The "What's on your mind?" thread

[civiclx]

Sunday nights are for the epics. War Horse or Desolation Of Smaug? Hmmmmm

[LordoftheRings]

On my mind; my Dad ... R.I.P.
And a billion more things ...

[vista-vision]

It's a mad,mad,mad,mad world

China is throwing away fields of elektric cars - letting them rot! (youtube)

They making them for the subsidies and to inflate sale numbers and then do nothing with them, footbal fields of them

They did the same on a bike sceme, mountains of bikes What a waste and pollution !

[stvn1974]

Power is still out and is estimated to not be up for five days. It is hotter than hades.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by vista-vision

It's a mad,mad,mad,mad world

China is throwing away fields of elektric cars - letting them rot! (youtube)

They making them for the subsidies and to inflate sale numbers and then do nothing with them, footbal fields of them

They did the same on a bike sceme, mountains of bikes What a waste and pollution !

Wow, they could put them on large barges (multi deckers) and send them to India, or USA.
Shipping cost that's all; no more poverty, everyone with a job above minimum wage and housing problems gone...poor people sleep in their cars, and take the mountain bike for grocery shopping (no need to plug them and they keep active in shape, and they save the money for inflated food prices). Plus, no more need of fentanlyl to combat depression.
The road in the pursuit of happiness; love and peace.

It's doable, entirely feasible.

[y2jman]

https://therockfather.com/instagram-...omised-glitch/ well my so called action block will end weds lets see if i can comment folks or not on that day yes folks on twitter bots want to scam you get into account but not going to do that it just sad can't really get anybody to fixed this meh

[VictoryAtNight]

According to my fitness tracker, I have done 1,254 steps today.

[stvn1974]

I was just about to sacrifice the cat to the electricity gods when the power came on about ten minutes ago. Three days of hell.

[Bigdog]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

I was just about to sacrifice the cat to the electricity gods when the power came on about ten minutes ago. Three days of hell.

I had to endure 15 days once after a large freak winter storm on Halloween night a good 10+ years back. All the trees still had most of their leaves and i remember opening my window the morning after and literally watching a tree topple over like every 5 minutes, was surreal. Longest 2 weeks of my life.....

[BluRayTim]

Originally Posted by Bigdog

I had to endure 15 days once after a large freak winter storm on Halloween night a good 10+ years back. All the trees still had most of their leaves and i remember opening my window the morning after and literally watching a tree topple over like every 5 minutes, was surreal. Longest 2 weeks of my life.....

Heat waves kill 500 people a year on average.

Hurricanes kill 120 people a year on average.

Sandstorms and tropical storms each kill 40 people a year on average.

Tornadoes kill 80 people a year on average.

Winter storms kill 600 people a year on average.

Therefore, winter storms are 20 percent more costly, deadly and destructive than heat waves, five times as much as hurricanes. 7.5 times as much as tornadoes, 15 times as much as sand storms and 15 times as much as tropical storms.

That’s why I badly want to move to Florida. Other than Alaska. The northeastern US is the most costly, deadly and destructive when it comes to bad weather and natural disasters (way more than Florida).

[LordoftheRings]

On my mind for the last couple days. I've watched several short documentaries and news reports, etc. on this very subject.

Why rescuing a deep sea sub in the depths of the ocean is nearly impossible | 60 Minutes Australia - YouTube

Unfortunately and realistically they're gone (5 people).
This will start a set of regulations and backup plans for the next expeditions of that sort.
_____

* Extra:

"It's An Awful Feeling" - Titanic Reporter Breaks Down Talking About Missing Submersible - YouTube

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

On my mind for the last couple days. I've watched several short documentaries and news reports, etc. on this very subject.

Unfortunately and realistically they're gone (5 people).
This will start a set of regulations and backup plans for the next expeditions of that sort.

