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[jon-nyc]

[jon-nyc]

[Renauda]

@mark said in Funny Pics:

[Nunatax]

[George K]

[Klaus]

That said, transmission via air is different from transmission via touching objects.

[George K]

THAT said, I saw one report indicating that the placement of these barriers affected air currents in such a way as to promote transmission.

[Klaus]

It may very well be the case that these barriers are pointless and don't do what they are supposed to do, but the caption struck me as an instance of sloppy thinking.

[Copper]

@George-K said in Funny Pics:

in such a way as to promote transmission.

Sure, they would create mountain waves.

The air bounces on the ground and comes back up.

Any student pilot knows this.

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2013/august/pilot/technique-riding-the-wave

[mark]

@George-K said in Funny Pics:

[Mik]

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[George K]

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[George K]

[jon-nyc]

[George K]

@jon-nyc you've seen that episode of Penn and Teller's "Bullshit" with the water sommelier?

Link to video

[jon-nyc]

Hat tip: TavD

[Nunatax]

[Doctor Phibes]

@Nunatax said in Funny Pics:

I've long been of the opinion that what really determines whether something is considered to be a weed or a plant is how easily it grows.