OT -Wanna fly alongside the Blue Angels?

[lynnl]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i4y-u66XWM

About an 8 min video.

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Yeah. He'd fit right in there.

Or maybe a Consumer Protection Agency or UL lab. Sounds like someone who could break a bowling b...

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That's utter BS! That's the result of a sudden impact, OR a REALLY heavy force applied at an angle on one side, such as would happen if he sat on it to...

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Yes, that's one. That sounds even more familiar than Silvius....

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Well, you piqued my interest. So I googlated (yeah, I just made that up) some terms and came up with the name "Silvius," which seems to ring...

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My thoughts exactly. Ir's not worth making a federal case over.

My most significant complaint deals with rolling up long extension cords...

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Yes. I've found that works really well for 'just right,' tight push fits for dowel pins. ...and it's easy to do on a bench grinder. Shoot for an angle...

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I have a couple of Husky tool chests, purchased from Home Depot, that work like that. The tabs that you bend in or out to catch in a corresponding cutout...

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That assumes it's not yawing when it goes aground. And with strong prevailing winds, along with the maneuvers employed to maintain steerage, AND intermittent...

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The Egyptians don't seem to think so. Of course receiving a toll fee of about $1M per ship per transit probably influences their rationale. And considering...

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I suspect Evergreen shipping company probably has several ships named "Ever <this>" and "Ever <that>"

I think...

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The ship Captain wasn't the one driving the boat. The SCA (Suez Canal Authority) puts aboard their own specially trained and knowledgeable (supposedly)...

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That would certainly seem the case. But a few days ago I read or heard that Elon Musk announced he'd soon be accepting bitcoin payment for the Teslas....

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There would normally be numerous ships inside the canal system at any one time. I say "system" because it is more than just one big "ditch."...

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Jet engines have a significant lag time, not really what would be called for in making the short term maneuver adjustments.

As for the rudder...

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Very nice work! That drill press looks like it just entered service yesterday. It's obvious that shoddy work is NOT part of your bag of tricks.
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We've all heard the expression "...if you can't beat 'em, join 'em." That especially applies to odorous foods.
Anyone who's spent...

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Are sardines considered to be pickled?...

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Yep. That's pretty much always the case with these major malfunctions and accidents.

I wonder how much draft the ship had beneath it....

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That dog must be the mascot of the US Army Corp of Engineers. ...