/u/Insertusernamehere5's posts

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

[WP] A crazed astronomer undergoes a quest to shut down the entire state's power grid, in an effort to force the population to behold, for the first time, the beauty of a starry night sky.

8549 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

Mark as read: Add to a list

[WP] By 1900, the 2nd Amendment was changed to only allow citizens to own muskets, (and other muzzleloaders). You are chilling with your homies in the hood, when a car pulls up and a 9 pounder cannon rolls out of its back window.

288 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

Mark as read: Add to a list

In the movie Gallipolli, the ANZAC sent troops over the top to attack the enemy with just bayonets, no ammunition in the rifles. Did this actually happen? If so, why wouldn't they send them up with bullets? If not, why would the movie decide to portray it that way?

86 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

[WP] Write an excerpt of a regular guy living in the modern world, but make it seem like he lives in a dystopian cyberpunk sci-fi world.

86 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why did militaries favor bolt action rifles rather than lever-action rifles throughout history?

37 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did they transport massive armies overseas in the Age of Sail?

16 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

[WP] The Duke of Wellington once said that Napoleon’s hat is worth 40,000 men, to which you find yourself in command of after stealing the artifact.

10 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

Mark as read: Add to a list

If a nuclear apocalypse were to happen, and every single nuclear weapon in the world was used, how long would it take for the accumulating fallout to decay and make the surface habitable?

5 upvotes • r/askscience

Mark as read: Add to a list

[WP] After walking out of the bathroom gun in hand, a disgruntled student decides not to do the unthinkable. As he turns to put it away, gunshots come from the hallway.

5 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

Mark as read: Add to a list

[WP] You are given a license to kill anyone you want, given reason. What do you do with it?

3 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[WP] A crazed astronomer undergoes a quest to shut down the entire state's power grid, in an effort to force the population to behold, for the first time, the beauty of a starry night sky.	8549	WritingPrompts
[WP] By 1900, the 2nd Amendment was changed to only allow citizens to own muskets, (and other muzzleloaders). You are chilling with your homies in the hood, when a car pulls up and a 9 pounder cannon rolls out of its back window.	288	WritingPrompts
In the movie Gallipolli, the ANZAC sent troops over the top to attack the enemy with just bayonets, no ammunition in the rifles. Did this actually happen? If so, why wouldn't they send them up with bullets? If not, why would the movie decide to portray it that way?	86	AskHistorians
[WP] Write an excerpt of a regular guy living in the modern world, but make it seem like he lives in a dystopian cyberpunk sci-fi world.	86	WritingPrompts
Why did militaries favor bolt action rifles rather than lever-action rifles throughout history?	37	AskHistorians
How did they transport massive armies overseas in the Age of Sail?	16	AskHistorians
[WP] The Duke of Wellington once said that Napoleon’s hat is worth 40,000 men, to which you find yourself in command of after stealing the artifact.	10	WritingPrompts
If a nuclear apocalypse were to happen, and every single nuclear weapon in the world was used, how long would it take for the accumulating fallout to decay and make the surface habitable?	5	askscience
[WP] After walking out of the bathroom gun in hand, a disgruntled student decides not to do the unthinkable. As he turns to put it away, gunshots come from the hallway.	5	WritingPrompts
[WP] You are given a license to kill anyone you want, given reason. What do you do with it?	3	WritingPrompts