Badass of the Week
badassoftheweek.com · Group blog · on HN since 2010
Badass of the Week publishes humorous, profane biographies of military figures, adventurers, and historical people.
What HN saysHN commenters link its entertaining write-ups of figures like Stanislav Petrov, Kim Campbell, Nikola Tesla, and Big Wind.
20HN people shared it
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Most-shared posts
- 1Badass of the Week: Nikola Tesla5 people · 46 points · first shared 2010 · 8 comments on HN
- 2Big Wind – Badass of the Week3 people · 2 points · first shared 2021 · discussion on HN
- 3Ana Lezama de Urinza1 people · 2 points · first shared 2015 · discussion on HN
- 4The Complete List of Badasses1 people · 1 points · first shared 2021 · discussion on HN
- 5How to Kill Your Doppleganger1 people · 1 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
- 6Badass of the Week: Hongi Hika1 people · 1 points · first shared 2010 · discussion on HN
- 7Badass of the Week Archive1 people · 1 points · first shared 2023 · discussion on HN
- 8JavaScript: A Brief Tutorial1 people · 1 points · first shared 2012 · discussion on HN
- 9Churchill1 people · first shared 2015
- 10Stanislav petrov and the rcsg resolute1 people · first shared 2026
- 11Akaiwa1 people · first shared 2011
- 12Young1 people · first shared 2014
- 13Kimcampbell1 people · first shared 2014
- 14List1 people · first shared 2016
- 15Aki ra1 people · first shared 2014
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altairprime · 2026-03-20
That is kind of an amazing point. I looked it up and this transcript was enlightening!
https://www.badassoftheweek.com/stanislav-petrov-and-the-rcsg-resolute
> Don't ram the ship that has two bars and a Jacuzzi on board and is designed for, like, smashing glaciers. Mm hmm. Then the captain of the Resolute radioed to the guys in the water like, 'Hey, do you want some help?'
Heh.
agentgt · 2016-10-24
* Unusual religions on wikipedia particularly Scientology.
* Rogue waves (it is not that deep of a hole but for some reason I find it interesting).
* Knot theory and category theory (again not sure why).
* Social Psychology on wikipedia
* Ben Thompson's Badass blog (more for humor and a little old now. not sure if it is updated) [1]
* If you are an older mid to late 30 something like me X-Entertainment [2] used to be an awesome rabbit hole (no it is not a porn site). Sadly it is very very broken rabbit hole with collapsed tunnels all over. The author's penchant (Matt) for 80's crap ultimately succumbed to complete utter disorganization and proper backups. It is a 404 wasteland. I recommend googling "x-entertainment and he-man" (yes it is scary to google such terms but trust me)
[1]: http://www.badassoftheweek.com/list.html
[2]: http://www.x-entertainment.com/index1.html
BrandonMarc · 2014-03-06
Another great advantage of that plane is just how durable it was. It could take massive damage yet stay in the air. Of course, pilot skill's important, too.
For proof, look at the story of Kim Campbell:
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/kimcampbell.html
The article has loads of good pictures of the plane, the gun, and the damage she took over Iraq. It's amazing to see.
yeahsure · 2011-01-28
Great related read: http://www.badassoftheweek.com/tesla.html
Rediscover · 2022-04-29
Written up on Bad Ass of the Week:
https://www.badassoftheweek.com/bigwind
rzzzt · 2021-09-22
Big Wind probably appears in the movie. It is two MiG jet engines strapped to a T-34 frame: https://www.badassoftheweek.com/bigwind
arethuza · 2015-01-06
Of course, what you really want to use to capture 42 German prisoners in WW2 is a broadsword:
http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/mad-jack-churchill-a-rare-…
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/churchill.html
imjustsaying · 2014-05-18
Far more cost-effective would be cloning ឯកសារ (Aki-Ra).
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/aki-ra.html
goatforce5 · 2014-03-13
Here's a guy who ran one 875 ultramarathon in 5 days at the age of 61 - without sleep or otherwise resting:
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/young.html
Cliffy Young is awesome. He's a national hero in Australia.
younata · 2011-03-27
I liked the badassoftheweek article on this.
warning: strong language
http://badassoftheweek.com/akaiwa.html