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  1. Re: Mile-Wide Tornado Levels Moore, Oklahoma

    This is looking worse by the minute.
  2. Re: Old tv shows that seem to have been lost forever

    SWMBO watches some of these on a TVLand website. I watch Dragnet and Emergency! on Netflix. I watched Gilligan's Island once on the web - I forget where - maybe Hulu. Good chance to catch up with...
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    Re: Drop kick the Telly

    I gave my last TV to Good Will a couple of months ago.
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    Re: The Dambusters 70 years ago today

    How these bombs work

    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/military/bombing-hitler-dams.html
  5. Re: Truck dangles of one of our major freeway bridges.

    We recently had a truck dangling over the Memorial Parkway a couple of miles from where I live.

    http://whnt.com/2013/03/28/car-dangling-off-of-memorial-parkway/
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    Re: Former Presidential Yacht in Hot Water

    I just hope the Sequoia finds a better steward and doesn't end up like the Williamsburg. The Sequoia is beautiful and appears to be in decent shape. I saw her docked right behind the Marina Cantina...
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    Yachts used in World War II

    I was reading about the DUKW in a current thread. They mentioned a yacht "Rose" whose crew was rescued by a DUKW following a grounding. They mentioned how the Rose was requisitioned in WW II. This...
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    Re: Drano bottle bombs

    Here's a sad case where someone was preparing a science fair project similar to the so called Drano bomb and got into a lot of trouble.
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    Re: The Day the Amazon Went Aground

    Is this the boat?

    http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.com/2011/04/design-2084-amazon.html

    Will
  10. Re: Kitchen built boat travels the C&O canal

    My former boss and his sons hiked the trail a few years ago. I hiked my first installment last year - a short segment from Georgetown to Fletchers Cove and back.
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    Re: Happy Birthday Spindrift

    Best wishes for a happy birthday and many more.
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    Re: Bilge Freshener... Working on S/V Orca...

    I'm curious too about the boat projects on tap this time.
  13. Re: Kitchen built boat travels the C&O canal

    A lot of the concerns and thinking of the cruiser of 1915 are present today - for instance their disdain for wanting to go fast and do it in luxury. Sounds a lot like me. Pretty neat article and...
  14. Re: Terrifying 747 crash from this weekend in Afghanistan

    There was a plane crash in Lake Guntersville. The plane developed engine trouble. Luckily the pilot knew what to do. He glided down to just above the water and stalled the plane so it dropped the...
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    Re: Used Boat Gear online, Rockland Maine

    Nice. You might want to contact Good Old Boat and have this outfit added to their list of consignment stores.

    http://www.goodoldboat.com/resources_for_sailors/consignment_stores.php
  16. Re: A bit of fun for the well equipped wood worker

    That's pretty cool.
  17. Re: wooden boat builder film - shaped on all six sides

    I couldn't get the original link to show up on my ipad so here is a link to the video he is referring to.

    http://boingboing.net/2013/04/26/documentary-about-the-craft-an.html
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    Re: Boat Porn - Mickey Lake's old schooner

    She's looking good
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    Re: Fuel Barge explosion in Mobile, AL

    I wish those injured a quick recovery. Hopefully no more things going bang for a while.
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    Fuel Barge explosion in Mobile, AL

    http://blog.al.com/live/2013/04/three_injured_in_fuel_barge_ex.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqhnVWOkqaY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

    This is getting international coverage...
  21. Re: New type of battery, roughly ten times smaller but just as powerful

    Energy density can be considered either by volume or mass depending on the application.

    Here's a list of common materials and battery types with energy density by mass and volume.
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  22. Re: New type of battery, roughly ten times smaller but just as powerful

    High power density may mean very fast charging which would be really nice for cellphones and laptops. But there is no mention of energy density. From what I read the energy density of this...
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    Re: Countdown to Sirius

    Yep. The entertainment that I grew up watching e.g. UFO, X Files, Contact, etc continues. It looks like a fun movie to watch.
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    Re: Marathon Bombing Suspects

    Just heard on NPR that they were from Chechnya. Just terrible wha has been going on last night.
  25. Re: evolving workplaces and our relationship with commuting to and from work

