Random Thoughts Part 5: Time to Split Again

[fresh_42]

I don't suppose it's good for a person to eat three pounds of blueberries in one sitting.

Except you have collected them in the woods on your own.
(I've recently read that 30 kg (cooked) potatoes a day would be poisonous.)

 

[zoobyshoe]

(I've recently read that 30 kg (cooked) potatoes a day would be poisonous.)

You're safe: there's probably no one on Earth who can eat 30 kg of anything in one day.

 

[Astronuc]

Making a splash - wave dynamics
https://www.yahoo.com/news/video/test-pools-big-splash-energry-110755988.html

 

[Sophia]

I don't want to hijack wrobel's thread about his English so I'll post here. Please feel free to correct my English mistakes whenever I make them. I will be grateful. I know you can't possibly correct every small mistake, but if there's anything that hurts your eyes when you read just tell me. Though I know that I probably won't ever be able to use articles a and the correctly, as that is something completely unnatural for me :-)

 

[Psinter]

To all:

Please don't feel free to correct my English misteaks. I will get mad if you do. Because I don't commit misticks.

I'm just kidding.
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Hi Sophie. Long time no see.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Steaks and misteaks. A nutritious meal?

 

[Sophia]

To all:

Please don't feel free to correct my English misteaks. I will get mad if you do. Because I don't commit misticks.

I'm just kidding.
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Hi Sophie. Long time no see. [emoji2]

Hi Psinter! I was resting from the dangerous claws of the Internet. Or perhaps I was diving even deeper, into abyss of Dark Web? Jk :-) glad to see you again :-)

 

[Psinter]

Steaks and misteaks. A nutritious meal?

A delicious misteak.

Hi Psinter! I was resting from the dangerous claws of the Internet. Or perhaps I was diving even deeper, into abyss of Dark Web? Jk :-) glad to see you again :-)

Same here.
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Grandpa's at it again:

Spoiler

Real Source (I like these comics.)

 

[collinsmark]

Or fishsticks. I'm all about fishsticks.

 

[Marcus-H]

I was reading an article in new scientist about a wearable polymer called second skin, and all I could think about was that scene from game of thrones when the hot redhead turns into a saggy old witch, the future of dating has never seemed so terrifying!

 

[fresh_42]

Steaks and misteaks. A nutritious meal?

Median or dun?

 

[WWGD]

Steaks and misteaks. A nutritious meal?

Missteaks and Mrsteaks

 

[fresh_42]

Missteaks and Mrsteaks

... and their kids who didn't ketchup.

 

[WWGD]

... and their kids who didn't ketchup.

I laid it out there perfectly for you.

 

[fresh_42]

I laid it out there perfectly for you.

Yep, excellent pass!

https://media.giphy.com/media/jprsG5ENT3EM8/giphy.gif

 

[WWGD]

Yep, excellent pass!

https://media.giphy.com/media/jprsG5ENT3EM8/giphy.gif

Good going, Fresh-Beckham. And, BTW, I never miss-steak, I always eat it when it is nearby.
Still, the quadruple pass started of with Sophia.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Just stood in the rain on a crowded railway bridge for a few minutes to see the Flying Scotsman (#flyingscotsman) locomotive go past my local railway station. I inherited a model of it from my father, who saw it on some record-breaking run as a child. Those things are impressive close-up.

 

[Ibix]

Just stood in the rain on a crowded railway bridge for a few minutes to see the Flying Scotsman (#flyingscotsman) locomotive go past my local railway station. I inherited a model of it from my father, who saw it on some record-breaking run as a child. Those things are impressive close-up.

I commute into London Victoria and frequently see the Orient Express (enormously expensive tour of Kent in Pullman coaches) which is often pulled by a steam engine. They are awesome. I completely understand the arguments for going to electric trains, but...

