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Cool Vids&Pics&Links Discussion Thread

The Recliner · 2012-05-11 07:40:30

Hi Guys and Gals This was suggested in the Feedback thread and it is something we have discussed before and think it would be a good idea This thread is for the discussion of pictures or videos that people don't understand or want more information on Its purpose is to keep chat and discussion out of other threads like You…

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#8762 27-08-2018 8:55pm
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Just the perfect job,

p p p p pickup a penguin.

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#8763 27-08-2018 11:42pm
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Just the perfect job,

p p p p pickup a penguin.

Why are penguins such good racing drivers?

They are always in pole position

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#8764 28-08-2018 3:45am
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RobertFoster wrote: »

Ahem
https://twitter.com/EdinburghZoo/status/1031502888969924608
"We're sure this will come as a disappointment to many but there is no such position here at Edinburgh Zoo"

does that mean they just leave the penguins lying on their backs?
Because I heard this was a problem 20 years ago, and I was delighted to hear they had employed someone to 'right' the penguins after every low flight over the zoo...

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#8765 28-08-2018 7:38am
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Penguins are surely well able to right themselves. If they weren't they'd have become extinct a long time ago!

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#8766 28-08-2018 7:51am
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pleas advice wrote: »

does that mean they just leave the penguins lying on their backs?
Because I heard this was a problem 20 years ago, and I was delighted to hear they had employed someone to 'right' the penguins after every low flight over the zoo...

I think the problem now is even worse than 20 years ago, considering the exponential increase in the number of flights. I blame the cutbacks.

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New Home wrote: »

I think the problem now is even worse than 20 years ago, considering the exponential increase in the number of flights. I blame the cutbacks.

They fit them with spring loaded backpacks these days :pac:

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#8768 28-08-2018 8:10am
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Oh that's good news!! I was thinking they might have to prop them up together in groups of three, back to back, to stop them from falling over (like a tripod) but then each of them would want to go in a different direction, and where would we be?!

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#8769 28-08-2018 8:13am
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New Home wrote: »

but then each of them would want to go in a different direction, and where would we be?!

Just put them on the South Pole and it'll be grand. It's all north from there.

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#8770 28-08-2018 8:18am
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cdeb wrote: »

Just put them on the South Pole and it'll be grand. It's all north from there.

Ah, genius! You can tell you play chess!

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#8771 28-08-2018 11:58am
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It's many the time I've had to factor in the directional properties of penguins on the poles* while working through a tactic alright.

* - penguins are only found in the Antarctic, not the Arctic, of course, but chess requires flexibility of thought...

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#8772 28-08-2018 12:47pm
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cdeb wrote: »

* - penguins are only found in the Antarctic, not the Arctic, of course

The former part of your sentence isn't entirely correct (it depends on the species); the latter, though, is.

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#8773 28-08-2018 1:30pm
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Well considering we were talking about locations where every direction was the same, I figured we were only talking about the North or the South Pole!

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#8774 28-08-2018 4:28pm
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Penguin's also reside in Africa and South America.

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#8775 28-08-2018 4:59pm
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To here with you!

(Except I did know that...)

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The Princess Bride wrote: »

If they're cheapo Chinese ones, beware that your plate doesen't slide off the edge!

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#8778 28-08-2018 9:08pm
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Tabnabs wrote: »

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DcIEs99XUAAQVHR.jpg

Top Tip
You can save time by only flossing the ones you want to keep :pac:

Seriously interdentals are better.

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#8779 28-08-2018 9:13pm
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cdeb wrote: »

It's many the time I've had to factor in the directional properties of penguins on the poles* while working through a tactic alright.

* - penguins are only found in the Antarctic, not the Arctic, of course, but chess requires flexibility of thought...

Auks would fill a niche similar in the Arctic. The Great auk was even flightless.

Kat1170 wrote: »

Penguin's also reside in Africa and South America.

And New Zealand and the Galapagos Islands which are in the northern hemisphere. near the equator.

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Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Auks would fill a niche similar in the Arctic. The Great auk was even flightless.

And New Zealand and the Galapagos Islands which are in the northern hemisphere.

You're holding the globe upside down! :P

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https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=107926278&postcount=2321
I sure hope they don't make the same mistake they did with the Hubble telescope, one of the mounting legs was 1mm out and it screwed up the focus, they had to send out a repair crew to fit a correcting lens.

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#8782 28-08-2018 10:36pm
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Yep, I remember at the time they had to "give it glasses" . Wasn't there a mix-up with the measurements (metric vs. imperial, as always)?

They'd probably give it contact lenses, nowadays.

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#8783 28-08-2018 11:54pm
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Here's a what-if (by xkcd) that shows in a cartoon form what what the Hubble would see if pointed at the earth
https://what-if.xkcd.com/32/

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New Home wrote: »

Yep, I remember at the time they had to "give it glasses" . Wasn't there a mix-up with the measurements (metric vs. imperial, as always)?

They'd probably give it contact lenses, nowadays.

from what I read, the error was so huge that assumed that it was a fault with the calibration system and "factored it in" and carried on regardless.
Where in fact the error was an entire unit out, Can't remember exactly what it was but it was something like 1mm out on one leg, this was a time when they were working to tolerances of 0.001mm.(or imperial equivalent)

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#8785 29-08-2018 1:36am
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KAGY wrote: »

Here's a what-if (by xkcd) that shows in a cartoon form what what the Hubble would see if pointed at the earth
https://what-if.xkcd.com/32/

Legend has it that when NASA gave a briefing for bids for a 100 inch mirror for Hubble the usual manufacturers told them it was impossible to setup for a single mirror on the budget and timescale.

The following day they got a call that went something like "you wouldn't be interested in a 95 inch mirror would you ?" implying that they were alrady setup for big telescopes for the KH spy satellites.

And yes the space shuttle was that big just so it could carry the spy satellites, so Hubble fitted right in.

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#8786 29-08-2018 9:14am
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Okay posters.

YLYL 8 is fast approaching the 10K post limit which means we will be very shortly opening YLYL 9.

We have decided to leave it up to you very witty posters to come up with a name for the thread.

I will add suggestions to a separate thread with a pole.
The name with the most votes will be the name of YLYL 9.

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#8787 29-08-2018 9:41am
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YLYL 9 - Who's laughing now!?!

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#8788 29-08-2018 9:50am
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YLYL9: "I'm funny how, I mean funny like I'm a clown?"

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#8789 29-08-2018 10:21am
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YLYL 9 - So Vegan I forgot to laugh.

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#8790 29-08-2018 10:26am
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Sorry New Home

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/aerial-view-abandoned-plane/

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YLYL 9 - Just Wait for 11

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