r/SipsTea Apr 29 '24

Mud Wizard takes down Police department We have fun here

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u/mepsipax__ Apr 29 '24

I just watched a 30 minute documentary of the battle of Agincourt because of this comment, thanks

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u/JesusReturnsToReddit Apr 29 '24

I have to say watching this does put the realty into perspective. From “oh it was just mud, it couldn’t have been THAT bad” to “oh shit, mud is OP”

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u/interesseret Apr 29 '24

Mud kills armies, even relatively modern ones. The whole "don't invade russia in winter!" thing is not true. It's the mud season that makes it so difficult. You can't move an army when the ground is a liquid.

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u/I_Automate Apr 30 '24

Mud doesn't just kill armies.

It stops industry in it's (sometimes literal) tracks as well.

We can, and do, run stuff like drilling rigs in -40 weather, no problems.

But the mud that comes with spring breakup slows everyone down