    I heard a story once about someone who worked at home. He divided work and home time by putting on a suit, walking out the front door and back in to his home office room. At the end of the day he...
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    Re: Your Apple Stock Update

    I'm still happy with my Apple devices. I'm also happy that capitalism and competition are alive and well. If it isn't Apples turn at present maybe its Samsung or maybe even Microsoft.
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    Re: Jersey Drivers and Other Pet Peeve's

    Down here we take our sweet time starting after the light turns green until we're sure the other way is stopped. Otherwise we're liable to get creamed by someone blowing through the light that just...
  28. Re: "Gloria" in her glory, with all the bells and whistles

    Steel fits right up my alley. She's beautifully done.
  29. Thread: Bronze pr0n

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    Re: Bronze pr0n

    Really cool. Bummer that this doesn't fit on my boat.
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    Re: Shed Of Doom goes viral!

    Another builder short of skills and full of self reliant attitude. Bring back memories....?
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    Re: Should we take this seriously?

    If North Korea invaded China they wouldn't be able to do much damage before being repulsed. Whereas they could demolish Seoul. I can see them hitting at Seoul to damage the world economy.
    Of...
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    Re: Should we take this seriously?

    Unfortunately we have to go to war sometimes to keep somebody else from imposing their beliefs on us or stealing our property.
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    Re: Should we take this seriously?

    Another development - China has troops massed along the NK border with China and on high alert.

    http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/04/04/2013040401314.html

    I think they are there...
  34. Re: College Football - More Auburn Cheating Reported

    Someone is always trying to dig up dirt on Auburn. +1 War Eagle.
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    Re: Should we take this seriously?

    Kim Jong Un is looking backed into a corner. He's supposedly rational but bull headed. What is he going to do next? How is China going to play this to its advantage?
  36. Re: A day without sparks and smoke is like a sunny day

    I blew up an LM317 once while messing around with current indicators. The case popped in half with one piece going across the room never to be seen again. After that I decided I should wear goggles...
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    Re: Paul and lifiting heavy objects

    You need some sort of custom arrangement like what I used to remove the engine from my boat.

    http://www.willmarsh3.net/rep/rep_remove.htm

    Some 2x4s and a 1000 lb chain hoist ought to do the...
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    Re: River Sailing Technique

    That'll take a bit of practice to sail like that
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    Re: Claudia needs your kind thoughts

    Claudia I wish you a full recovery.
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    Re: Who Has Been Lost?

    I got lost once hiking up a mountain in Italy. I was attempting to go up "Redeemer's mountain" near Gaeta but got lost part way up in the woods. It was cloudy and I did not have a compass. This...
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    Re: Punxsutawney Phil says...

    I think he saw his shadow twice this year.
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    Re: Technological Question

    As for netbook vs ipad I took a trip to Nova Scotia in 2009 with the netbook. I used it to store pictures, surf the web and check email. There were plenty of wi-fi hotspots so connectivity was not...
  43. Re: If I See a 'Micro-Drone' Over My Property...

    You mean next store to the Radio Shack? :)
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    Re: Technological Question

    In a nutshell...

    The ipad has been great for me. It has GPS. I have very little to complain about it other than that the calendar search is limited to the past year.

    The autocorrect feature...
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    Re: Cyprus: a glimpse of what to come?

    I'm being a little sarcastic here referring to how they got in this pickle in the first place e.g. making bad loans, government spending more than it can afford, etc.

    I totally agree they would...
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    Re: Cyprus: a glimpse of what to come?

    And just *why* do they need the money?
  47. Re: Keep your eye on Cyprus. The straw that broke the Eurozone's back?

    I think the bankers entire net worth should be taxed.
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    Re: GoPro Hero3 cameras ?

    @Brian The quality of the underwater video looks great.

    I came across a blog that compares GoPro white edition with Sony Action Cam:...
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    Re: GoPro Hero3 cameras ?

    The only thing I can do is compare the quality of the videos and look at comparison reviews. I think though the image stabilization is a major improvement.
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    Re: Credit cards

    I know of a couple of people who bought furniture only to have the company fail to deliver and then fold. Since they used a charge card they were able to avoid losing a lot of money.
    I can't say...
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