday May 31, 2021 @03:14AM (#27341172)

Air drops into enemy territory.

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