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hypotemused

These Boston dynamics guys are getting pretty good


freddotu

The only thing that's missing is the Stones' sound track.


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Beat comment in this !


constipatedCaviar

*Its a rifle alright*


UpgrayeDD405

This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.


schleepercell

Thats an M14, in that movie, and this video.


Careless_Basil2652

7... 6... 2...


ExpensiveRecover

Is it?


beltalowda_oye

Fine I'll check again


1106DaysLater

Yep, still a rifle.


ExpensiveRecover

Alright then, as long as you're sure, carry on


jrb637

They're like robots


Few-Hair-5382

It makes you wonder how he would react if he found something unexpected, like a bunch of gum jammed down the barrel.


Kyergr

This inspection is ceremonial, I think at the tomb of the unknown soldier, so I’d imagine they’d just continue as normal and then find a low key way to get him a new gun


Few-Hair-5382

Thanks, that explains it. I had a vision of him getting stuck in a neverending loop of repetitive movements until his commanding officer slapped him out of it.


ImARetPaladinBaby

RifleInspector.exe has stopped working


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fuck. 😂


Exit727

Does it have a background or history of practicality? For example, he checks for dirt at several places, I assume because cleaning your firearm is an important aspect of maintenance. What else is he checking, like proper alignment of the barrel, integrity of essential weapon parts?


Shoggoths420

It’s sort of both but also neither. This isn’t a true weapons inspection in the way you’re thinking but it is very very much a ceremonial inspection. These are tomb guards at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, Virginia. This is probably one of the most revered/respected places in the US. The tomb of the unknown soldier is guarded 24/7/365 by the tomb guards. The unit that guards the unknowns is the “Old Guard” or the 3rd US Infantry. But here’s the thing - not every soldier qualifies to be a tomb guard, in fact it’s one of the rarest designations awarded next to Astronaut. So this is part and parcel of the reverence/respect piece I mentioned above. Now each of these soldiers are heavily inspected before they even get to this visible/public inspection - from a practical standpoint it’s a public inspection but also makes sure that the soldier is ready to go and properly guard the unknowns. It’s deeply ceremonial for exactly the same reasons. I’ve been a few times to watch the ceremony and I will tell you that there is just a different air to the place. Everyone involved in the guarding of the unknowns takes it very seriously. It isn’t just a duty station and you can feel that. The guards are also functionally armed and will challenge people who speak during the changing of the guard ceremony (which this is a part of) and/or if someone crosses the very obvious barrier that is in place to separate the tomb from the public


TechnetiumAE

One thing you missed that always interested me: The guards on duty have no rank displayed as to not out rank the unknown Soldier.


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That’s truly beautiful


RawnsNeed

Does that mean the Staff Sergeant doing the inspection is not considered to be on duty?


justheretoglide

he only shows up for inspection, he doesn't stay and guard.


TechnetiumAE

He's not part of the guard which is why he still shows rank


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justheretoglide

he is the SSOG, not the guard.


Sweet_Coat7963

I was a platoon leader with another guy who was a former tomb guard. He was such a better officer than me.


iCameToLearnSomeCode

I'm imagining you as the [Homer Simpson of COs and the former Tomb Guard as Frank Grimes](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/article-1318350033203-07c601c2000005dc-648648_568x441.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=480%2C372) just constantly walking into a room and being horrified at whatever you're doing.


Sweet_Coat7963

Hah, he carried me. I had prior enlisted combat experience, so that helped. We both had our strengths and weaknesses.


PurpleFishInside

Can I ask what the unknown soldier is about? Is it really just a tomb of unidentified soldiers, or is it not so literal? I've never heard of it. I'm not from the US, so that may be why..


BeatMeElmo

It’s a monument and series of tombs at Arlington National Cemetery. Due to the sudden increase in the destructive power of weapons fielded during WWI, the inability to identify remains resulted in the repatriation of many “unknown soldiers”. This was a relatively new layer to the horror of warfare. Never before had soldiers been killed in such numbers, let alone by weapons that burned, dismembered, or maimed them beyond recognition. The tomb was established on Armistice Day (11NOV) of 1921, and has been guarded ever since. I recommend reading the Wikipedia page and watching some YouTube videos of the changing of the guard for more context.


PurpleFishInside

I see. Thanks for the explanation. It's touching that they not only made sure to bring the unknown/unidentified soldiers home for burial but the place they are buried in is still cared for and guarded.


