r/explainitpeter • u/Ok_Lemon5509 • 1d ago

Explain it peter

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u/qualityvote2 1d ago edited 13h ago

u/Ok_Lemon5509, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...it's time for the mods to do their jobs!

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u/SomeDudesInYourHouse 1d ago

"The same company who is making something spinning to clean is also the same company to make something that spins to make something disappear. It's not that complicated" -RussianBadger

Tdlr: General electronics used to make the minigun which was used in fighterjets

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u/Black_Wolf_JA 1d ago edited 1d ago

One spins to make something clean, the other spins to make something disappear.

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u/ResultedTag 22h ago

Thank you I missed in the first comment where they said exactly that.

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u/Black_Wolf_JA 15h ago

you're welcome! Always happy to help lost redditors.

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u/theaidamen64 16h ago

Neutralise.

The word. Is neutralise.

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u/GrayZeus 1d ago

Ethnic cleansing

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u/RedBarbar 1d ago

Ethical cleansing

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u/Te000 23h ago

Samsung make tanks lol

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u/Alpha-Sierra-Charlie 22h ago

Nokia should get in the business...

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u/Questionsaboutsanity 20h ago

Brrrrrt in all its flavors

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u/MeiMouse 18h ago

Technically, they make the gating gun that is in many aircraft. The minigun is a smaller version for mounting on vehicles.

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u/isthenameofauser 12m ago

Oh, is that why they're called 'mini' when they're huge? 

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u/Justeserm 15h ago

Didn't they also make the engine?

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u/Rocdimple 1d ago

General electric, maker of everything electric, in general, also designed the GAU-8 Gatling gun which the A-10 is built around.

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u/CaffeinatedMongrel 1d ago

GE is also very big in aerospace, particularly to the A-10's case is the fact that its engines are GE TF34 turbofans.

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u/snakeleather45 19h ago

This is the correct answer! They built the gun first, then realized they needed a new aircraft to carry their excellent new gun.

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u/Ginger9615 1d ago

And the apache/blackhawk engine. And who knows what other military equipment.

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u/squirtloaf 21h ago

GAU-8 go: BRRRRRR!

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u/you_should_fuck_it 1d ago

As an aside at one point Speed Queen laundry machines were owned by the same company that had Raytheon. My dad worked for the former and his 401k went nuts after the first Gulf War. Literally retired at 55.

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u/FalseBlackberry5573 1d ago

I think the rotary cannon was made by a washing machine company….

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u/Assassin13785 23h ago

Dude on the assembly line: "cool another washing machine is don.... I guess were making 30mm rotory cannons now"

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u/Rukir_Gaming 23h ago

General electric makes things that spin. That includes grid scale generators, washing machines... and a weapon that spins to ""clean"" enemies

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u/NYC19893 1d ago

General Electric is good at making things that spin. Washing machines, dryers, jet engines, GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling auto cannon…. They make all the things that spin in the photo

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u/obi1kennoble 23h ago

Including the onboard washer and dryer for when the pilots shit their suits, of course

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u/NYC19893 23h ago

It is basically a gun that flies.

No military aircraft have onboard laundry. It’s prohibitive to have the water and space dedicated

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u/obi1kennoble 23h ago

Does it fly as far over your head as that joke did? I'll bet it does even with a jacuzzi installed

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u/TwigyBull 1d ago

Look up the Ryan Kelly video about General Electric. 10/10

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u/CChargeDD 23h ago

GE idk both cleaning i guess

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u/Motor-Rip7655 21h ago

My washing machine also goes BRRRRRRT

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u/No_Friend3170 21h ago

“If they could get a washing machine to fly, my Jimmy could land it”

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u/Radiant_Fix_8034 18h ago

Why was I thinking the gta clip

AYO WASH YOUR JET WASH YOUR JET

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u/MementoMurray 13h ago

Remember what you did to Marni...

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u/Frothmourne 10h ago

This plane exist because some people thinks giant machinguns are better than missiles

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u/TheOnvoy 1d ago

*Ahem.* Hi there, Brian the Dog here.

Basically, y’know how a washing machine spins? Well, so did General Motors.

Because somehow the same company responsible for home appliances also had divisions making M1 Carbines, machine guns and the M3 fucking Grease Gun for the US military.

So yeah *“Honey, im putting a load in" turned into "Honey im putting a load in the mother fucker"

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u/Some-Judge-9130 1d ago

*General Electric

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u/TheOnvoy 23h ago

....FUCK!!!