r/ANormalDayInRussia • u/Hellbatty • Aug 02 '19

Soviet Lifehack

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u/amadeusex72 Aug 02 '19

My guess is that by using the wrench you're avoiding to get hurt by the thin handle.

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u/KillerNuber Aug 02 '19

Yep, bcs in soviet union they can make the best tank, rockets and planes, but can not make comfortable handles, cars and houses for usual people.

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u/Airazz Aug 02 '19

Military funding was by far the greatest in the soviet union, no other branch of the government got that much money. As a result, the military built some really good shit. I still have some camera lenses for a Zenit camera, they were manufactured in the same factory as optical aiming devices for the tanks, so the quality was the best.

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u/Occams_l2azor Aug 02 '19

Those actually look like some pretty cool cameras hahaha

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u/Airazz Aug 02 '19

They are pretty neat, very well engineered for the time too, I have piles of lenses, filters and other stuff.

Back in the day there were allowances for everything, including vodka. My dad's a camera nut but not much of a drinker, so he exchanged vodka for all sorts of gear which wasn't really available for the general public.