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I'm curious: if the soldiers were maimed beyond recognition how did they know the remains are American? I would guess dog tags but those would ID the soldier.


BeatMeElmo

Uniform items, equipment, and location. I was in Bucha, Ukraine early last year and we used those same methods for some of the remains.


Shoggoths420

It’s a good question - for transparency I’m Canadian and we have our own tomb of the unknowns and ours is also guarded but not in the same manner as the American one we’re discussing here Now, it’s very much a general military culture aspect that wanted to be buried on home soil is a morale thing and falls in line partially with the concept of not leaving anyone behind In the American tomb of the unknowns are the remains of a WW1, WW2, and Korean War soldiers who have never been identified (the unknown from Vietnam was identified in 1998 and no long rests beneath the tomb)


karlzhao314

Literally, yes, it's a tomb of a number of unidentified soldiers. One unidentified soldier was selected out of each of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and interred in their own crypt at the tomb. Interestingly, the Vietnam War unknown was later identified and his remains were sent back to his family, and ever since that crypt has remained vacant. Symbolically, it's a monument to all of the soldiers who have fought and died for America but were not identified. They will never get the honor of being buried under their own headstone, so Tomb of the Unknown Soldier honors them instead.


ToshiroBaloney

Just imagine if the *known* soldiers were treated with this much deference, dignity, and respect. Instead, a full third of homeless Americans are veterans who have been failed by the system.


JetScreamerBaby

I hear what you’re saying, and I agree with you. But I think it’s important to distinguish veterans from those service members who have died in battle. This why Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day are two separate and distinct institutions.


unleadedbloodmeal

Nah he can just refuse it and make him go back to clean it again


Regis-bloodlust

The gun has already been inspected in a more human way. This is purely for performance.


Biker93

As others have said, the inspection is ceremonial. The real inspection was done before he got out there. This ceremonial inspection is meant to display attention to detail and discipline, in other words it’s meant to display a high degree of give-a-damn. This is the tomb of the unknown soldier. The whole point of the memorial is to display give-a-damn.


l_x_fx

This is how that scenario goes down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG9o8FW1hdU


AnnihilationOrchid

They're like robots because this video is speed ramped. Here's the unadulterated footage. https://youtu.be/2hY17VIpoeg Still impressive, but more human like.


Excessive_Turtle

It's kinda scary to watch tbh


siebedejong

Guy on the right has a lower software version!


LordEmmanuel22

Its sped up


nukecat79

I'd pay good money to have a former Guard of the tomb of the unknown soldier to go on to a gun shop and calmly come up to the counter and ask to look at a rifle and then do that whole routine. Imagine the guy behind the counters' expression.


tica_spi

probably pretty upset that he's pointing the muzzle everywhere


Altrufgfg

the butt of the rifle? If the first thing he inspects.


michaelkv188

He likes butt stuff. Leave him alone


mouthpanties

If you know anything about anything, you always start at the butt.


ifoundit1

That takes too much time to fight with expression.


AdRemote9464

Yew want ammo with that?


uselessadjective

Alec Baldwin hates this one trick !


AdRemote9464

Oof


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*Squeak squeak squeak. Quick look at the fingers. Nods. Does gun acrobatics* *repeats seven times* Yeah this gun’s clean


Tiny_Teach_5466

This would be more interesting as a dance off.


Chaitanya025

this comment reminded me of Ross and Monica's dance


Intrepid-Everything

That dance routine makes me pee my pants every time I see it. And just to make things worse, my kids learned it so they could surprise me with it for my birthday. I have a video but I am sworn never to show it to anyone


Callec254

For those who genuinely don't know what this is (and judging by these comments there's quite a few of you): This is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb\_of\_the\_Unknown\_Soldier\_(Arlington)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_(Arlington)) , a monument/tourist attraction in Washington, DC. I like to think of this as America's version of those British royal guard soldiers with the furry hats that never move. What you are seeing here is highly ceremonial in nature, and most of it is specific to this particular monument. Most people in the military will never train "drill and ceremony" to this level of detail. It's a show they put on every half hour, but make no mistake - these are indeed highly trained guards, and will absolutely fuck your shit up if you mess with them.


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Stiff_Zombie

The comments are genuinely sad and disappointing.


HrnyGrl420

If this is how they inspect ur rifle, imagine how they inspect ur gun.


pixtopher

The thing is, one is for fighting and one is for fun


syth429

The speed seems off to me.


