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Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

Lotta gullibles around. :|

# ? May 21, 2018 02:34

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# ? May 15, 2024 01:39

Arrath: Apr 14, 2011

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

The TV show Canada's Worst Driver had another driver that used to do that a few years back, I wonder how many people do it.

Edit: apparently a LOT of people do it, it's supposed to bring good luck or make your wish come true but there's a bunch of other idiotic reasons as well
http://thenewswheel.com/why-do-people-hold-their-breath-when-driving-through-tunnels/

Oh yeah, I used to do it as a kid. But while you're driving??

# ? May 21, 2018 03:05

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSGTn8zzchQ

From about 4 hours ago. With the prevailing wind tending from east-north-east to east-by-north, the fumes are being blown across the whole of Big Island. Should just be a vague bad-egg smell for the most part though, but up close it could definitely be hazardous.

The live feed of fissure 17 that has been linked a few times has progressed to the point where the spatter piles around the eruption are more than half as high as the lava spray itself.

Memento fucked around with this message at 03:36 on May 21, 2018

# ? May 21, 2018 03:30

Mr. Fix It: Oct 26, 2000; 💀ayyy💀

NiceAaron posted:

Yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSqFNjaQ22Y

This and DriveBelt the Hedgehog (gotta go fast) has made me appreciate all the poo poo about chains that Neal Stephenson put in Seveneves a lot more than I did when initially reading it.

# ? May 21, 2018 04:58

Drunk Driver Dad: Feb 18, 2005

Lurking Haro posted:

I wouldn't worry about it as a shock hazard since they are commonly used for charging fork lifts and such, but if the isolation looks like that, I'm worried about the crimp on the contracts. Nothing like pulling the cable right out (and causing a short).

Why wouldn't it be a shock hazard? Does the charger know not to turn on until connection has been made or something? Or really low volt? I constantly have to plug/unplug our forklift and I understand why those cables wear out like that, it's almost impossible to unplug it from the charger only grabbing onto the plastic part. Ours is still pretty new so it doesn't look anything like that but I've always wondered what would happen when people start yanking it by the cables.

# ? May 21, 2018 05:12

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

let me know if you're sick of Kilauea posts and I'll cut it out but here's one that people might not have seen.

Circled in red are the two USGS volcanologists who went down to the lava stream to take some samples yesterday. Geologist-for-scale gives you a real sense of how big this poo poo is.

# ? May 21, 2018 06:07

The Locator: Sep 12, 2004; Out here, everything hurts.

Memento posted:

let me know if you're sick of Kilauea posts and I'll cut it out but here's one that people might not have seen.

Circled in red are the two USGS volcanologists who went down to the lava stream to take some samples yesterday. Geologist-for-scale gives you a real sense of how big this poo poo is.

Definitely keep posting stuff, it's really interesting. That's a great shot, I knew it was big, but it's great to see something to scale like that.

# ? May 21, 2018 06:14

Detective Thompson: Nov 9, 2007; Sammy Davis Jr. Jr. is also in repose.

Drunk Driver Dad posted:

Why wouldn't it be a shock hazard? Does the charger know not to turn on until connection has been made or something? Or really low volt? I constantly have to plug/unplug our forklift and I understand why those cables wear out like that, it's almost impossible to unplug it from the charger only grabbing onto the plastic part. Ours is still pretty new so it doesn't look anything like that but I've always wondered what would happen when people start yanking it by the cables.

In my last job I used a forklift pretty often, and the charger didn't turn on until a second or two after you plugged the truck into it, although it would be still running if you went to take the truck off before it fully charged. And while it wasn't super smooth, it was easy enough to unplug by only holding the plastic connectors online and pulling them apart. I think our charger was 36v, though I don't what the amperage was. I feel like the cable that was posted above wouldn't be safe, even if the machine can't kill you.

# ? May 21, 2018 07:19

Gunshow Poophole: Sep 14, 2008; OMBUDSMAN
POSTERS LOCAL 42069; Clapping Larry

Memento posted:

let me know if you're sick of Kilauea posts and I'll cut it out but here's one that people might not have seen.

Circled in red are the two USGS volcanologists who went down to the lava stream to take some samples yesterday. Geologist-for-scale gives you a real sense of how big this poo poo is.

This definitely puts it in perspective holy poo poo

# ? May 21, 2018 07:39

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Mr. Apollo posted:

500VDC, yikes

# ? May 21, 2018 11:06

Ignimbrite: Jan 5, 2010; BALLS BALLS BALLS; Dinosaur Gum

Memento posted:

let me know if you're sick of Kilauea posts and I'll cut it out but here's one that people might not have seen.

