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jedidia said:
Didn't know what it is, so I looked up the syntax. Looks almost... Lisp-y?? :blink:
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I would say, that's a mortal insult to LISP, but yes, it uses Polish notation as well.
 
Urwumpe said:
Just read about something strange that happened at the Kassel Volkwagen plant. A large piece of the roof got blown away, but no debris inside the hall. No signs for any tornadic events. Still its attributed to a dust devil, but the explanation is highly dubious. dust devils don't require colder air to form and are more common during the early afternoon. Also there was little wind shear around on that day.

Now, my question is: Does somebody know similar events? And could it be possible that the roof got damaged by overpressure because of the heat?

https://www.hna.de/kassel/windhose-volkswagen-vw-10072114.html
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I wouldn't discount a small tornado or dust devil. You just need a strong wind and something to create a local wind shear (wind blowing past an obstacle will do). We don't get large tornadoes frequently where I live but in the hill towns get small ones that will create localized damage like this during otherwise benign summer storms.
 
Thunder Chicken said:
I wouldn't discount a small tornado or dust devil. You just need a strong wind and something to create a local wind shear (wind blowing past an obstacle will do). We don't get large tornadoes frequently where I live but in the hill towns get small ones that will create localized damage like this during otherwise benign summer storms.
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Well, I have seen really many dust devils this hot summer (We have a omega block over Europe since April. Only hot and dry for months), but what disturbs me is that the damage is VERY localized and all debris is outside.
 
Urwumpe said:
Just read about something strange that happened at the Kassel Volkwagen plant. A large piece of the roof got blown away, but no debris inside the hall. No signs for any tornadic events. Still its attributed to a dust devil, but the explanation is highly dubious. dust devils don't require colder air to form and are more common during the early afternoon. Also there was little wind shear around on that day.

Now, my question is: Does somebody know similar events? And could it be possible that the roof got damaged by overpressure because of the heat?

https://www.hna.de/kassel/windhose-volkswagen-vw-10072114.html
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Oddly specific prank of some sort? :idk:
 
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"Today, 7 August, 2018, human spaceflight will be half as old as powered human air flight. A total of 20,936 days elapsed between the Wright Brothers' first flight on 17 December, 1903 - and Yuri Gagarin's launch on 12 April, 1961. It has now been 20,936 days since 12 April, 1961."

Sent from my SM-G930U using Tapatalk
 
- "That timelapse you're rendering from our webcam, can we have that in 4k?"

- "That wouldn't really make that much sense. The automated timelapse is only intended for quick web-publication. If you have a larger presentation, we can render you a 4k timelapse manually without all the artifacts that come with the automated solution."

- "No, no, we want to publicise the current timelapse on our website in 4k!"

- "That's not advisable, most people don't even have a monitor to view 4k."

- "That doesn't matter, we want it in 4k on our website!"

- "Uhm, ok, but that puts additional strain on our servers. We'll have to bill you extra."

- "sure, no problem!"

a few days later:

- "Hello, we made the changes, your timelapse is now in 4k."

- "Thanks so much! It looks great on my cellphone!"

GRAH! :beathead:
 
Funnily, they already name it 4K, when the display has just 2500 pixels.
 
Hengelis, one of my favourites!

Those hens are pushing their luck, Norfolk has the UK's biggest turkey breeder...

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90kC--xjLaQ"]Bernard Matthews Turkey Breast Roast advert 1980 - YouTube[/ame]


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In case you are wondering, all turkey/chicken farms here are disguised as old stately-homes.
Seems to work.

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A 53 km long and 300 m wide oil spill has been located by a helicopter near the German island of Heligoland. The origin of the oil is still unknown, all German oil cleaning ships are dispatched, but are unable to recover the oil, which already clumped and dropped below the surface. It looks like some ship had been illegally cleaning its oil tanks offshore.
 
I appreciate that they put this on the official United Launch Alliance YouTube channel.

ULA systems engineer Patrick Moore recently joined the Kerbal Space Academy to talk about the Parker Solar Probe mission and Delta IV Heavy rocket.
Patrick provided realistic flight commentary as KSA instructor DasValdez launched his own “Deltish IV” rocket carrying a “Parker Sorta Probe”, built using stock parts in Kerbal Space Program.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-45282805

Russian company Kalashnikov have released a robot - and it's not quite what anyone expected.
'Igorek' ('little Igor', not its official name) was revealed to the public on Monday in Moscow by the company behind the famous AK-47 gun which has sold more than 100 million units worldwide.
The 13-feet (3.96m) tall, 4.5-tonne, manned robot is designed for "carrying out engineering and combat tasks", according to Kalashnikov, at the ARMY Forum.
The Forum describes itself as the "world's leading exhibition of arms and military equipment, the authoritative platform for discussing innovative ideas and developments for the armed forces".
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Wonder what they use for a power-unit?
seems it hasen't got one, wonder why they bothered?

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Nothing. It's a mock-up, or even a statue. Besides, it'll enter serial production sometime after the Su-57... I.E. never.
 
Most peculiar.
Its not as if Kalashnikov has a problem with brand recognition...
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