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Victory Position
Mar 16, 2004

TheBigAristotle posted:

It's the mashed-in tongue on the right shoe that really makes it

holy poo poo, that's way worse than his mushy heels :cripes:

Ed Balls wears his hi-tops with grace and changes the laces every three months

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mormonpartyboat
Jan 14, 2015

by Reene
https://twitter.com/CherylRofer/status/877268327277633536

quote:

The metal rods in the top photo are plutonium. Rods can roll. These rods could roll closer to each other and perhaps produce the kind of runaway neutron reaction that killed Slotin and Daghlian. Putting a hand in to separate them could make the reaction worse because the water in a human body reflects the neutrons.

I had formal safety training, informal discussions with more experienced people, and made it a point to internalize rules of thumb. Keep pieces of plutonium separate. Abide by glovebox limitations; every glovebox has a sign with the limits of plutonium allowed in it. For solutions, keep them dilute and in flat containers. Flat/thin is safer; the closer a shape is to spherical, the less material is needed to go critical. IIRC, there were racks to put rods in if you were working with that shape of metal, so that they didn’t accidentally roll together.

That photo is at the center of two articles from the Center for Public Integrity (NMPolitics.net, Washington Post). They are based on an investigation reported here. According to those articles, a technician ignored glovebox limits and arranged the plutonium to take that photo for management. A Los Alamos manager is also quoted in the articles as saying that the criticality safety group was an unnecessary expense.

Kazak_Hstan
Apr 28, 2014

Grimey Drawer
plutonium is pretty hosed up

H.P. Hovercraft
Jan 12, 2004

one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse
Slippery Tilde

TheBigAristotle posted:

That right shoe is the perfect encapsulation of Arthur Chu

my wife went to college with him and asked why the podcast i was listening to while cooking was making fun of him

she didn't really stay in touch after graduation beyond his jeopardy career

Intel&Sebastian
Oct 20, 2002

colonel...
i'm trying to sneak around
but i'm dummy thicc
and the clap of my ass cheeks
keeps alerting the guards!

"lets roll" - Plutonium rods on flight 93

Lastgirl
Sep 7, 1997


Good Morning!
Sunday Morning!

:staredog: :stonk:

Squizzle
Apr 24, 2008





sasquatchal manoeuvres in the dark

Al!
Apr 2, 2010

:coolspot::coolspot::coolspot::coolspot::coolspot:

Matoi Ryuko posted:

I like ur sig

ty, its really simple but its one of my favorites ive made

FCKGW
May 21, 2006

http://i.imgur.com/SEve6R5.gifv

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


Ahhhhhh new King Gizzard album out Friday :swoon:

mormonpartyboat
Jan 14, 2015

by Reene

Squizzle posted:

sasquatchal manoeuvres in the dark

https://twitter.com/tripmunks/status/877500701118668801

Anime Schoolgirl
Nov 28, 2002

:circlefap: :jackbud: :circlefap:

Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

https://twitter.com/latimes/status/877677187368878080

a well-run government, yep

Sir Tonk
Apr 18, 2006
Young Orc
https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/877655707277025280

Gringostar
Nov 12, 2016
Morbid Hound

reeducation for the dnd folk

Yinlock
Oct 22, 2008


lord baloogan somehow had a child with a horse and got cucked by everyone

a+ thread

Lastgirl
Sep 7, 1997


Good Morning!
Sunday Morning!

Squizzle posted:

sasquatchal manoeuvres in the dark



aha

enola gay

it doesnt ever have to end this way

mormonpartyboat
Jan 14, 2015

by Reene

rawrr
Jul 28, 2007
you know, somehow I've already entirely forgotten about the comey stuff

and I pay more attention to politics than the average person

this is why nothing matters I guess

Sir Tonk
Apr 18, 2006
Young Orc
https://twitter.com/TimAlberta/status/877671343063543812

MaxxBot
Oct 6, 2003

you could have clapped

you should have clapped!!

OatmealRaisin posted:

what if i call jeb! a cuck?

Sir Tonk
Apr 18, 2006
Young Orc

bump_fn
Apr 12, 2004

two of them

lol hes so mad he doesn't get to play

mormonpartyboat
Jan 14, 2015

by Reene

yeah get to the side of the poo poo that doesnt have corn in it lol

Sir Tonk
Apr 18, 2006
Young Orc
https://twitter.com/KattWillFerrell/status/877600799106359296

The Muppets On PCP
Nov 13, 2016

by Fluffdaddy
senate obamacare repeal bill got leaked


https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...1876_story.html

LegoMan
Mar 17, 2002

ting ting ting

College Slice

Wait are those non biased numbers from Fox News?

An Apple A Gay
Oct 21, 2008

summ
summ
summa
summa
summacuck

Gringostar
Nov 12, 2016
Morbid Hound

Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/877679400237408256

why don't you all yell drumpf while you're at it #resist

mormonpartyboat
Jan 14, 2015

by Reene
https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/877670219640164352

mormonpartyboat
Jan 14, 2015

by Reene
https://twitter.com/JDiamond1/status/877678854122348545

Joementum
May 23, 2004

jesus christ
https://twitter.com/loawkes/status/877678899399970816

Spins
Feb 26, 2016

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
Are you guys seeing this? Rally in Iowa, Trump smugly grinning, 3 chicks endless selfies, praising cops and Karen Handel.


I want to die

Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

even better

https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/877679844322148354

Spins
Feb 26, 2016

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
Live on CNN right now

Admiral Ray
May 17, 2014

Proud Musk and Dogecoin fanboy

yesssss

Red Dad Redemption
Sep 29, 2007


thought for sure this was going to be goatse

sad!

Yinlock
Oct 22, 2008

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Bert Roberge
Nov 28, 2003


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