Share this page!

Enter URL or ID to Unroll

You can paste full URL like: https://x.com/threadreaderapp/status/1644127596119195649
or just the ID like: 1644127596119195649

How to get URL link on X (Twitter) App

  1. On the Twitter thread, click on or icon on the bottom
  2. Click again on or Share Via icon
  3. Click on Copy Link to Tweet
  4. Paste it above and click "Unroll Thread"!
  5. More info at Twitter Help
LindyScience Profile picture
LindyScience
@LindyScience
Remove your computer and your room looks stuck in the 1970s
Jun 23, 2022 • 15 tweets • 9 min read
Thread on how the USA planned to use nuclear explosions to build canals, harbors, and natural gas domes

Excerpts from "Project Plowshare: The Peaceful Use of Nuclear Explosives in Cold War America" by Steve Kaufmann Image Plowshare was pitched as something that would make it much cheaper and easier to complete projects like the Interstate Project than conventional explosive allowed.

It was also hoped to be used to create another Panama Canal as there were fears about sabotage to the lock system ImageImage
Mar 11, 2022 • 17 tweets • 11 min read
Thread on how German culture was destroyed in America during WW1

German dogs were shot, German books were burnt, German composers were banned, and much more

Excerpts from "Burning Beethoven: The Eradication of German Culture in the United States during WW1" by Erik Kirschbaum At the outbreak of WW1, German-born men and women were required to register their address and employment at local post office.

2,000 Germans would be sent to internment camps for the rest of the war. Most were released by June 1919 on parole.
Jul 9, 2021 • 22 tweets • 7 min read
Zoviet Maps (1/x)

Soviet maps reached a detail level unbelievable for many rival intelligence agencies. They can tell you about the height of a bridge above water, its dimensions, load capacity, and the main construction material. Image (2/x) They can tell you the width of a river, the direction of its flow, its depth, and whether it has a viscous bed. They can tell you the type of trees in a forest, as well as their height, girth, and spacing. They can also tell you the name of a factory and what it produces. Image