As someone who’s studied Titanic for years this event has really shaken me. I was excited when Oceangate started documenting dives before opening it up to the public for a hefty sum. Something never felt right though as the sub was extremely basic-lacking any certifications. It was vastly different from the subs used by Robert Ballard. The Titan looks like a science fair project or something an oceanographer grad student would build as part of their thesis.

PH Nargeolet is a legend in the Titanic community appearing in countless documentaries over the years.

As you said..they’re gone. Even if they were able to locate the sub, they have no way of bringing it back to the surface in time. I hope for their sake it was a hull breach @ 6000 psi they would have experienced no pain. I would take that over being at the bottom of the ocean with no power with the oxygen in the red.

This is a horrible tragedy. They will run out of air (which is still a rough estimate and never tested), around 5am tomorrow morning.

Josh Gates from Expedition Unknown even pulled out of a segment because he didn’t feel safe being in the sub.

https://deadline.com/2023/06/expedit...ns-1235422136/

The latest from Piers

Missing Titanic Sub Latest: Ocean Expert Tells Piers Morgan "I'm Hopeful!" - YouTube

A very good video on Oceangate which includes an inside look at the sub and interview with the CEO.

A visit to RMS Titanic - YouTube

[EinCB128]

The slipcovers on recent 4K releases have been really well made.

I ordered Top Gun: Maverick, Tar, and The Maltese Falcon and all three of their slipcovers look and feel great. I'm not sure if it takes much to produce them.

Kudos to the video distributors.

[MazeRunner]

Originally Posted by EinCB128

The slipcovers on recent 4K releases have been really well made.

I ordered Top Gun: Maverick, Tar, and The Maltese Falcon and all three of their slipcovers look and feel great. I'm not sure if it takes much to produce them.

Kudos to the video distributors.

I actually feel the exact opposite.

Paramount's shiny slipcovers have the paint chipped off easily.

If you breathe too hard on a WB slipcover it'll dent.

[y2jman]

well i know half of you guys don't care but apparently around 6:58 that so called action block from last weds on my instagram finally went away however too scare to comment alot of folks only did 2 afraid it might come back up and i'll be action block another week

i'm still very confused wtf happen last weds afternoon since only i did try to upload a flash tshirt instagram said something then get hit my compromised had to change password

even when upload i notice content never came up had to edit it and other flash tshirt follow by uninstall and reinstall log in new password block thought was using a service to gain likes and followers which i don't even know how to

i did try to report to instagram last weds when happen and even last night nada there is no support

i believe all of this happen after app updated itself am not sure

[Bigdog]

Originally Posted by sfmarine

As someone who’s studied Titanic for years this event has really shaken me. I was excited when Oceangate started documenting dives before opening it up to the public for a hefty sum. Something never felt right though as the sub was extremely basic-lacking any certifications. It was vastly different from the subs used by Robert Ballard. The Titan looks like a science fair project or something an oceanographer grad student would build as part of their thesis.

PH Nargeolet is a legend in the Titanic community appearing in countless documentaries over the years.

As you said..they’re gone. Even if they were able to locate the sub, they have no way of bringing it back to the surface in time. I hope for their sake it was a hull breach @ 6000 psi they would have experienced no pain. I would take that over being at the bottom of the ocean with no power with the oxygen in the red.

This is a horrible tragedy. They will run out of air (which is still a rough estimate and never tested), around 5am tomorrow morning.

Josh Gates from Expedition Unknown even pulled out of a segment because he didn’t feel safe being in the sub.

https://deadline.com/2023/06/expedit...ns-1235422136/

The latest from Piers
Missing Titanic Sub Latest: Ocean Expert Tells Piers Morgan "I'm Hopeful!" - YouTube

A very good video on Oceangate which includes an inside look at the sub and interview with the CEO.
A visit to RMS Titanic - YouTube

Now that this has transitioned from a rescue to a recovery, if even possible, you can bet the company known as Oceangate will be no more after this. The CEO better keep his calendar open for the next year because i think he will be living in courtrooms on civil and potentially criminal cases.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by sfmarine

As someone who’s studied Titanic for years this event has really shaken me. I was excited when Oceangate started documenting dives before opening it up to the public for a hefty sum. Something never felt right though as the sub was extremely basic-lacking any certifications. It was vastly different from the subs used by Robert Ballard. The Titan looks like a science fair project or something an oceanographer grad student would build as part of their thesis.

