Random Picture Thread

[balrog]

yes, but any self respecting hound would still eat then.

 

[RPh_Guy]

Those are cherries...

 

[Dland]

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Those are plums, cherries or some other kind of stone fruit, and dog looks like it might be stuffed,,,,just sayin.

 

[adiochiro3]

Ran across this image in my Gallery. 2015 the Bride and I went to Albuquerque to the Balloon Fiesta. Had planned to attend this year in October as well. Unfortunately another event cancelled for 2020 due to the Pandemic. View attachment 693296

What... balooning isn't socially distance enough that it had to be cancelled????!!!!!!

 

[day_trippr]

Spending six hours in a small gondola with a bunch of others might have something to do with it...

 

[gromitdj]

As someone born in Albuquerque, it's probably more about the 10's of thousands of people that gather on the grounds where they launch. Without those ticket sales and concessions there is not much incentive in holding the event.

 

[CKuhns]

I wonder if they would notice if it went missing?

 

[S-Met]

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Nope, nobody would notice.

Just make sure you have a rag and maybe some bkf. If anyone sees yiu leaving with it, tell them you were tasked with polishing and you'll have it back in a few weeks.

 

[bruce_the_loon]

I wonder if they would notice if it went missing?View attachment 693563

Start stripping parts off, nobody would notice as bits slowly disappear over a few days.

Or walk it slowly towards the door a couple of inches at a time.

 

[doug293cz]

I wonder if they would notice if it went missing?View attachment 693563

That is some serious bling!

Brew on

 

[SEndorf]

 

[pshankstar]

I think this sums it up nicely!

 

[NGD]

I wonder if they would notice if it went missing?View attachment 693563

This feels like I’m looking at porn

 

[CKuhns]

Just to be clear and to be sure I have not broken any rules. The use will be in a Lab and the lab is a licensed Distilled Spirits Producer. But yes, would be lovely to have in my basement!

 

[BrewerBrad82]

 

[day_trippr]

Totally out of nowhere with this...

I needed some boating stuff and decided to visit a West Marine store in Braintree, MA, that I'd never been to before (heck, I don't think I've ever gotten out of a vehicle anywhere near Braintree. But I digress...). Tucked into one of the back corners was this amazing rope making machine. There are countless gears of all kinds that would take essentially string and crank out ropes up to a couple of inches in diameter. It's now a display piece, and a pretty cool one.

I've been trawling Youtube to try to find any historic video that might have been preserved of one of these in action. Had to be impressive AF. Apparently those tall spindles would be a blur at full speed...

Cheers!

 

[pvpeacock]

I'll bet we could convert that into a grain mill!

 

[day_trippr]

lol!

 

[balrog]

try to find any historic video that might have been preserved of one of these in action

Nah, did you NEVER listen to dad? They always did it better in the old days.

 

[SoulToast]

Mystic Seaport?

 

[day_trippr]

In my search I've come across all kinds of rope loft "re-enactment" videos using ancient equipment, usually trolley-based like the one above.
But that's way older "tech" than the machine I pictured, and glacially slow in comparison.
I expect I'm going to need to find digitized archival footage of an actual factory in action...

 

[bleme]

In my search I've come across all kinds of rope loft "re-enactment" videos using ancient equipment, usually trolley-based like the one above.
But that's way older "tech" than the machine I pictured, and glacially slow in comparison.
I expect I'm going to need to find digitized archival footage of an actual factory in action...

It's kinda similar to this machine, just scaled way up

 

[day_trippr]

Yup same idea, much less impressive scale.
Imagine that big dude bookin' along at the same speed!

 

[BongoYodeler]

We had a rare summer thunder/lightning storm earlier today. A woman I know from work, lives just a couple miles from us, took this picture.

 

[day_trippr]

Great pic! So much energy captured!

 

[beermanpete]

2.1 GWs?

 

[day_trippr]

Could easily have been. This article says the average lightning strike carries a gigawatt of energy, and that one looks well above "average".
Probably would have fried TF out of a DeLorean

https://www.windpowerengineering.com/how-much-power-in-a-bolt-of-lightning
Cheers!

 

[BongoYodeler]

Could easily have been. This article says the average lightning strike carries a gigawatt of energy, and that one looks well above "average".
Probably would have fried TF out of a DeLorean

https://www.windpowerengineering.com/how-much-power-in-a-bolt-of-lightning
Cheers!

I've looked at that picture for quite a while and I can't tell if the clouds opened up right where the lightning originates, or if it's so bright it just appears there's no clouds.

 

[day_trippr]

To me it appears the strike emanated from the cloud line and there was clear air all the way to ground.
Seems prototypical of visible lightning strikes. There's likely some physics behind that

I suspect the camera sensor got a bit overwhelmed as well...

Cheers!

 

[grampamark]