captmike13 wrote:


Here's a history lesson on April Fools'.

captmike13 wrote:


Word of the Day Tuesday, April 01, 2014

capriccio\ kuh-PREE-chee-oh; It. kah-PREET-chaw \, noun;

Matatk wrote:

We don't need it to be April 1st, Tommy is our fool every day

pianoguy wrote:
Hüvvä hummogut

Matatk wrote:
We don't need it to be April 1st, Tommy is our fool every day

teebee wrote:
Morning guys....Another busy day in store. Meeting after school with a financial adviser.

pianoguy wrote:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/the ... eally-own-april-fools-day

TommyT-Bone wrote:

4.Don't buy a racecar.

TommyT-Bone wrote:


Enough foolin' around ..........

GRIS wrote:
DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS LEGIT OR NOT; IF NOT IT'S WORLD CLASS PHOTOSHOPPING.

You gotta watch this ... This is almost a disaster. It's quick so watch carefully.

Read this text before watching the video - F-35 unintentional loop at takeoff on a carrier.

This guy clearly has brass and you know the sailors on the flight deck had a cow when they saw this unfold in front of them. Intentional? Hardly! This is unbelievable!
F-35 unintentional loop at takeoff a real "check your laundry" event.
A supremely well-trained US Navy pilot, ice running in his veins instead of blood, fully regains control of his $70 million, F-35 joint strike force fighter, after a problematic vertical take-off attempt... Watch as the rear vertical thruster fires to cause the problem.
There's nothing about this the pilot enjoys. If he could have ejected at 100' upside down and lived, he would have. Looks like the afterburner kicks in while still vectored for vertical takeoff. Lockheed would call this a "software malfunction" and do a little more "regressive testing". This is a good demonstration of power-to-weight ratio of this aircraft! And talk about stability control... wow!
If he didn't come out of the loop wings-level, it probably would have been bad news; maybe taking some of the carrier with him!
Add to this flying through your own exhaust, which can lead to equipment malfunctions, as in "flame out". The F-35 is single engine aircraft with vertical takeoff/landing capability, but it has the aerodynamics of a Steinway piano at zero airspeed. This is the most unbelievable piece of flying you will ever see in your life.
This guy's coolness saved a 70 million-dollar aircraft! On the other hand, he might not have had time to react to anything except just ride it. I bet you'll watch it at least 2 times!





https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150113735642761

TommyT-Bone wrote:

You can see that the attitude of the thruster had changed position to level during correction ........ Very fortunate.

teebee wrote:
Morning guys....Another busy day in store. Meeting after school with a financial adviser and then out to GS's baseball game. The end of the school year gets so busy.

Matt, it must be a circuit board problem.

BillH wrote:
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TommyT-Bone wrote:

You can see that the attitude of the thruster had changed position to level during correction ........ Very fortunate.

I could do that...
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But it would take at least 4 beers before...
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And a box of Depends after.

pianoguy wrote:
Another amazing vid of a different sort:

https://www.youtube.com/v/XBEyCr5AoIs

pianoguy wrote:
Another amazing vid of a different sort:

https://www.youtube.com/v/XBEyCr5AoIs

TommyT-Bone wrote:

That was truly an amazing video. I was rooting for the squirrel but didn't think he'd make it. Sometimes I am disturbed by the cycle of life. Then I go eat a piece of fried chicken or pork chop and the thought fades away.

pianoguy wrote:
Hüvvä hummogut

Matatk wrote:
Driving to work this morning I was thinking about this. I did not remove every single rubber, only a few of them. I think I will pull it one more time, completely, and put it back.

TommyT-Bone wrote:
Then I go eat a piece of fried chicken or pork chop and the thought fades away.

GRIS wrote:
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pianoguy wrote:
Another amazing vid of a different sort:

https://www.youtube.com/v/XBEyCr5AoIs

SAW THAT HAPPEN ONCE, WITH A BIG REDTAIL AND A FOX SQUIRREL IN AN ISOLATED COTTONWOOD TREE. HAWK WAS JUMPING FROM BRANCH TO BLANCH BUT THE SQUIRREL ALWAYS OUT MANEUVERED HIM. HARD TO OUT DO A SQUIRREL IN A TREE. THE BIRD FINALLY GAVE UP.

TommyT-Bone wrote:
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GRIS wrote:
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pianoguy wrote:
Another amazing vid of a different sort:

https://www.youtube.com/v/XBEyCr5AoIs

SAW THAT HAPPEN ONCE, WITH A BIG REDTAIL AND A FOX SQUIRREL IN AN ISOLATED COTTONWOOD TREE. HAWK WAS JUMPING FROM BRANCH TO BLANCH BUT THE SQUIRREL ALWAYS OUT MANEUVERED HIM. HARD TO OUT DO A SQUIRREL IN A TREE. THE BIRD FINALLY GAVE UP.

We have hawks around here and I've watched them chase squirrels, rabbits and small rodents. Seen them catch a dove in flight .... Well, I saw the feathers fly. My neighbors' mother was wearing some kind of wild hat. A hawk left her with some talon scars on her head. Ouch!

GRIS wrote:
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TommyT-Bone wrote:
Seen them catch a dove in flight .... Well, I saw the feathers fly. /quote]

THAT WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE A FALCON. DOVES ARE TOO FAST FOR MOST HAWKS.

TommyT-Bone wrote:
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GRIS wrote:
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TommyT-Bone wrote:
Seen them catch a dove in flight .... Well, I saw the feathers fly. /quote]

THAT WOULD HAVE HAD TO BE A FALCON. DOVES ARE TOO FAST FOR MOST HAWKS.

European Ring Neck Doves are a regular diet for the hawks here. We don't have falcons that I know of but I could be wrong. We have all kinds of critters here, native and non native.
http://www.floridiannature.com/hawks.htm

Ultraman wrote:
I brake for squirrels