Mildly interesting
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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.
wrote on 31 Jan 2023, 19:06 last edited by@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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wrote on 31 Jan 2023, 21:03 last edited by
I was going to say, there’s no reason to necessarily believe that the photographer survived, let alone remained sighted.
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I want to be on the committee that decides these words of venery.
My first nomination would be “a haggard of milfs”.
wrote on 2 Feb 2023, 20:55 last edited by George K 2 Feb 2023, 20:55@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?"
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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]
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wrote on 5 Feb 2023, 17:35 last edited by
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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This image shows Comet 67P/C-G compared to the city of Los Angeles, California.
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USS Arizona on the East River, New York 1916.
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USS Arizona on the East River, New York 1916.
wrote on 11 Feb 2023, 10:33 last edited by jon-nyc 2 Nov 2023, 10:54Cool. No doubt heading out of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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wrote on 11 Feb 2023, 10:54 last edited by
Liszt’s writing desk.
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wrote on 11 Feb 2023, 12:33 last edited by
@jon-nyc I’ve been to Lizst’s home in Budapest.
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@jon-nyc I’ve been to Lizst’s home in Budapest.
wrote on 11 Feb 2023, 12:58 last edited byMe too.
