Shadow Hawk Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Despite the analysis given above by another servicemember' date=' I believe that picture isn't necessarily B.S. The flames I can clearly see are shooting from the flare dispenser visible in the underside of the aft end of the landing gear nacelle (there are more on the other nacelle, those dark rectangles), and are probably the ejector charges blasting the flares away from the plane. The shadow on the upper engine nacelle is consistent with the placement of the light source, and the shadows are visibly washed out by the flames, but not completely washed out (the sun is really, [i']really [/i]bright compared to flare ejector charges). I can also see what appear to be chaff dispensing devices near the wingtips (the wingtip vortex would help the chaff fibers "bloom", I.E. not stay clumped in a useless wad). I would guess that the plane shown is a Canadian Air Force plane, since it has a false cockpit painted on the underside. I'm pretty sure the above photo wasn't "shopped". OK. Won't argue with a zoomie about Air Force aircraft. I didn't know A-10s carried flare dispensers on the landing gear pods. Dumping a flare like that makes it look like he's going into a evasion turn. Is he launching the maverick also, or is that flame there another flare? (I work on a navy air station now. Ask me about F-18s, or P-3s, or E-2s, or C-2s or SH-60s. I see those aircraft. Air Force A-10s, F-16s, F-15s, T-38s... not so much. Oh, and C-130s in National Guard paint. Lots of those, every weekend.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Actually' date=' the problem is the gravitational potential energy and angular momentum that you have to buy off to get within a solar radius of the center.[/quote'] That's easy for you to say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Only in Texas. I'm guessing 'KILL' was already taken. Considering the guy's a Purple Heart winner, I'd say he took a shrapnel wound. Considering he's still driving around, it probably wasn't a "kill" wound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Your post is appropriate to the title of the thread. Have some rep. Edit: Sorry, tried, but it wouldn't let me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Considering the guy's a Purple Heart winner' date=' I'd say he took a shrapnel wound. Considering he's still driving around, it probably wasn't a "kill" wound...[/quote'] I stand corrected and apologize, being totally unaware of the significance of that part of the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cancer Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I remember seeing that ad when it was coming out! Back then, $6.98 was more than a lot of toys. I don't know when that particular version of the ad came out, but it's before ZIP codes started in 1963. Otherwise the address in the ad would include the zip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Nom Nom Nom!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Spoilered for animated gif. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Nom Nom Nom!!! Now we know what is happening to all the bees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haven Walkur Posted November 16, 2010 Report Share Posted November 16, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures That's a wasp. No great loss.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures [ATTACH=CONFIG]37451[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures [ATTACH=CONFIG]37451[/ATTACH] The cowboy reached for his six-shooters... ...And found he only had two. *Ba-da-bum* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures [ATTACH=CONFIG]37451[/ATTACH] The man in black fled across the desert... and the Gunslinger followed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures The man in black fled across the desert... and the Gunslinger followed. In this instance, the difference is almost unnoticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures That's a wasp. No great loss.... actually, judging by the wing venation, etc, I'd say hover fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrix3 Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Is this a photo of a real life Heterodyne library? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Is this a photo of a real life Heterodyne library? ...Books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures When we were in Ireland, we visited the medieval library in Trinity College. They've got these enormous shelves, 30 feet high, and the books on them are arranged by... Size. Yep. Forget about your Library of Congress or your Dewey Decimal systems. The smallest books were on top, the biggest ones were on the bottom shelf. You wanted to find a book in ancient times, you'd better have a pretty good idea of its dimensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted November 17, 2010 Report Share Posted November 17, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Now we know what is happening to all the bees! All your bees are belong to us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures That's a wasp. No great loss.... Actually, I think it is a fly, one of the "bee mimic" flies ... like this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenAge Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Is this a photo of a real life Heterodyne library? Good lord, that looks like the closet door storage facility in Monsters INC. !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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