The Unwanted Blog (2) - Page 71 of 81 - Rockets, cats, aircraft, guns, politics, photography, science fiction. You know, the usual stuff

Well, this is just spectacular

November 3, 2022

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scottlowther

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AARRRGH, blather, News, ಠ_ಠ

After numerous issues with the Unwanted Blog and the APR blog, causing me to not only set up this backup blog but also […]
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THIS is how you do a “technical problem”

November 2, 2022

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scottlowther

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Awesomeness, Humor, News, youtube

It’s an old video, but hey, it’s new to me. And it’s freakin’ hilarious.
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The most useless machine in the universe. So far.

November 2, 2022

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scottlowther

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Art, Hmm…, science, youtube

A gearbox with a gear ratio of ten to the power of 169. The last gear will *never* turn once; it’s unlikely to […]
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Gimmegimme: “Aliens” Dropship

November 1, 2022

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scottlowther

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Art, Awesomeness, history, Models, rockets, Science Fiction, spacecraft, youtube

The filming miniature of the USCM Dropship from “Aliens” is being auctioned off. It’s a bit incomplete and showing its age, but it’d […]
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Dragon’s Breath vs Propane Balloons

November 1, 2022

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scottlowther

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Art, Awesomeness, science, Weapons, youtube

Now THIS is damned interesting. The delay in ignition is simultaneously both surprising and perfectly sensible.
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Offensive humor

November 1, 2022

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scottlowther

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AARRRGH, blather, Dumbassery, Forward, Humor, Politics, science, Wisdom, youtube, ಠ_ಠ

This guy tells a joke, the short from of which is that learning about science in school is useless, because he didn’t become […]
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Didn’t quite stick the landing

November 1, 2022

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scottlowther

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AARRRGH, Aircraft, News, Politics, Russian Empire, Weapons, youtube

A Mil-8 got thwacked by a MANPAD and set alight. It flew in a controlled and sensible manner for a lot longer than […]
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APR Rewards: October 2022

November 1, 2022

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scottlowther

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Aircraft, APR, Art, CAD Diagrams, history, Monthly Historical Documents Program, New Products, Patreon, projects, rockets, spacecraft

The October 2022 rewards are available for APR Patrons and Subscribers. This latest package includes: Large format art: A Bell Aerospace painting of […]
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Minnesota Nice

October 31, 2022

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scottlowther

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AARRRGH, Crazy, Dumbassery, Forward, Gah, News, Politics, ಠ_ಠ

Minneapolis looks like… well, “fun” isn’t really the word. After Fentanyl Floyd died there, the protestors wanted less policing and that’s what they […]
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Know your place, serfs

October 31, 2022

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scottlowther

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AARRRGH, blather, Crazy, Forward, Gah, history, News, Politics, ಠ_ಠ

Back in the Bad Old Days, a whole lot of people were trapped as serfs. While not technically slaves, they kinda were… they […]
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