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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 56 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You guys are stupid. They’re gonna be looking for army guys.

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Maybe I misunderstood, but this is true...

There are parts in the system forty times cheaper than the parts we buy normally. I can give you even a scoop—it contains the world's only missile components from Toys R Us... One day I brought to work my sons toy car. We Passed it among us, and we saw that there were actually components suitable for us. More than that I can not tell

[–] Venat0r@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It seems a bit weird that they wouldn't just buy the components rather than the whole toy car, could be to get around not being allowed to buy directly from China as a defence contractor or something?

Or maybe Chinese factories not being allowed to sell to a US defense contractor?

Or maybe its just cheaper because of the quantities of the components they need and if ordering them directly they get overpriced.

Or maybe its to make it more difficult for spys to work out what components they're using.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Nah, buying direct would raise questions and most companies don't particularly want to actually be weapons suppliers. Tamiya who they're probably actually taking about would be unlikely to sell to Israel anyway given the Japanese governments stance on Israels relationship with it's neighbors.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 35 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I don’t wanna blow up

I’ve got Toys R Us kit

There’s a million angry arabs

Shooting rockets to hit.

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 19 points 10 months ago

"When your custom character appears in a cutscene."

[–] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Anyone else remember the myth about M16 handguards being made by Mattel?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Wow! Found conflicting info with a quick search, but I'm rolling with Snopes as it makes plain sense.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/m-16-made-mattel/

But maybe they did make the handguard only? Weird I've never run across this.

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

So hilarious that drone companies are now members of the military industrial complex. Any guesses who's gonna join next? Condiment brands? Ice-cream maker creators?

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Didn't Toys R Us get eaten by Bain Capital?

[–] astar26@ttrpg.network 5 points 10 months ago

For some reason they still exist in Israel (that is AFAIK, I don't go to shopping centers that much). And I think this was before the closure

[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago

"We Passed it among us"

NO NO NO NO NO PLEASE AAAAAAA

[–] Epicurus0319@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

Hehe, “is real”