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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannan_Isles_Lighth...
Mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers.
Freak wave, or..... giant seabird?
Mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers.
Freak wave, or..... giant seabird?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Stein
US Marines MoH recipient. Carried a personally customised, aircraft sourced machine gun.
US Marines MoH recipient. Carried a personally customised, aircraft sourced machine gun.
mrtwisty said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Stein
US Marines MoH recipient. Carried a personally customised, aircraft sourced machine gun.
On the same note, this guy was nominated 4 times for the MoH.US Marines MoH recipient. Carried a personally customised, aircraft sourced machine gun.
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/korean-war/medal-...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot
The Business Plot was an alleged political conspiracy in 1933 in the United States. Retired Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler claimed that wealthy businessmen were plotting to create a fascist veterans' organization and use it in a coup d'état to overthrow President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt, with Butler as leader of that organization
The Business Plot was an alleged political conspiracy in 1933 in the United States. Retired Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler claimed that wealthy businessmen were plotting to create a fascist veterans' organization and use it in a coup d'état to overthrow President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt, with Butler as leader of that organization
Solomon Shereshevsky, a natural mnemonist with an apparently limitless memory for some things, but also problematic levels of synesthesia- if he ate whilst reading, the flavour would mess up what he was reading. He also had difficulty recognising faces because simple things like changes in expression meant they didn't look like they he remembered:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Shereshevsky
http://www.edublox.com/solomon-shereshevsky.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Shereshevsky
http://www.edublox.com/solomon-shereshevsky.htm
Edited by glazbagun on Monday 28th December 12:36
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_CDO
Synthetic CDOs are controversial because of their role in the subprime mortgage crisis. They enabled large wagers to be made on the value of mortgage-related securities, which critics argued may have contributed to lower lending standards and fraud
Synthetic CDOs are controversial because of their role in the subprime mortgage crisis. They enabled large wagers to be made on the value of mortgage-related securities, which critics argued may have contributed to lower lending standards and fraud
The Spruce goose said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_CDO
Synthetic CDOs are controversial because of their role in the subprime mortgage crisis. They enabled large wagers to be made on the value of mortgage-related securities, which critics argued may have contributed to lower lending standards and fraud
The Big Short really was rather good, wasn't it? Synthetic CDOs are controversial because of their role in the subprime mortgage crisis. They enabled large wagers to be made on the value of mortgage-related securities, which critics argued may have contributed to lower lending standards and fraud
Island of Bougainville, and the revolution against Papua New Guinea, and the Rio Tinto Zinc mining corporation.
Coconut Revolution
Worth watching the documentary:
Coconut Revolution - Documentary on You Tube
Coconut Revolution
Worth watching the documentary:
Coconut Revolution - Documentary on You Tube
What happened to 4 deep sea divers in 1983.
Not for the faint hearted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin
Not for the faint hearted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin
Skii said:
What happened to 4 deep sea divers in 1983.
Not for the faint hearted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin
CNot for the faint hearted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin
Nearly as often as D. B. Cooper. Agreed though, but so instant I doubt there was even time for an expression of 'f
k!' To form in their minds.The Spruce goose said:
Incredible. An amazing example of how to fail at life! I don't think I could muster the commitment to screw up so much even if it were my intention. I think I'd just bottle it somewhere after the third marriage/firstdebt collectors letter and start sorting my life out.The Trident thread has me looking up Railguns again. Such an awesome idea that will probably never get there. I particularly like the specifications required for any proposed self-guided railgun projectile:
US-NAVY said:
"The package must fit within the mass (< 2 kg), diameter (< 40 mm outer diameter), and volume (200 cm3) constraints of the projectile and do so without altering the center of gravity. It should also be able to survive accelerations of at least 20,000 g (threshold) / 40,000 g (objective) in all axes, high electromagnetic fields (E > 5,000 V/m, B > 2 T), and surface temperatures of > 800 deg C. The package should be able to operate in the presence of any plasma that may form in the bore or at the muzzle exit and must also be radiation hardened due to exo-atmospheric flight. Total power consumption must be less than 8 watts (threshold) / 5 watts (objective) and the battery life must be at least 5 minutes (from initial launch) to enable operation during the entire engagement. In order to be affordable, the production cost per projectile must be as low as possible, with a goal of less than $1,000 per unit."
Righto boys, to the shed! - Edit* Link- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun
Edited by glazbagun on Thursday 21st January 10:46
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