Porsche’s newest model is ready for the rough stuff. The automaker has revealed the rally-inspired 911 Dakar off-road sports car at an event on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show. The coupe features an all-wheel-drive system, a set of chunky all-terrain tires and a suspension that increases its ride height by nearly two inches compared to other 911s to around 6.5 inches. It’s also equipped with active body roll control, rear-wheel steering and a traction management system reprogrammed with a Rallye Mode setting for loose surfaces that allows some wheel slip and sends more power to the rear tires. PORSCHE SALUTES AMERICA WITH RED, WHITE AND BLUE 911 Despite its off-pavement prowess, the 911 Dakar can accelerate to 60 mph in a blistering 3.2 seconds, courtesy of a 437 horsepower, 3.0-liter twin-turbo flat-six-cylinder engine. It even has a launch mode optimized for use on dirt. The top speed is electronically limited to 150 mph due to the tires, and the suspension can lift the ground clearance just over an extra inch for particularly challenging terrain, but doing so lowers the top speed to 105 mph. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER The lower body has been redesigned to improve the clearance over rocks and bumps and an optional roof basket and roof tent will be offered. The 911 Dakar is also available with a Rallye Design Package that features the iconic white, red, gold and blue livery of the Rothmans-sponsored Porsche 911 that won the 1984 Paris-Dakar rally. The word Rothmans has been replaced with Roughroads to remove any association with the tobacco brand, but there’s a box that can be filled with any number from 1-999. Only 2,500 of the cars will be built for global sale and the starting price in the U.S. will be $223,450 when deliveries begin next spring

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If you are cold, they are cold, bring them in cold weather!

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Slight overload at the trailer park.

Really? I just can't fathom how someone can be that.. well...ignorant/stupid.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't these ads date well after Newtonian Physics?

Indeed, they do however education in the sciences at that time was rather limited and very narrow in scope.

How about this one?

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Picture taken Nov 18 on Lake Erie


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Perhaps such is the origin of Poseiden?

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Taken during the big storm last week on Lake Erie. Credit Cody Evans.

Edmund Fitzgerald comes to mind!

Lots of ships and crews resting on the bottoms of the Great Lakes. Lake Erie is shallow and can get quite stirred up with the right wind storms.

No wonder they call it Lake Erie, because, well, that's kinda Erie right there. [emoji51]

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^^^^^^ My Wife just made a Sheperd's Pie with TG leftovers, most excellent!


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Another from the same day/photographer. Amazing force of nature. Erie is shallow and can change in a hurry.

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A diver as he ascends from the oily interior of the sunken battleship USS Arizona

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Control room of a WW1 German submarine UB-110.
This image shows manhole to periscope wall, valve wheels for flooding and blowing. Hanwheels for periscope gear, air pressure gauges. The UB-110 sunk after attacking a merchant shipping convoy near Hartlepool in July 1918. It was then salvaged and transferred to Swan Hunter Wigham Richardson Ltd. Dry Docks (Wallsend), with an order to restore her to fighting state. The order cancelled following Armistice and she was scrapped thereafter.

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Yamakaze sinking as seen from the periscope of USS Nautilus, 25 June 1942

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A shell-hole in the side of HMS Chester sustained at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. Visible on deck is a 5.5-inch gun.

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Welding SkillZ

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Published Oct 20, 2020
GMG Racing Is Selling A Prepped Porsche 935 Carbon Fiber Race Car
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𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐊 (𝐜𝐚. 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟎–𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟏)
A Kiowa war chief and medicine man, Satank (Set-angia, Sitting Bear) was probably born circa 1800 near the Black Hills of South Dakota and was of Kiowa and Sarsi descent. A member of the Koitsenko warrior society, Satank won notoriety in combat against the Cheyenne, Pawnee, and other Kiowa enemies. Many Kiowa believed he possessed mysterious powers and shunned him. He was one of several leaders who emerged after the death of the chief Dohasan in 1866.
Satank was among those who placed their mark upon the Fort Atkinson Treaty of 1853 and the Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867. The latter relegated the Kiowa to a reservation in the Leased District of Indian Territory. His discontentment with reservation life intensified after Texans killed his favorite son in 1870. An elderly but vengeful Satank joined Satanta, Big Tree, and other restless Kiowa, Kiowa-Apache, and Comanche warriors on raids into Texas.
On May 18, 1871, Satank participated in an attack upon a wagon train in which seven teamsters were killed near Fort Richardson, Texas. He was arrested at Fort Sill for his involvement in the massacre and was ordered to stand trial for murder. On June 8, 1871, he was placed securely in a wagon for transport to Jacksboro, Texas. Singing the Koitsenko death song, he assailed his military escort and was killed. His body was buried at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

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The Chevy Longfoot with a 12 foot bed.

