2020 New Random Pics

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[VINMAN]

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[Baz]

Originally Posted by VINMAN

The Great Santini (Bull Meechum) ?

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Peyton Manning on his new "top 10" tv show.
It's been done. A million times.
And done badly every single time.
Hope they gave you lots of money
to wear out your welcome.

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[mjohnson]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

The BESM-1 computer designed by the institute of precision mechanics and computation techniques, the machine was used for the calculating the orbits of about 700 small planets of the solar system for an international astronomical calendar, systems of algebraic equations necessary for compiling maps according to data of geodesical surveys were solved, a technician is preparing the machine for the solution of a mathematical problem, 1955.

Oh, so the new kids have, like, wires and tubes and all of that? In the early days of nuclear stuff we had literal rooms full of computers - which probably ran on caffeine and nicotine...



Much of this was done for calculating the roughly-random interactions of neutrons with interesting things like uranium and plutonium. Nicholas Metropolis and John von Neumann termed the process as the "Monte Carlo" method and, to put it lightly, it now kind of defines how things you interact with every day are decided.

[GH85Carrera]

Mount Rainier Shadow
Mount Rainier in Washington state is 4,392 meters tall, the tallest volcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. During a recent sunrise, the volcano cast its shadow on the rather low altitude cloud deck over Puyallup, Washington. Photographer Lisa Bishop captured the moment in this gorgeous image.
Credit: Lisa Bishop

[GH85Carrera]

The national news keeps reporting about snow in the NE states. Wow, how unusual, snow in Michigan in February! I bet it will be really hot in Savannah, GA next August. Another shocking weather report.


The Arabian Peninsula and East Africa from Space.


Mr Hans-Joachim Stuck.


During Soviet times, Ussuri Bay near Vladivostok was used as a dumping ground for discarded beer, wine, and vodka bottles, as well as porcelain. Over time, the North Pacific's powerful waves washed the shattered glass and porcelain into millions of smooth, colorful "pebbles." Today, this once-barren and polluted area has become a beloved tourist attraction, known as Glass Beach. Visitors from around the world pay to experience its extraordinary beauty.


1910s: Coca-Cola delivery truck. The image of the young lady on the side of the truck says "A glass of Coca-Cola with me".

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[GH85Carrera]

That is funny right there! ^^^
Admit it, your wife has asked that and you were terrified if you had forgotten something important.

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Some things never change.

Steven Spielberg preparing a scene for ‘West Side Story’ (2021) and ‘Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark’ (1981)

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I sent this pic to the gf last night. I was cleaning out my Macan and getting it ready for sale. Found it with the owners manuals. The gf's reply was, "Condom? Where did you find that, because it isn't yours."

[A930Rocket]

A differential right at the crotch? No thanks.



These kissing lips work with a phone app, so that you can kiss your partner via long distance. Yuck

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[GH85Carrera]

Two tenacious cedar trees truly living on the edge, atop Nevada Falls June 2022. In Yosemite National Park, California.








Here are "then & now" photos of the Eagle Nest Rock formation in the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona along old Route 66. Originally, Eagle Nest Rock was about fifteen feet tall or 35 ft from the bottom of the base and was once a headliner for the park and can be seen on many historic postcards. From the superintendent’s reports, there actually had been eagles nesting on top, but they moved away before it fell during a very wet winter of 1941. The hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, or earth pyramid) was sandstone in the Sonsela Member of the Chinle Formation.
These photos are courtesy of the Petrified Forest National Park.


Intelsat III F-2
Was a ComSat Corp. commercial communications satellite manufactured by TRW Inc. and launched from Cape Canaveral on December 19, 1968 using a Thor Delta-63 rocket. The satellite, positioned 35,786 km above Brazil (24°W), provided coverage over the Atlantic region through March 1970. The Intelsat 3 program comprised a series of 8 nearly identical communications satellites, it was the first to provide global coverage. They were inserted into geosynchronous orbits over various equatorial areas and provided reception and retransmission capabilities with 1200 two-way voice circuits or 4 TV circuits. The satellite was a 151 kg spinning cylinder, 142 cm in diameter and 104 cm high. It had a despun conical high-gain horn antenna protruding from the top axis, total height including the antenna was 198 cm. The outside was covered with solar cells, which provided 183 W power to 9 A·h NiCad batteries. A SVM-2 solid rocket apogee motor was used for apogee maneuvers with a hydrazine monopropellant thruster for use on-orbit. Communication was channeled through two 225 MHz bandwidth single-conversion repeaters, consisting of two tunnel-diode amplifier receivers (5930-6155 MHz and 6195-6420 MHz) and two Traveling-Wave Tube Amplifier (TWTA) transmitters (3705-3930 MHz and 3970-4195 MHz). The horn antenna had a flat reflector angled 45° to the axis and a 19.3° beamwidth with circular polarization. Telemetry was at 3933 and 3967 MHz using an omnidirectional or Earth coverage antenna. Command was at 6175 MHz via an omnidirectional antenna. Even though it was designed for a 5-year service life, it ceased operations after only 1.5 years.