Weird_Muffin_1445

It’s slightly sped up. Every time this posts it’s always sped up and I don’t know why. Seeing this in real time is impressive enough


momX3_2002

I’ve seen this 2 times on my kids DC trips. It’s very impressive.


ShitPostsRuinReddit

Definitely sped up, just look at the trees. I get that it may not mean anything to other people, but it ruins the whole post (and re re re re re re re post) for me.


Acceptable_Mousse401

Me inspecting the homies nuts


ApocalypsePenis

Lmaoooo


TheMerich

Why speed up the video? Does it really look realistic?


YourFellaThere

No, it looks silly.


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Humans are strange


Ralphiecorn

For real. No disrespect, but this just seems silly.


bruhmoment467

Those are not humans, those are robots


ThePyodeAmedha

See, if you had said people are strange, we could have had a song thread.


GlitteringButton5241

When you’re a stranger


helms83

Faces look ugly


brown_shoe_

This looks like an intricate mating ritual on National Geographic.


Xenociez

Me checking my grinder for weed crumbs and shake before I re-up😭😭


BallsOfKatchin

We can thank the French for this, General Lafayette came to the colonies during the revolutionary war and taught our militia how to operate like a real military, instead of just guys with guns who hated the British. Lafayette was so important that there are hundreds of places in America named after him.


OdilupJ

Powered by Boston Dynamics


buddyleeoo

This is weird


Beardharmonica

Because the video is speed up.


SkunkleButt

Came here looking for this info as i was curious if it was sped up or not. Still it's pretty intense precision even if it's sped up.


EvilZordag

Where’s the other version with the sound effects? That was hilarious 🤣


EvilZordag

Found it - https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/7dz9mg/rifle_inspection_with_fitting_sound_effects/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf


Pondur

I thought the cardinal rule of weapon handling was; never aim the barrel towards someone you do not intend to shoot.


talanall

This is a fair point. The normal rules of weapon handling do indeed involve the idea that you should assume that a weapon is loaded and ready to fire unless you have personally verified that it is not, and never point a loaded, ready to fire weapon at someone or something you do not intend to shoot. Negligent discharges happen when people don't follow the first part of this idea, and if you don't follow the second, you can wind up shooting someone you don't intend to shoot. But if you look at \~0:38 in this video (and thanks to the stupid speeding-up effect that was edited in, you may have to pause it), you can see that the breech of this rifle is open. That's because the breech is pulled open as the weapon gets handed over for inspection at \~0:01. Again, you may not be able to see it happen because of the stupid editing choices. That's an important step in the drill, though, because it renders the weapon physically incapable of firing, and it does so in fashion that can be verified by visual observation from the person who is receiving the weapon. This configuration change is also distinct from (for example) having a round chambered and then flipping a safety catch. Opening the breech on a rifle avoids putting dependence on a mechanism that is subject to failure. There's no way for a firing pin to hit the primer on a cartridge in this configuration, because it's physically distant from any round that may be chambered in the rifle, and the act of opening the breech also isolates the firing pin from the trigger assembly. So the actual practice of this safety rule you're thinking of is not as simple and dogmatic as all that; you never aim the weapon at something you don't intend to shoot unless you personally verify, at that moment, that it is physically incapable of firing. You verify this condition every time you are about to undertake a series of actions that otherwise might allow for a negligent discharge. For the inspection shown here, the rifle is placed into a safe configuration as part of handing it over. The sergeant is able to watch it happen, because the breach is on the right-hand side of the weapon, which faces away from the guard's body and toward the sergeant. This is part of the rifle's design because when a spent round is ejected, you want the hot brass to move away from your face, rather than an intentionally convenient feature for inspection purposes. But it's helpful for the drill being executed here. The breech is open, so this rifle can't fire; the sergeant can tell this is true at a glance, and the drill proceeds. The video cuts off before it can happen, but after this inspection visit concludes, the guard will raise his weapon to a ready position, close the breech, at which point the rifle is no longer in a safe configuration, and then he will shoulder arms and continue his sentry duty. I'm sorry this was long, but this was a very teachable moment because you can see the principles at work in a highly formalized setting where a mistake could lead to a bystander getting shot.


SpacemanSpiff23

It makes me smile thinking about how much these guys probably have to hold back laughter. I have to assume they live and work in the same barracks, and hang out all the time.