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Photograph of a cable worker during the construction of the Empire State Building, taken by Lewis Hine in 1930.

OH HELL NO!!

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It has been suggested that series of photos is staged...

Me, Manhattan Bridge, near the Brooklyn tower, facing Brooklyn.. 1981-1982?


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THAT is IMPRESSIVE!

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In 1967, 68-year-old New Zealand native Burt Munro made motorcycle history by setting a new official land speed record - 184.087 mph with unofficial top speed of 205.67 mph—when he raced his heavily modified 1920 Indian Scout Streamliner across the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

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Awesome pic Tim.

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This B-17G was fitted with an experimental chin “turret” armed with 6 fixed .50 cal. machine guns, strange but in wartime, you try everything… The design was made by Armaments Officer Mike Mazer and guns were fired by the pilot.

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While some Native American tribes considered shields as dishonorable and didn't use them in battle, other endorsed the extra defense they provided from projectiles and during hand-to-hand combat. The plains tribes, for example, used both standard and medicine (ceremonial) shields. The latter were not used in battle, but were attached to a horse or were placed as ornaments inside homes. They were lavishly decorated and provided the wearer with good medicine, spiritually protecting them. The standard shields were meant to protect the wearer physically and were made from buffalo hide. The hide was taken from the breast, neck and/or hump areas, where it was thick and tough. The hide was shrunk with hot steam before hair was removed from it, and while it was still soft it was bashed over a small mound of earth which gave it a dish shape that provided better protection. The dents were then smoothed out with a stone hammer and a sling hand loop was attached to the shield. For finishing touches the shield would be decorated with feathers and/or symbols.

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His mother was 40 years old when Jesse was born. Jesse grew up in a very rough home in Morgantown, West Virginia. Jesse’s father, who was mentally ill, was violent and abusive to Jesse. At 13, his father died, leaving his mother to care for him and his brothers.
At the time, things weren’t easy for Jesse. He didn’t think life held much hope for him. But, while Jesse had his struggles, he had dreams too. He wanted to be a ventriloquist, and he found books on ventriloquism. He practiced with sock puppets and saved his money until he could get a real ventriloquist dummy. When he was old enough, he joined the military. The military recognized his talents and placed him in the entertainment corp. He served in the army during WWII and toured the western Pacific Islands as a comedian as part of a G.I. variety show called “Stars and Gripes.” It was there he was able to share his talents with fellow soldiers.
In 1946, he was discharged with the rank of Technician Grade 5, then equivalent to a corporal. During his military service, Jesse was awarded the World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with four bronze service stars), Army Good Conduct Medal, Marksman Badge (with an M1 Carbine), and Honorable Service lapel pin. Through his military service, Jesse gained confidence and found that he had a talent for making people laugh.
Despite his early struggles, Jesse became one of the most-loved characters of all time. For it was Jesse..., Jesse Don Knotts, who brought us, Barney Fife!

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View of USS ARIZONA taken from Manhattan Bridge on the East River in New York City on its way back from sea trials. Note Christmas trees on both lookouts atop cage masts. December 25, 1916

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Gyrodyne GCA-55. A hovercraft powered by a Porsche engine. (1959)
That would be THE ultimate rare Porsche collectable!

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Professional stereo installation! Super bargain low price.

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Its the T10 mine exploder. The concept behind this vehicle was pretty simple: large metal wheels were attached to the hull of a Sherman, which would then drive over a minefield to detonate mines. The wheels were strong enough to survive the blast, and the Sherman was held high off the ground away from the explosion.
The Sherman was a diesel M4A2, and, apart from the obvious running gear changes, had its frontal sponson armor re-shaped to accommodate for the large 96 inch wheels. This can just be seen above the closest wheel.
The resulting vehicle weighed as much as a Tiger I, and was impractical. It was cancelled in 1944.

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Is that Chevrolet toolbox above a one-off?

Beats me, just a cool tool box photo from the internet.

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things don't much change.

From a 1910 Texas almanac

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https://twistedsifter.com/2022/11/the-worst-science-stock-photo-ever-contest-picked-a-winner/

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