u/Concise_Pirate

122.1k post karma · 1.1m comment karma · joined Mar 2009 · moderator

1. 2,252points
   

   Motorcycle helmets after life-saving usage (i.redd.it)

   submitted Jan 2026 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/EngineeringPorn

   186 comments · source

2. 68points
   

   "Coming to work on the Oregon Trunk bridge. Central Oregon, Crooked River. Rope Ladder 320ft high." Picture taken around 1905-10 (i.redd.it)

   submitted Jan 2026 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/OldSchoolRidiculous

   5 comments · source

3. 232points
   

   Testing a real flapping-wing ornithopter we made, with flips and aerobatic maneuvers — a different way of flying. What do you think? (v.redd.it)

   submitted Jan 2026 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/EngineeringPorn

   3 comments · source

4. 4points

   People with tattoos, why have you chosen to do something so permanent? (self.NoStupidQuestions)

   submitted Jan 2026 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/NoStupidQuestions

   28 comments

5. 2,258points
   

   Moving Floor Trailer (v.redd.it)

   submitted Jan 2026 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/EngineeringPorn

   42 comments · source

6. 602points

   Saw these smile and they made me smile so I thought I'd make you smile (v.redd.it) [:snoo_hearteyes: Wholesome Moments :snoo_simple_smile:]

   submitted Dec 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/MadeMeSmile

   14 comments · source

7. 1,176points

   You think that's funny? (i.redd.it)

   submitted Nov 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/MurderedByWords

   40 comments · source

8. 222points
   

   Nike Ajax - the first operational guided SAM - missile test (v.redd.it)

   submitted Nov 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/EngineeringPorn

   2 comments · source

9. 10points
   

   22 Thanksgiving Main Dishes That Are Better Than Turkey (cooking.nytimes.com)

   submitted Nov 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/thanksgiving

   3 comments · source

10. 122points
    

    C-5 Galaxy with a dorsal (roof) hatch open and a flight engineer supporting the pilot when taxiing (i.redd.it)

    submitted Nov 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/HumanForScale

    1 comments · source

11. 25points
    

    South Korea Launches Rural Basic Income Pilot in Seven Counties (businesskorea.co.kr)

    submitted Oct 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/BasicIncome

    0 comments · source

12. 6points

    A favorite koan from the Mumonkan (the Gateless Barrier) [Sūtra/Sutta]

    submitted Oct 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/Buddhism

    3 comments · source

13. 8points

    What are some of the most helpful teaching statements, for talking to beginners or the curious? (self.zenbuddhism)

    submitted Oct 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/zenbuddhism

    6 comments

14. 1,226points
    

    Carlsbad homeowner ordered to remove private gate to public beach, fined $1.4 million (sandiegouniontribune.com)

    submitted Oct 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/SanDiegan

    72 comments · source

15. 646points
    

    The original Ronald McDonald (1963) (i.redd.it)

    submitted Oct 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/OldSchoolRidiculous

    54 comments · source

16. 27points

    A favorite koan from the Mumonkan (the Gateless Barrier) (self.zenbuddhism)

    submitted Oct 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/zenbuddhism

    24 comments

17. 4,869points

    LPT: to halt weight gain, start each meal with an extra vegetable (self.LifeProTips) [Food & Drink]

    submitted Sep 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/LifeProTips

    444 comments

18. 853points
    

    A Three-Way Branching in the Yonkers Pressure Tunnel - a Part of the Colossal Catskill Aqueduct System (i.redd.it)

    submitted Sep 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/EngineeringPorn

    17 comments · source

19. 16points
    

    Promise Me - Thich Nhat Hanh (plumvillage.org)

    submitted Sep 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/zenbuddhism

    0 comments · source

20. 20points

    Your experience with "form does not differ from emptiness; emptiness does not differ from form" ? (self.zenbuddhism)

    submitted Sep 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/zenbuddhism

    56 comments

21. 4points

    Carlo Acutis, a Saint for the Modern Age (nytimes.com)

    submitted Sep 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/religion

    0 comments · source

22. 3points

    Carlo Acutis, a Saint for the Modern Age (long free NYT article) (nytimes.com)

    submitted Sep 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/Catholicism

    0 comments · source

23. 618points
    

    Pivotal Blackfly landing yesterday (v.redd.it)

    submitted Sep 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/EngineeringPorn

    54 comments · source

24. 1,611points
    

    urethane magnetic sheet immediately stops leaks (v.redd.it)

    submitted Aug 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/EngineeringPorn

    75 comments · source

25. 136points
    

    Woman pointing a gun at a computer for some reason, 1998 (i.redd.it)

    submitted Aug 2025 by u/Concise_Pirate to r/OldSchoolRidiculous

    47 comments · source