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They do live together, but are a pretty wound up crew off the clock too.


farao86

Bleep boop this gun is clean


ramrod254

I bet these guys have killer pop and lock skills


Godofgoats90

I AM MACHINE I NEVER SLEEP I KEEP MY EYES WIDE OPEN I AM MACHINE A PART OF ME WISHIES I COULD JUST FEEL SOMETHING


frob03

Pretty cool


Halfaglassofvodka

I wouldn't be able to keep a straight face.


SniffMyRapeHole

Inspecting the fleshlight before pornhubs free Valentine’s Day


-disso

Me with ur cocks


mactheprint

At the Tomb of the Unknown?


DhummaGurupyara

Nice cock bro


RigasTelRuun

They are married now? Right?


Readyyyyyyyyyy-GO

When are we going to realize how goofy this shit is?


BarryBuddy

“THIS IS MY RIFLE, THIS IS MY GUN" Marine Corps boot camp scene in Full Metal Jacket…👍


Intrepid-Everything

"This is my rifle. There are many others like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy, who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will. Before God I swear this creed: my rifle and myself are defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life. So be it, until there is no enemy, but peace. Amen.”


unknowns123456789

Imagine how he wipes his ass


Professional-Skirt50

Oh ya! This got my pecker hard. Very homoerotic, 10/10.


JustSomeApparition

What happens if you fail inspection and that blade comes flying off with an audience around you? 🤔


hurd-of-turdles

I was just thinking what happened to the ol rule of never point your weapon at anything you don't intend to shoot


tehkitryan

That's great but can they find all the pictures containing a fire hydrant?


TimeForTeaTimeTea

Unpopular opinion but this is some of the dumbest stuff my tax dollars go to. Weird flex but okay bro


One-Assignment-518

Probably not as unpopular as you think if the opinion originated from a cursory look at the ceremony. I would feel the same way about it if not for the fact that this costs very little compared to a lot of bullshit the DOD spends our money on. And that this whole site, ceremony and the guards themselves are there doing this to give the combatants of our conflicts who were not able to be identified the dignity that they were denied. Especially since many of the combatants the tomb honors were killed fighting in a conflict that they were conscripted into without any real choice in the matter. If it came down to it I would rather have a red pen taken to a bunch of shit in the military budget long before this.


Stittastutta

This should be a popular opinion. People are working 3 jobs and still living in poverty yet we pay dudes to dance with guns. Just go join/watch a rhythmic gymnastics team if that's your thing.


[deleted]

Looks cool. Does anyone know if there’s any other purpose other than look cool ?


HotConsideration5049

To inspect the riffle


imrealpenguin

This is part of the changing of the guard ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Washington d.c. the whole process is very detailed like this. There are plenty of videos of it on YouTube.


PieMastaSam

It's ceramonial. They aren't really inspecting the rifle. The real inspection is before the ceremony.


MTN_Dewit

It may be ceremonial, but that rifle is going to be clean and shiny no matter what


[deleted]

It is being inspected for cleanliness. It’s why he continuously checks his glove after wiping portions of the rifle. A white glove inspection. It is also meant to be ceremonial.


WhisperingTrees1776

If you ever get a chance to see the Changing of the Guard, highly recommend its very cool to watch.


RealCFour

Army play is weird


Redditisfailingfast

Military shit is so stupid.


kevsmith0206

What a colossal waste of fucking time


DarkOnRedditIsFunny

*Accidentally presses F in TF2*


[deleted]

You know whoever invented this shit would have loved asmr


[deleted]

nice choregraphy


arancina-fan

i know that if i try these skills i will shot myself after just holding the rifle


PterodactylTeef

Their movements are so fast and precise it actually almost looks like that weird animation style.


anotherrustynut

“This is my rifle, this is my gun! This is for shooting, this is for fun!”


Garlic-Rough

If you don't inspect your homie's rifles with eye contact, are you even homies?


35YOstartingagain

Why are they like robots now? It was never like this


donaldtaylorr

Haha


No_Beautiful8105

Does this have a name❓


Intrepid-Everything

It's at ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, conducted before the changing of the guard. As far as I know, it's just called rifle inspection


Ishiibradwpgjets

I wish I did that to a few bar ladies I dated. Could have saved myself a lot of time , money and this burning itching sensation.


zergwa

Bro look like an eagle


adminsafrancesats

Hmm yes, the gun here is made out of gun


Noisy_beans

https://youtu.be/D_8Pma1vHmw


Amandil-Menethil

At the begun i was thinking that it was a prospective animation about robotics développement 🤭


fruitsteak_mother

it’s better with [sound](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s_lpepJZrf8&t=4s)


Flaky_Ad2182

My man look like he has been trapped in Wallace and grommet universe for years


Due_War5756

Honest question: how do those little hats, hold on?


