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Capsized Car Carrier Starts Lift
Capsized Car Carrier MV Golden Ray The MV Golden Ray is a 200-meter-long car carrier that capsized on 8 September 2019 in St. Simons Sound near the Port of Brunswick in Georgia, United States. She was declared a total loss, and is being removed as scrap. On Saturday, September 8, 2019, Golden Ray capsized within […]
Scientific proof Bernath was different
We all knew Bernath was wired differently. Now we have proof! From AVWeb; Study Finds Pilots’ Brains Work Differently Medical science has now confirmed what your family and friends have been telling you since the first time you strapped in and maybe before that. Your brain works differently than that of non-flying folks and contrary […]
Vote Asteroid apocalypse 2020
For those who were hoping we’d get hit by a giant asteroid to end this 2020 mess, it might just happen. In an Instagram post, Neil deGrasse Tyson shared a photo of the Earth from space along with what you can only assume is an asteroid. Asteroid 2018VP1 — now that’s a mouthful — is […]
Army achieves new high-powered laser weapon breakthrough
Though we know he has a fetish for large things that go boom, the KoB sent in this tip on something that’s silent and invisible. Firing lasers from fighter jets while in combat, hitting enemy hypersonic missiles in space and incinerating enemy drones from armored combat vehicles are all missions intended for fast-emerging, now-in-development laser […]
The Army finally realizes sleep is a good thing, encourages naps
From Task and Purpose; Sleepy soldiers everywhere, rejoice: The Army has officially endorsed naps. Guidance in the Army’s new Field Manual 7-22, which outlines the service’s holistic health strategy, stresses the importance of soldiers getting enough sleep. “Even for those who regularly obtain the generally recommended 7-8 hours of sleep per night, more sleep can result […]
Come on you apes!
“You want to live forever?” Robert Heinlein attributed that line to an “unknown platoon sergeant, 1918.” In reality, the line came from Sergeant Major Daniel Daly, USMC circa 1918 in the trenches of France. I discussed him here, but his quote is said to have been something along the lines of “Come on, you sons […]
New Tool for Devil Docs
U.S. Navy Corpsmen with I Marine Expeditionary Force inspect the intravenous blood transfusion equipment and attend to a simulated patient during Valkyrie Emergency Whole Blood Transfusion Training program at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on May 14, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo A “Walking Blood Bank.” Talk about Just-In-Time Inventory! ‘Valkyrie’ Blood Transfusion System Hopes to Give […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom: Time to ‘Sober Up’ About Green Energy’s Flaws
Flawed Energy Sources Economic realities concerning “renewable” energy sources have finally hit home in California, and Governor Newsom (D)is forced to face the realities. The over-reliance on solar and wind power has resulted in outages for hundreds of thousands of consumers when those sources failed to produce. Poetrooper sends. Author: JOEL B. POLLAK California Gov. […]
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