Show us your animated GIFs... [Volume 4]

[Asterix]

irocfan said:

Dark chocolate for the 1st time...

Dark chocolate rocks - letting a piece just sit on your tongue and melt is one of life's rare pleasures. Even better followed up with a sip of a deep, rich red wine.

[Luke Warm]

[JonRB]

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[Undirection]

Luke Warm said:

So odd how they quote the speed of the SR-71, a 60s plane!

[rohrl]

Undirection said:

Luke Warm said:

So odd how they quote the speed of the SR-71, a 60s plane!

It isn't really that odd. The SR-71 is still the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft ever built, so a pretty good reference point.

[rohrl]

[Otter Smacker]

[so called]

Otter Smacker said:

Edited by Otter Smacker on Tuesday 25th August 21:11

Wonder what she's on? :-?

[rohrl]

so called said:

Wonder what she's on? :-?

Thyroid medication I expect.

[JonRB]

Otter Smacker said:

Love it.

But could have been even funnier if they had seamlessly looped it.

Edited by JonRB on Saturday 29th August 18:02

[Moonhawk]

Undirection said:

Luke Warm said:

So odd how they quote the speed of the SR-71, a 60s plane!

I thought the point of the image was to compare a conventional airliner (something most of us can experience) with the fastest aircraft capable of atmospheric flight and the fastest space probe (something that most of us cannot).

[RumbleOfThunder]

I think he's making a statement that it's odd that we have yet to better the SR-71's speed despite all the years technological advances.

[JonRB]

RumbleOfThunder said:

I think he's making a statement that it's odd that we have yet to better the SR-71's speed despite all the years technological advances.

Indeed.

[SystemParanoia]

davhill said:

tobinen said:

Night fury fish? I thought it was just a minnow that can't read the Scoville scale.

Edited by davhill on Thursday 27th August 19:13

[Moonhawk]

RumbleOfThunder said:

I think he's making a statement that it's odd that we have yet to better the SR-71's speed despite all the years technological advances.

Things usually advance due to necessity. There is obviously little need for such a plane these days what with the advances in satellite technology and UAVs.

The SR-71 (as a manned vehicle) may not be bettered for many years - not because we can't better it - but because we don't need to.

[rohrl]

Moonhawk said:

RumbleOfThunder said:

I think he's making a statement that it's odd that we have yet to better the SR-71's speed despite all the years technological advances.

Things usually advance due to necessity. There is obviously little need for such a plane these days what with the advances in satellite technology and UAVs.

The SR-71 (as a manned vehicle) may not be bettered for many years - not because we can't better it - but because we don't need to.

Agreed.

It's a bit like marvelling that no-ones made a faster steam locomotive than Mallard in the last 75 years.

[RumbleOfThunder]

Jesus what a pair of superior anorak's . It's come to something when you can't remark on the amazing speed of a 50 year plane without some dullard telling you why you shouldn't.

[RumbleOfThunder]

OT but the definition of an anorak is excellent and exactly what I'm picturing.

[9patch]

[jogger1976]

I think it's time for an SR-71 gif