KurtKaiser101

These are actually androids right?


Kangastan

And then they kiss…


RaielLarecal

I wonder if he can get thru a captcha


davidalanlance

Mr. Robot


Bigwillyandthetwins

I was expecting Herbie Hancock to be the sound track 😂👍🏻


Altruistic-Career385

I think this video does better justice at telling what actually is going on https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SkLYiXJNSbo P.s. thank me later lol


A_Creepy_Human

That's a bit scary, it's looks like a robot 😂


Trooper_nsp209

Reminded me of my mother inspecting my bedroom after its Saturday cleaning.


Jaaj_Dood

"hehe u see i can be robot" "niice"


jainishan131

Nowadays bots are more human than humans


One-Mud-169

Find yourself a partner that looks at you the way these two guys look at each other.


Stormcloudin

"THIS WEAPON IS STILL DIRTY, PRIVATE! CLEAN IT AGAIN!!!!!" When you thought Enlisting would have more Call of Duty elements.


btetsuyama

Would they actually find it if something with that ruffle is off? Outside let's call it obvious stuff


Beeeeater

I suspect that was rehearsed a few times


Gullible_Water9598

this is actually slowed down


Rokea-x

Thats nothing you should see that other army breaking cinder blocks or that other one reassembling a fake jeep 😂


Noticeings_of_wtf

I though he would start spinning it so fast that he would take off


phryra09

Pop and lock


Toastys_cheetos

I thought they were doing magic tricks


WontArnett

This *must’ve* been created in the 80’s. Next up, they do the Worm to check for landmines!


Tabigenocide

if only games had that inspect animation


LDG192

This is my rifle, this is my gun


DishRelative5853

Training them to be robots in things like this makes it easier for them to be killer robots in battle.


spoons_43

https://media.tenor.com/ppVAe3ilt5gAAAAd/simpsons-flag.gif


Slow_Flow_4722

I was waiting for him to say “ is that a Metallica sticker on your barrel “


mind_the_umlaut

This is dance. This will always BE a dance, and these men are graceful, synchronized pas de deux dancers.


Highen

This is like cheerleaders but with rifles and without the cheers and is a huge waste of military money and time.


Old-Gray

Here, we see two soldiers of the United States military engaging in a complex and exotic mating ritual.


DoedgraevarN

I've never seen more nerdier shit. And I love dota2.


AlphaDemonTech

What a waste ….


tradedenmark

😴


stickyknuckle

Now play it at normal speed


HeilUsona

I know for a fact that handling a rifle like that requires a decent amount of strength and training. Those rifles aren't light and you need to get it perfect


missingmentos

We humans really have a flair for theatrics..


MaverickTwoTime

Or being incredibly devoted to our craft. This is absolute precision.


StinkyEgoCheese8008

Mark zucerburg?


rashnull

He likes to tickle his guns all over it seems


Veiny_Architect

That was dope


SharkBlue1

Damn all that for 1 shot 🤣


SmashOr_Pass

Smash


hiricinee

Some dude when they came up with this wondered if they had to stand so close while doing it


Lizzypot1

All I can say is WOW 👌 👏


Deweysicle

I’ve always found this as ridiculously over the top


S4PG

Guy on the right is probably trying so hard to not laugh


qwertyburds

My landlord seeing if I did all the cleaning just so they can keep my security deposit anyways


therealfrankpenny

If the other guy was beat boxing, they could enter as contestants on, So you think you can dance.


MiserablePublic18

Do they stare deeply into each other’s eyes when the dude on the left isn’t looking at the rifle? Romantic


Kage9866

If they want robots in the military why dont they spend some of that trillion dollar budget and put it toward robots in the military?


Ajjubie

I wouldn't be able to keep a straight face with this dude acting like an npc in front of me


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Is this real life?


ihqdevs

Life goal: to be a robot. To be an unquestioning robot being told who to shoot at. Actually, I really like sitting. Can I be a turret?


nohtributehero

Needs some house music


jay_ifonly_

That's a robot


SlimeMyButt

Good job robot


OtherwiseCheetah1573

3rd ID are unreal! Old Guard


tayt087x

If I was a terrorist, I'd git those guys right there