I’ve probably mentioned bits of this before. But regardless, here is one of the few good things on Tumblr… and one of the truly great series of comments about Star Trek and humanity https://www.tumblr.com/animatedamerican/162981472582/fozmeadows-randomingoftherandomness
A cutaway illustration of the Bell D188A VTOL strike-fighter from the late 50’s/early 60’s. This Mach 2 aircraft would have used 8 small turbojets… two lift/cruise in the tail, two vertically mounted in the forward fuselage for lift and two each in wingtip nacelles that could tilt for VTOL or horizontal thrust. Often referred to…
A General Dynamics illustration showing the internal structure of the F-111 fighter-bomber. Originally scanned at the Jay Miller archive; shown here is a much-reduced-rez version. The full-rez scan has been uploaded to the 2023-07 APR Extras folder on Dropbox for $4 and up Patreons/Subscribers.If you would like to help fund the acquisition and preservation of…
The pendulum *may* be beginning to swing the other way on some issues. For a number of years the bulk of the populace has been cowed into obedience over LGBTQ/Pride stuff with threats ranging from being called names to losing their jobs… but more and more people are ceasing to care. Some of this is…
That movie was utterly forgettable. Why bring it up? Because I was reminded of the trailer for the movie, went and watched it again, and checked out the comments. Grok. @grfrjiglstan 2 years ago Me after the trailer: “Life is good.” Me after the movie: “…that could’ve been better.” @rickyrackey7930 2 years ago…
This is something else. @bean_posts accidentally cursed with the burden of self-awareness #oops #cat #cats #existentialism #fyp #noregrets ♬ original sound – bean_posts
Elephant guns at 82,000 frames per second create some interesting phenomena. Especially interesting are the very brief flashes upon contact with the ballistics gel.