Circled in red are the two USGS volcanologists who went down to the lava stream to take some samples yesterday. Geologist-for-scale gives you a real sense of how big this poo poo is.

loving christ, volcanologists have to be the loving cowboys of the geo professions

I'm happy in my high school science lab teaching idiot kids how to tell the difference between gypsum and quartz and going fossicking in school holidays for rubies and sapphires the size of marbles

# ? May 21, 2018 12:07

Tafferling: Oct 22, 2008; DOOT DOOT
ALL ABOARD THE ISS POLOKONZERVA

Memento posted:

let me know if you're sick of Kilauea posts and I'll cut it out but here's one that people might not have seen.

Circled in red are the two USGS volcanologists who went down to the lava stream to take some samples yesterday. Geologist-for-scale gives you a real sense of how big this poo poo is.

I call bullshit, how high should the trees in the background be? Several kilometres?

Those are ~~flowers~~ spinning belts.

Tafferling fucked around with this message at 12:12 on May 21, 2018

# ? May 21, 2018 12:10

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

Ignimbrite posted:

loving christ, volcanologists have to be the loving cowboys of the geo professions

Them and cave spelunklers, no way.

# ? May 21, 2018 12:22

Lurking Haro: Oct 27, 2009

Drunk Driver Dad posted:

Why wouldn't it be a shock hazard? Does the charger know not to turn on until connection has been made or something? Or really low volt? I constantly have to plug/unplug our forklift and I understand why those cables wear out like that, it's almost impossible to unplug it from the charger only grabbing onto the plastic part. Ours is still pretty new so it doesn't look anything like that but I've always wondered what would happen when people start yanking it by the cables.

Low voltage. Forklift batteries normally don't go beyond 48V. From the look of it it's even just a power stacker.
The isolation might even have been fine during installation and people pulling on the cables pulled it back. Those connectors don't have any strain relief.

evil_bunnY posted:

500VDC, yikes

I see you looked up the specs.

# ? May 21, 2018 12:52

SelenicMartian: Sep 14, 2013; Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

# ? May 21, 2018 12:56

aphid_licker: Jan 7, 2009

Painted hi-vis orange, obviously very safety-conscious, no idea why you posted it itt

# ? May 21, 2018 13:17

DiHK: Feb 4, 2013; by Azathoth

aphid_licker posted:

Painted hi-vis orange, obviously very safety-conscious, no idea why you posted it itt

Did you look for loose shoes?

# ? May 21, 2018 13:32

Nth Doctor: Sep 7, 2010; Darkrai used Dream Eater!
It's super effective!

DiHK posted:

Did you look for loose shoes?

Brake shoes stayed on. The truck is fine.

# ? May 21, 2018 14:03

Splode: Jun 18, 2013; put some clothes on you little freak

SelenicMartian posted:

I don't know whether russian trucks are right or left hand drive but I'm afraid to find out

# ? May 21, 2018 14:08

tactlessbastard: Feb 4, 2001; Godspeed, post; Fun Shoe

Would those chocks even slow down that haulet?

# ? May 21, 2018 15:12

evil_bunnY: Apr 2, 2003

Lurking Haro posted:

I see you looked up the specs.

Thought it was an EV fast charge interface.

# ? May 21, 2018 15:16

Other: Jul 10, 2007; Post it easy!

What does a server room need with a Sagger Missle?

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/comments/8kzx5p/some_kind_of_explosive_lying_on_the_floor_of/

# ? May 21, 2018 15:21

Yawgmoth: Sep 10, 2003; This post is cursed!

evil_bunnY posted:

Thought it was an EV fast charge interface.

Those connectors actually are rated up to 600V, though the contacts are hardly recessed and they have an IP10 rating. They are called Anderson SB connectors.
Actual EV interfaces don't power up until plugged in and the vehicle gives an OK.

quote:

Update #2:

Owner has no idea what it is or how it got there, there is a millitary warehouse few kilometers away with defunct BVPs nad V3Ss. Calling cops.

Update #3: 14:30 CET

Bomb squad is on the way, we are ordered to evacuate the building and leave the premises. Will update when they'll get here.

Update #4: 14:50 CET

Bomb Squad in the bulding: Police want to confiscate our phones and stuff for pics maybe? Hope I am not in trouble for posting that pic.

Update #5: 15:03 CET

Mobile phone confiscated, updating from notebook. We have been escorted maybe 2 kilometers away to some parking lot with police escort. We have to wait for a police interrogation. They are really not cool about it.

Update #6: 15:16 CET

Just heard from police radio. It is a freaking active bomb, live explosive, not inert or whatever is the correct loving wording for it in english.

Update #7: 15:32 CET

Bomb squad will try to remove the device if it is not wired and transport it to some safer place, we are on our way to a police station. Some black vans with no registration plates on the scene, few military cars. It looks like a complete military lockdown. Crazy stuff...

