steve9728 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 (edited) It's almost time for the annual Dragon Boat Festival again. In fact, apart from the boring straight-line acceleration, there are places where it adds something a little more difficult: for example, stopping sharply and turning into a sharp 90° corner (then do it again back to the finish line), or more than a corner Spoiler I know what you want to see, there's even have 20 minutes one Edited June 11, 2023 by steve9728 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumpus Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 On 6/11/2023 at 12:33 AM, steve9728 said: It's almost time for the annual Dragon Boat Festival again. In fact, apart from the boring straight-line acceleration, there are places where it adds something a little more difficult: for example, stopping sharply and turning into a sharp 90° corner (then do it again back to the finish line), or more than a corner Reveal hidden contents I know what you want to see, there's even have 20 minutes one Do they play "the Immigrant Song"? Any chance to run to shore, loot a monastery, and run back? Dragon-prowed ships aren't exclusively Chinese. Please ignore boat/ship issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve9728 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, wumpus said: Do they play "the Immigrant Song"? Any chance to run to shore, loot a monastery, and run back? Dragon-prowed ships aren't exclusively Chinese. Please ignore boat/ship issues. Man, we are not Vikings hahaha Dragon boats in this country are for "rescue and memorial" at the very first beginning. Actually, I recommend checking out the Chinese wiki link, let Mr. Chrome help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 4 hours ago, steve9728 said: Man, we are not Vikings hahaha Dragon boats in this country are for "rescue and memorial" at the very first beginning. Actually, I recommend checking out the Chinese wiki link, let Mr. Chrome help you. Yes that plan is more in my lane. Obviously downside of an raiding an monastery is the lack of damsels in distress, yes we caused the distress but the lack of damsels is our problem. Later missions worked on solving this issue, also why you want an navy. Unlucky I don't have any sponsors for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Sirona Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 The soviet Luna 3 spacecraft, which took the first images of the Far side of the Moon, used film from captured US spyballoons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 This only proves, that Americans were believing that the Earth is flat, and tried to photograph the Moon from the balloon, while the Soviet engineers were sure that the Earth is spherical, and found a better usage for that film, by sending it in a space probe. Hail Probe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 7 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: This only proves, that Americans were believing that the Earth is flat, and tried to photograph the Moon from the balloon, while the Soviet engineers were sure that the Earth is spherical, and found a better usage for that film, by sending it in a space probe. Hail Probe! The moon was a sideshow. If the wind had been stronger we could have seen past the edge and finally discovered the sex of Great A'Tuin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 10 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: This only proves, that Americans were believing that the Earth is flat, and tried to photograph the Moon from the balloon, while the Soviet engineers were sure that the Earth is spherical, and found a better usage for that film, by sending it in a space probe. Hail Probe! Yes, but the US did land humans on the Moon Disc first! No one else could handle the strange math involved in interdisc transfers and landings at the time, though some obscure probe or two may have gotten lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 35 minutes ago, darthgently said: Yes, but the US did land humans on the Moon Disc first! No one else could handle the strange math involved in interdisc transfers and landings at the time, though some obscure probe or two may have gotten lucky Now lets wait until the glue, attaching them to the lunar disc, gets dry, and they start falling down to the Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 APOD: 2023 June 13 – Moons Across Jupiter (nasa.gov) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 16 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said: APOD: 2023 June 13 – Moons Across Jupiter (nasa.gov) The whole perspective plus movement of Jupiter is playing havoc with my brain. Ostensibly the orbiter (Juno?) is moving right to left, which would explain the apparent faster speed of the outer moon - but Jupiter also seems to be rotating in the same direction as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 5 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: The whole perspective plus movement of Jupiter is playing havoc with my brain. Ostensibly the orbiter (Juno?) is moving right to left, which would explain the apparent faster speed of the outer moon - but Jupiter also seems to be rotating in the same direction as well? Jupiter is rotation in the same direction as the major moons and faster than Io. As orbiter is outside of the moon it would be moving slower but it might be an perspective. Birds looks faster than planes as they are closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Finland still uses the Criminal Code of 1889. Which means that, were you to open it, you would be greeted with the words "We Alexander the Third, by the Grace of God, Emperor and Sovereign of all Russias, Czar of Poland, Grand Duke of Finland, et cetera et cetera et cetera..." I get forgotten laws like the ban on wearing armor in the British Parliament, but I'm surprised that nobody's tried taking a bulldozer to the preamble of a law so vital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 (edited) Why not, when ancient Kalevala (which was inspiring Tolkien) was written by the professor of St-Petersburg University. Ergo., the Middle Earth and hobbits originate from Saint-Petersburg. (Btw, about Longfellow's Hiawatha.) Edited June 19, 2023 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve9728 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, DDE said: Finland still uses the Criminal Code of 1889. Which means that, were you to open it, you would be greeted with the words "We Alexander the Third, by the Grace of God, Emperor and Sovereign of all Russias, Czar of Poland, Grand Duke of Finland, et cetera et cetera et cetera..." I get forgotten laws like the ban on wearing armor in the British Parliament, but I'm surprised that nobody's tried taking a bulldozer to the preamble of a law so vital. lol, fun fact about "customary law"? One more: The Qing Empire fell in 1912, but some of its legal texts were used in British Hong Kong until 7 October 1971. The Qing Code was only used for Chinese, Europeans use European laws - which means that if you killed someone at the time, if you were Chinese you would be beheaded and if you were British you would be hanged. Oh wait, sorry, my bad: Finland is a country using civil law system. Everyday learn something new! Edited June 19, 2023 by steve9728 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Expert guide recommended. https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/3453916 (Fun fact: you can go on a guided Bigfoot hunt in Kentucky with a local Bigfoot expert) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 8 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Expert guide recommended. https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/3453916 (Fun fact: you can go on a guided Bigfoot hunt in Kentucky with a local Bigfoot expert) Meh, Bigfoot is a Washington-Oregon-Northern California thing in my book. Get your own tourist trap name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 3 hours ago, SunlitZelkova said: Meh, Bigfoot is a Washington-Oregon-Northern California thing in my book. Get your own tourist trap name! Maybe a Wendigo. Not easy like a Sasquatch though. Be careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 1 hour ago, darthgently said: Wendigo Wednesday's boyfriend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: Wednesday's boyfriend? Wendigo Montoya. Don't kill his father. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Kentucky is a bit far south. The Monster Hunter International fiction series by Larry Correia is what learned me about them. I think his was in Alabama or Louisiana, can't remember now https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo In the fiction series, Sasquatches are actually protected and an ally against the more evil denizens. Fun reads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Yes, SCP-323. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 6 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: Wendigo Montoya. Don't kill his father. I wouldn't dare to kill a wendigo's mood, much less his father Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Glass catwalks are safe. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 3 hours ago, kerbiloid said: Glass catwalks are safe. Hide contents Now that is pretty evil to do I say, also pretty dangerous from anything from groups panicking to heart attack. I'm very sure you have an top protective glass layer and structural panel below. you want the protective layer to be very hard to scratch and the structural layer to be strong but do not have to be scratch resistant. It also make it easy to replace the protective layer if its damgerd. But even knowing this I would be scared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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