Our train went over a bridge as the Orient Express went under once. The driver announced it - partly a "don't panic about the smoke cloud we're going through" I think. But he sounded excited and it was remarkable how many hardened commuters were craning their necks to see it.

 

[Psinter]

Good going, Fresh-Beckham. And, BTW, I never miss-steak, I always eat it when it is nearby.
Still, the quadruple pass started of with Sophia.

You guys are bananas. I laughed a lot with that series of posts.

 

[fresh_42]

Good going, Fresh-Beckham. And, BTW, I never miss-steak, I always eat it when it is nearby.
Still, the quadruple pass started of with Sophia.

That might change when you get this toilet app and your smartphone starts complaining about your not missed-steaks. Then you'll have to go back to your peenut-butt-a-salary.

 

[OmCheeto]

... I completely understand the arguments for going to electric trains, but...

Reminds me of the time I went to the electric car drag races, back in 2009.

I went to an electric drag race last year and was rather ho-hummed by the lack of noise.

For example, listen to this image:

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It also reminds me of a trip to the coast last summer.

Curtiss Lumber Co. #2 - Rockaway Beach, Oregon, USA​

I wanted to stare at that thing all day, but my friend insisted we go walk the dog.

 

[OmCheeto]

Just stood in the rain on a crowded railway bridge for a few minutes to see the Flying Scotsman (#flyingscotsman) locomotive go past my local railway station. I inherited a model of it from my father, who saw it on some record-breaking run as a child. Those things are impressive close-up.

I just spent at least two hours reading about the Flying Scotsman, and looking at about 200 tweets.
Most enjoyable.
Thank you.

 

[Ibix]

I wanted to stare at that thing all day, but my friend insisted we go walk the dog.

Is that one of those designs with the vertical pistons turning an axle mounted lengthwise along the loco? I came across a video of one by chance - it looked really cool. I don't know what the advantages of the design are.

Interesting fact about the Orient Express service I mentioned - it is pulled by an engine called Tornado, which is a modern steam locomotive. It's an improved version of an old class used by London & North Eastern Railway, built by enthusiasts between 1994 and 2009, pretty much just because. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Peppercorn_Class_A1_60163_Tornado

 

[Psinter]

This talk about locomotives reminded me of this song from a movie:



♬Loco locomotive
Loco locomotive
à vapeur ♬

 

[OmCheeto]

Is that one of those designs with the vertical pistons turning an axle mounted lengthwise along the loco?

The pistons are in a "v" pattern.

I came across a video of one by chance - it looked really cool. I don't know what the advantages of the design are.

Everything I know about trains, I learned in the last 12 hours. So I'm the last person you want to direct a question about them.

Interesting fact about the Orient Express service I mentioned - it is pulled by an engine called Tornado, which is a modern steam locomotive. It's an improved version of an old class used by London & North Eastern Railway, built by enthusiasts between 1994 and 2009, pretty much just because. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Peppercorn_Class_A1_60163_Tornado

I now know about 10 times more about train engine design and history than I think I should.

Lots of interesting and fun stuff on the Tornado though.

On 21 December 2009, Tornado rescued about 100 people who were stranded by bad weather at London Victoria station. On that day, a number of electric trains, which picked up their power from the third rail, were unable to run because of snow and ice on the line. ​

Take that, E-heads!

 

[JorisL]

It remains weird, testing a talk by yourself.

On the upside I nailed the timing.

 

[fresh_42]

It remains weird, testing a talk by yourself.

On the upside I nailed the timing.

Then you are 10~20% too long. In reality there are disturbances from the audience, the stuff you use for presentation, nervousness and so on. And you can't speak as fast with audience.

 

[JorisL]

Already redid some parts to make it more "fluid" :-)

Optimally I would have 5 minutes to spare by the time I'm done (20 minute talk)

 

[Psinter]

Whoever made this, they nailed it! My superhero.
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Soruce

 

[WWGD]

Something new, at least to me, .com websites asking for donations. Weird.