It's not so much that it's military equipment. Some of it is just amazing engineering, regardless of context. Since many HNers are engineers, it is not surprisi

It's not so much that it's military equipment. Some of it is just amazing engineering, regardless of context. Since many HNers are engineers, it is not surprising that posts about interesting/amazing feats of engineering get voted up. One of my favourites (ignore the patriotic stuff in the beginning): http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/press_suit001.html http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/press_suit001.html