Update #8: 17:33 CET

Got my phone back, I have been through a police investigation about what I was doing in that place and so on. We have been thanked for acting like we did. It was an active anti tank missile, bomb squad was not authorized to manipulate with it, military bomb squad had to be called, it is beeing transported to a nerby military area where they are going to detonate it. I could get any more info about it being wired or how did it even get there but hopefully will be able to get some more info from an owner of that factory, will keep you updated. There is an strict embargo about it we can't talk to press or anybody so I hope this will be ok since I did not mention anything too specific.

# ? May 21, 2018 16:57

MisterOblivious: Mar 17, 2010; by sebmojo

Tafferling posted:

I call bullshit, how high should the trees in the background be? Several kilometres?

Those are ~~flowers~~ spinning belts.

This is the guy running the stream when he walked out to the flow last evening.

The camera is a bit over a half mile from the fissure and the telephoto lens flattens the perspective. The plumes are ~150ft high.

Stream just restarted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnUr5bhWrBc

6AM local. Fissure 20 in view. Rusty is awakening.

Anthony, aka Civil Beat, is back on the main island so don't expect them to pan around the camera to show off the laze coming off the ocean or fissure 17 as much as he did this weekend. The other folks staying at the house are as interested in interacting with chat as much as he was.

# ? May 21, 2018 17:03

Jusupov: May 24, 2007; only text

MisterOblivious posted:

This is the guy running the stream when he walked out to the flow last evening.

The camera is a bit over a half mile from the fissure and the telephoto lens flattens the perspective. The plumes are ~150ft high.

Stream just restarted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnUr5bhWrBc

6AM local. Fissure 20 in view. Rusty is awakening.

Anthony, aka Civil Beat, is back on the main island so don't expect them to pan around the camera to show off the laze coming off the ocean or fissure 17 as much as he did this weekend. The other folks staying at the house are as interested in interacting with chat as much as he was.

"The lava fountain you are seeing is about 350ft" dang

# ? May 21, 2018 17:21

Hobnob: Feb 23, 2006; Ursa Adorandum

SelenicMartian posted:

New Spintires update looking good.

# ? May 21, 2018 18:12

ekuNNN: Nov 27, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

# ? May 21, 2018 18:25

MisterOblivious: Mar 17, 2010; by sebmojo

Jusupov posted:

"The lava fountain you are seeing is about 350ft" dang

It might be, it does look larger than it was a few days ago, but don't trust chat. 350ft would be a freefall of 4.75 seconds. I'm clocking it closer to 175ft.

Just a heads up: 4chan quite active in the chat. They do have a nice information directory though: http://happdir.com/KVG/kvgdir.html

Community eruption map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?hl=en&mid=1CvBhH9wEeztBrqYbsGDi4YjU1k1QH5AL&ll=19.47863521634182%2C-154.8763683794274&z=15

# ? May 21, 2018 19:48

AmmoniumAcetate: Sep 23, 2003; Don't mess with Earth

Memento posted:

let me know if you're sick of Kilauea posts and I'll cut it out but here's one that people might not have seen.

Circled in red are the two USGS volcanologists who went down to the lava stream to take some samples yesterday. Geologist-for-scale gives you a real sense of how big this poo poo is.

So what stops all of the surrounding vegetation from becoming one giant brush fire? Is it just too wet? I feel like with the constant heat source sitting there eventually everything would dry out and then burn, but I keep seeing pictures of theses fissures in the middle of lush looking forests.

# ? May 21, 2018 19:53

Nissin Cup Nudist: Sep 3, 2011; Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land

CSB chairperson resigning

Hope they still make the.videos

# ? May 21, 2018 21:21

Relentless: Sep 22, 2007; It's a perfect day for some mayhem!

Ignimbrite posted:

loving christ, volcanologists have to be the loving cowboys of the geo professions

My old man is a hydrogeologist, went to school in Montana. He wouldn't hang out with the vulcanologists. They were crazy people who would get drunk and use the boiling acid pools in Yellowstone to have races to see what would STOP EXISTING first. Like a fish vs a shoe.

# ? May 21, 2018 21:58

shame on an IGA: Apr 8, 2005

Relentless posted:

My old man is a hydrogeologist, went to school in Montana. He wouldn't hang out with the vulcanologists. They were crazy people who would get drunk and use the boiling acid pools in Yellowstone to have races to see what would STOP EXISTING first. Like a fish vs a shoe.

The title of SAL's geologist thread is not a coincidence.

# ? May 21, 2018 22:22

Relentless: Sep 22, 2007; It's a perfect day for some mayhem!

shame on an IGA posted:

The title of SAL's geologist thread is not a coincidence.

He was more of a stickler for safety than his engineer cohorts, and I still ended up with holes in my jeans from being a 12 year hold handling H2SO4, HCl and NaOH on work trips.

That being said, not even vulcanologists drink as hard as the paleontologists.

I had a weird childhood.

# ? May 21, 2018 23:30