Do we have an "Awesome" thread yet?

[4wd4ws]

We've had quite a few wolf sightings lately. (further east near german border)

 

[Brake Weight]

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I like how the man leaps back into his car head first.

 

[Brake Weight]

We've got them around Chicago too, I live and work in the suburb West Chicago and I've seen a few around here, including just a few hundred feet from work and the supervisor can hear them out near her place too. It's also not unusual to see them around O'Hare or even in Downtown Chicago!

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The flip phones date this video well. Poor animal was probably overheated and just wanted to chill out a little.

 

[BJoe]

The flip phones date this video well. Poor animal was probably overheated and just wanted to chill out a little.

If I remember right, it was pretty brutal all over the Chicagoland area that day:ror:

 

[hpiguy]

If I remember right, it was pretty brutal all over the Chicagoland area that day:ror:

Was it during the dog days of summer? :lmao:

 

[4wd4ws]

I like how the man leaps back into his car head first.

Reversed ''Dukeboys''.
One of the hardest moves to master.

While doing that he also pushes the driver aside and slithers onto the backseat. Equally impressive.

 

[BJoe]

Was it during the dog days of summer? :lmao:

Very much so, IIRC:ror:"thumbsup"

 

[BJoe]

https://kotaku.com/you-are-not-looking-at-a-manga-drawing-of-cars-1823638674

These make my head hurt!

 

[4wd4ws]

Sea of flowers.

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[4wd4ws]

TV tower demolition.

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[4wd4ws]

Alain Robert.

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[4wd4ws]

Stratolaunch taxi test.

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[Mike Flea]

I just don't see that thing getting off the ground without twisting that flimsy looking center wing. Maybe if the rear wings were connected together, in the middle, it would be more stable

 

[4wd4ws]

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[skinnyj]

I just don't see that thing getting off the ground without twisting that flimsy looking center wing. Maybe if the rear wings were connected together, in the middle, it would be more stable

I'm guessing the payload that is to be carried on that center spar will help add stability and it also explains the lack of a joined tail.

From Wikipedia:

"The centre section of the high-mounted, high aspect ratio wing is fitted with a Mating and Integration System (MIS) capable of handling a 500,000 lb (230 t) load, being developed by Dynetics."

If it is capable of handling 230 tons, it's got to be pretty stout.

 

[Brake Weight]

I'm guessing the payload that is to be carried on that center spar will help add stability and it also explains the lack of a joined tail.



From Wikipedia:



"The centre section of the high-mounted, high aspect ratio wing is fitted with a Mating and Integration System (MIS) capable of handling a 500,000 lb (230 t) load, being developed by Dynetics."



If it is capable of handling 230 tons, it's got to be pretty stout.

So it’s a fancy cargo transport? It could carry 22 M.O.A.B.s at a one time. That’d leave a mark from space. Or 3 Abrams M1A2 tanks. Or 125 cubic yards of average weight concrete. That’s 7” across a football field if my rusty math is correct.

 

[skinnyj]

So it’s a fancy cargo transport? It could carry 22 M.O.A.B.s at a one time. That’d leave a mark from space. Or 3 Abrams M1A2 tanks. Or 125 cubic yards of average weight concrete. That’s 7” across a football field if my rusty math is correct.

More like a mobile space launch platform:

Stratolaunch

 

[durok]

Brushless motors done differently!

Saw this and was impressed by the tech:

https://hackaday.com/2018/03/28/a-brushless-motor-on-a-pcb-made-from-pcb/

Then I saw this - Dyson motor tech!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfnyhoEZXhM

And was impressed by the narration... and the tech.

(seriously, the narrator is one of the funniest guys I've ever heard)

 

[Brake Weight]

Brushless motors done differently!

Saw this and was impressed by the tech:

https://hackaday.com/2018/03/28/a-brushless-motor-on-a-pcb-made-from-pcb/

Then I saw this - Dyson motor tech!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfnyhoEZXhM

And was impressed by the narration... and the tech.

(seriously, the narrator is one of the funniest guys I've ever heard)

LOL. I worked with an electronics guy that was just like this guy. Except he would throw random Yiddish out there. But all the nonsense words and annunciations are nearly spot on.

 

[hpiguy]

I don't care what anybody says, this person is awesome! Come on, admit it, you've thought about it, HAVEN'T YOU? :mrgreen: Okay, seriously though, I realize it poses a danger to others in traffic, but still looks fun though.

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