Tbf, military grade just means the minimum viable quality for military gear to work. It isn’t super strong or quality material. It’s a buzz word that sounds good but is actually quite shit lol

[–] negativenull@lemm.ee 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

When reporters asked (Alan) Shepard what he thought about as he sat atop the Redstone rocket, waiting for liftoff, he had replied, 'The fact that every part of this ship was built by the lowest bidder.'

[–] MTLion3@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

A-fuckin’-men. I’d be thinking about that too 🤣 It’s a disgusting way to build sensitive, high stress tools and tech.

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago

MIL specs for steels are very particular in some regards. There's a reason armor plate is used far beyond the original application.