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HN comment orderThis is probably one of the greatest pieces of long form journalism I have ever read, and I've read a lot. You'd be doing yourselves a disservice by not setting aside some time and reading this all the way through.
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As part of my job, related to activities at China Lake Naval Weapon Station, I've worked on a test range in Coso, about 45 miles northwest of the area mentioned in the article. I've also been down to Trona and Searle Lake. I can't imagine going off pavement in that area without experience and training. As a further illustration of how remote this area is, the safety briefing for the range mentions two important points: 1) if you are injured…
It appears, halfway through reading this, it's become password protected.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 4
- Total points
- 561
- Total comments
- 327
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-16 | The Hunt for the Death Valley Germans | Typhon | 14 | 1 |
| 2016-05-17 | The Hunt for the Death Valley Germans | jtreminio | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-07-01 | The Hunt for the Death Valley GermansFirst breakout · Best thread | swatkat | 179 | 61 |
| 2019-02-27 | Hunt for the Death Valley Germans (2015) | brudgers | 112 | 38 |
| 2020-06-20 | The Hunt for the Death Valley Germans (2012) | dredmorbius | 103 | 75 |
| 2022-09-16 | The Hunt for the Death Valley Germans | AntiRush | 2 | 3 |
| 2023-02-06 | The Hunt for the Death Valley GermansHall induction | chha | 127 | 147 |
| 2024-06-03 | The Hunt for the Death Valley Germans (2012)Latest 20+ point return | stereoabuse | 23 | 2 |