April CE thread: begun, the drone wars have

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SquirrelyPSU: May 27, 2003

"Let's be honest, you're not going to call the cops"

# ¿ Apr 4, 2024 03:00

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 06:40

SquirrelyPSU: May 27, 2003

A.o.D. posted:

A recent example:

Musk stated that the Francis Scott Key bridge could be rebuilt within months by reusing the steel from the collapsed bridge. That was a "Tell me you know nothing about engineering without telling me you know nothing about engineering" moment. Almost every time he opines about a subject, to include things that he should specifically know about, like financial systems, electric cars, or space rockets, he consistently falls on his face except in the instances when he's been coached to give a prepared speech on the topic and sticks to the script.

That's a reasonable summation.

Sorry I just flipped my loving desk

Thats not how metal fatigue works you loving idiot

# ¿ Apr 7, 2024 15:29

SquirrelyPSU: May 27, 2003

And also, just piping in here to say underwater inspecting is hilariously dangerous. I was once told that their velocity limits were typically 1 ft/s and the tidal area of the Patapsco is 100% not that.

e: Add in cranes, hooks, and torches? If someone doesn't get killed in this process it'll be a miracle.

e2: You can't build a cofferdam around this.

e3:

facialimpediment posted:

WTYP covered that dumbass Elon tweet at this point in their latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4q7K2rfG3w&t=4586s

General recap: 99% of that steel is now trash for many reasons, the next bridge will probably be a cable stay bridge that doesn't need that poo poo anyways, these big construction projects already get awarded with an early completion incentive bonus, and Elon's a fucknut

Can almost guarantee that the replacement will be cable stay.

SquirrelyPSU fucked around with this message at 17:28 on Apr 7, 2024

# ¿ Apr 7, 2024 15:36

SquirrelyPSU: May 27, 2003

not caring here posted:

I've driven a couple of Teslas and lived to tell the tale (no cybertruck), and the impression that I get is that they are designed by people who haven't built cars before, and who don't actually like to drive.

Getting one as a rental in a couple weeks. I look forward to loading it up with sugar and handing it back to its parents like a good uncle.

# ¿ Apr 15, 2024 10:24

SquirrelyPSU: May 27, 2003

GD_American posted:

What if I qualified for both under the same period of service? Joined under MGIB, went to Iraq, chose P911GIB (there is no good acronym there) and exhausted it. (actually chose Chapter 31 halfway through too)

Yeah, this would be pretty dope?

# ¿ Apr 17, 2024 06:33

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 06:40

SquirrelyPSU: May 27, 2003

I'm confused about the rain event in Dubai. Did they just get 60mph winds from the NE?

# ¿ Apr 21, 2024 13:00

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