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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 31 Jan 2023, 21:03 last edited by
    #839

    I was going to say, there’s no reason to necessarily believe that the photographer survived, let alone remained sighted.

    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
    -Cormac McCarthy

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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.***

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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”.

        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
        -Cormac McCarthy

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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
          #842

          @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

            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
            -Cormac McCarthy

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              jon-nyc
              wrote on 3 Feb 2023, 21:09 last edited by
              #844

              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
              -Cormac McCarthy

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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]

                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                -Cormac McCarthy

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                  taiwan_girl
                  wrote on 5 Feb 2023, 17:35 last edited by
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                  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

                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                      mark
                      wrote on 10 Feb 2023, 15:52 last edited by
                      #848

                      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.

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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on 10 Feb 2023, 16:03 last edited by
                        #849

                        @mark

                        Wow

                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                        -Cormac McCarthy

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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
                          #850

                          @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
                                #853

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

                                USS Arizona on the East River, New York 1916.

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                                • B bachophile
                                  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
                                  #854

                                  @bachophile

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

                                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                  -Cormac McCarthy

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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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                                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                                    • J jon-nyc
                                      11 Feb 2023, 10:54

                                      Liszt’s writing desk.

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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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                                      • B bachophile
                                        11 Feb 2023, 12:33

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

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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on 11 Feb 2023, 12:58 last edited by
                                        #857

                                        @bachophile

                                        Me too.

                                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                                          jon-nyc
                                          wrote on 11 Feb 2023, 17:32 last edited by
                                          #858

                                          Hawa Majal in Jaipur. built 1799.

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                                          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                          -Cormac McCarthy

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