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  • T taiwan_girl
    31 Jan 2023, 03:41

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    The only (or one of the only) ground photographs of the Hiroshima bomb explosion.

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    Copper
    wrote on 31 Jan 2023, 16:23 last edited by
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    @taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:

    The only (or one of the only) ground photographs of the Hiroshima bomb explosion.

    I assume the, lucky, photographer was probably looking away from the explosion when the flash occurred. It seems like most people in that area would be, at least temporarily, blinded.

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    • C Copper
      31 Jan 2023, 16:23

      @taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:

      The only (or one of the only) ground photographs of the Hiroshima bomb explosion.

      I assume the, lucky, photographer was probably looking away from the explosion when the flash occurred. It seems like most people in that area would be, at least temporarily, blinded.

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      taiwan_girl
      wrote on 31 Jan 2023, 19:06 last edited by
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      @Copper said in Mildly interesting:

      @taiwan_girl said in Mildly interesting:

      The only (or one of the only) ground photographs of the Hiroshima bomb explosion.

      I assume the, lucky, photographer was probably looking away from the explosion when the flash occurred. It seems like most people in that area would be, at least temporarily, blinded.

      If i remember the story correctly, the photo (or the negative) was found in a school from where the photo was taken. Dont know what happened to the photographer.

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        jon-nyc
        wrote on 31 Jan 2023, 21:03 last edited by
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        I was going to say, there’s no reason to necessarily believe that the photographer survived, let alone remained sighted.

        Only non-witches get due process.

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          George K
          wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 15:22 last edited by
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          Not a "murder." An "embarrassment."

          ***Funny - but surprising.***

          click to show

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          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • G George K
            2 Feb 2023, 15:22

            Not a "murder." An "embarrassment."

            ***Funny - but surprising.***

            click to show

            image.jpeg

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 20:14 last edited by
            #841

            @George-K

            I want to be on the committee that decides these words of venery.

            My first nomination would be “a haggard of milfs”.

            Only non-witches get due process.

            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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            • J jon-nyc
              2 Feb 2023, 20:14

              @George-K

              I want to be on the committee that decides these words of venery.

              My first nomination would be “a haggard of milfs”.

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              George K
              wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 20:55 last edited by George K 2 Feb 2023, 20:55
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              @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

              My first nomination would be “a haggard of milfs”.

              (that almost deserves its own thread)

              My nomination for that would be "sere." It's obscure enough of a word to make people take pause and think..."What?"

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 3 Feb 2023, 01:05 last edited by
                #843

                Only non-witches get due process.

                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 3 Feb 2023, 21:09 last edited by
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                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 5 Feb 2023, 17:32 last edited by
                    #845

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                    Details from La Wik:

                    Spearfish holds the world record for the fastest recorded temperature change. On January 22, 1943, at about 7:30 a.m. MST, the temperature in Spearfish was −4 °F (−20 °C). The Chinook wind picked up speed rapidly, and two minutes later (7:32 a.m.) the temperature was +45 °F (7 °C). The 49 °F or 27 °C rise in two minutes set a world record that still holds. By 9:00 a.m., the temperature had risen to 54 °F (12 °C). Suddenly, the Chinook died down and the temperature tumbled back to −4 °F or −20 °C. The 58 °F or 32.2 °C drop took only 27 minutes.[18][19][20] The sudden change in temperatures caused glass windows to crack and windshields to instantly frost over.[21][20]

                    Only non-witches get due process.

                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      taiwan_girl
                      wrote on 5 Feb 2023, 17:35 last edited by
                      #846

                      Related to the above, I read that a mountain in NH just set the record for the coldest windchill. -106 F. -45 F temperature with 97 mph wind.

                      :eek

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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on 10 Feb 2023, 11:00 last edited by
                        #847

                        Only non-witches get due process.

                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                          mark
                          wrote on 10 Feb 2023, 15:52 last edited by
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                          This image shows Comet 67P/C-G compared to the city of Los Angeles, California.

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                          • M mark
                            10 Feb 2023, 15:52

                            This image shows Comet 67P/C-G compared to the city of Los Angeles, California.

                            alt text

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 10 Feb 2023, 16:03 last edited by
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                            @mark

                            Wow

                            Only non-witches get due process.

                            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                            • J jon-nyc
                              10 Feb 2023, 16:03

                              @mark

                              Wow

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                              Doctor Phibes
                              wrote on 10 Feb 2023, 18:58 last edited by
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                              @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                              @mark

                              Wow

                              Meh - that'll buff out

                              I was only joking

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                                10 Feb 2023, 15:52

                                This image shows Comet 67P/C-G compared to the city of Los Angeles, California.

                                alt text

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                                George K
                                wrote on 10 Feb 2023, 19:02 last edited by
                                #851

                                @mark how many giraffes is that?

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                • G George K
                                  10 Feb 2023, 19:02

                                  @mark how many giraffes is that?

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                                  mark
                                  wrote on 10 Feb 2023, 20:54 last edited by
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                                  @George-K probably more than all the Giraffes that are walking the planet. 😆

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                                    bachophile
                                    wrote on 11 Feb 2023, 07:08 last edited by
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                                    USS Arizona on the East River, New York 1916.

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                                      11 Feb 2023, 07:08

                                      7D221C27-85CF-4952-94EA-8DEB1A3E481C.jpeg

                                      USS Arizona on the East River, New York 1916.

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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on 11 Feb 2023, 10:33 last edited by jon-nyc 2 Nov 2023, 10:54
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                                      @bachophile

                                      Cool. No doubt heading out of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

                                      Only non-witches get due process.

                                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on 11 Feb 2023, 10:54 last edited by
                                        #855

                                        Liszt’s writing desk.

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                                        Only non-witches get due process.

                                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                        • J jon-nyc
                                          11 Feb 2023, 10:54

                                          Liszt’s writing desk.

                                          2946EF14-EF3C-4D0D-9B80-6472DDA7AE46.jpeg

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                                          bachophile
                                          wrote on 11 Feb 2023, 12:33 last edited by
                                          #856

                                          @jon-nyc I’ve been to Lizst’s home in Budapest.

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