PH Nargeolet is a legend in the Titanic community appearing in countless documentaries over the years.

As you said..they’re gone. Even if they were able to locate the sub, they have no way of bringing it back to the surface in time. I hope for their sake it was a hull breach @ 6000 psi they would have experienced no pain. I would take that over being at the bottom of the ocean with no power with the oxygen in the red.

This is a horrible tragedy. They will run out of air (which is still a rough estimate and never tested), around 5am tomorrow morning.

Josh Gates from Expedition Unknown even pulled out of a segment because he didn’t feel safe being in the sub.

https://deadline.com/2023/06/expedit...ns-1235422136/

The latest from Piers
Missing Titanic Sub Latest: Ocean Expert Tells Piers Morgan "I'm Hopeful!" - YouTube

A very good video on Oceangate which includes an inside look at the sub and interview with the CEO.
A visit to RMS Titanic - YouTube

The latest ...

Debris found near Titanic wreck in search for missing sub - BBC News - YouTube

And now this ...
▪︎ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65991651

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by Bigdog

Now that this has transitioned from a rescue to a recovery, if even possible, you can bet the company known as Oceangate will be no more after this. The CEO better keep his calendar open for the next year because i think he will be living in courtrooms on civil and potentially criminal cases.

The CEO of OceanGate was on-board of the submersible Titan. So he's no more.
▪︎ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2361360.html

And OceanGate won't be foot the bill for the rescue mission. It is what it is.
▪︎ https://www.insider.com/titanic-sub-...ely-pay-2023-6

* My best guess: A malfunction created a fire inside, or the submersible imploded.
Carbon fiber might have been a handicap @ that super high pressure.
▪︎ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36392416#

The radio certainly malfunctioned (caput) in its descent, and that was the first major problem.
Anyway just a guess from a non-expert opinion. We might find more with time and resources.

[LordoftheRings]

Originally Posted by sfmarine

As someone who’s studied Titanic for years this event has really shaken me. I was excited when Oceangate started documenting dives before opening it up to the public for a hefty sum. Something never felt right though as the sub was extremely basic-lacking any certifications. It was vastly different from the subs used by Robert Ballard. The Titan looks like a science fair project or something an oceanographer grad student would build as part of their thesis.

PH Nargeolet is a legend in the Titanic community appearing in countless documentaries over the years.

As you said..they’re gone. Even if they were able to locate the sub, they have no way of bringing it back to the surface in time. I hope for their sake it was a hull breach @ 6000 psi they would have experienced no pain. I would take that over being at the bottom of the ocean with no power with the oxygen in the red.

This is a horrible tragedy. They will run out of air (which is still a rough estimate and never tested), around 5am tomorrow morning.

Josh Gates from Expedition Unknown even pulled out of a segment because he didn’t feel safe being in the sub.

https://deadline.com/2023/06/expedit...ns-1235422136/

The latest from Piers
Missing Titanic Sub Latest: Ocean Expert Tells Piers Morgan "I'm Hopeful!" - YouTube

A very good video on Oceangate which includes an inside look at the sub and interview with the CEO.
A visit to RMS Titanic - YouTube

The second video is not available in my country (Canada), but I found this ...

https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/jfHk...kaRAGONEEMqQg/

Is it the same?

[LordoftheRings]

"It would have been instantaneous, quicker execution than a bullet."

Titanic sub wreckage found, vessel suffered "catastrophic implosion": US Coast Guard | FULL - YouTube

* Yesterday I was talking with my brother; I told him that it might very well be an implosion. It was.