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F^(K the hurricanes... these mofos grow biguns down south!
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Tugs not only push and umm... tug
they also get tugged - as a sea brakeclick on the show the movie link
These new tugs are meant to do this but I think I might still soil my pants the first few times working one of these!:blush: |
That's a great tug boat design. :thumb:
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I'm sure this is just the fact that I've lived my whole life in the Midwest, and we don't usually have openly gay weathermen, but...wow. |
It had to be a fireproof set to withstand his flaming. :lol:
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After the whole WGA thing I'm not gonna download IE7 to see this video. I'll wait till it appears on youtube or the like.
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Hey, I'd get ruffled if a giant cockroach was on me, too, but I think I'd be a bit less Rupaul about the experience.
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Opening beer bottles...with a helicopter. :eek:
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This is the best police dog clip I've ever seen.:D
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Is that the opening music to The Prisoner at the beginning?? What an odd choice.
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You know, Elspode...I think DiVine wanted to climb all over the Rock man.;)
Wolf, I wouldn't drink any of that beer, it looked like they broke some glass on at least some of them. |
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From the starting point Male commentator (MC): Moving towards the 1st beer bottle at a distance of 100 m [opens first bottle] Next a distance of 50 m away is the 2nd beer bottle Positioned directly on top of the target Will he do it smoothly? Female commentator (FC): I can feel that he wants to open it quickly MC: Yes, he's gone into the level of psychological warfare already How's the 2nd bottle! He renews his resolve (sorts out his feelings) Aims at the bottle... [breaks 2nd bottle] There seems to been a little accident! Voiceover: Let's see what happened just now The bottleopener overshoot the top of the bottle, breaking the glass So, this bottle does not count (towards the points) MC: Jim renews his resolves And try to open the 2nd bottle Slowly getting closer He's in position Will it open? It's open! The second bottle successful! FC: It was so quick this time MC: Yeah, so fast! Audience #1: Seems to have gotten the hang of it Audience #2: Yeah FC: He learns so fast MC: Yeah He positions himself anew Towards the 3rd bottle Slowly getting closer the 3rd bottle He's already opened 2 bottles There's only a minute and a half left How is it? the 3rd bottle [3rd bottle opens] Success! It's open! Voiceover: Let's see the moment he opened the bottle Jim bravely uses the grip of the opener to open the bottle On this point he is not breaking the rules MC: Miss Saito, so there's such a technique FC: Yes there is, it's very smart, there's all kinds of techniques MC: He's opened 3 bottles and there's still a minute left Towards the challenge of 4th bottle Aiming from above, Gathering concentration... He succeeds with the 4th bottle! FC: That's amazing MC: Really amazing, so fast! Aoyama can only gape (laugh bitterly?) The speed is now getting faster Although he had a small accident, he's already opened 4 bottles It's going pretty smoothly Okay, the 5th bottle There's less than 30 seconds left The challenge of the 5th bottle... It slide off There's less than 15 seconds... He's still aiming, Jim is still aiming The fifth bottle... success! He's opened the 5th bottle! Can he continue?? The timer's going to... STOP! Time up! He's succeeded in opening 5 bottles Although there was a small accident but on the whole it was a success Opponent: The speed at the end was really fast He really got used to it It should be because he was learning Before you can turn he has opened so many It was a real sight to see I can only do my best then The wind seems to be getting stronger Voiceover: The Japanese representative Aoyama is finally facing up to the challenge Aoyama gets his spirit up But God doesn't seem to be helping Suddenly, the wind blows stronger at 6m/hr The wind direction is unsure In this difficult situation Can Aoyama exceed Jim's record of 5 bottles? MC: The Japanese representative finally takes off Miss Saito, Aoyama has lift off FC: Yes, good luck to him, I hope he can exploit his potential Being the last, the pressure is greater on him Hopefully he's perform well MC: What's special about Aoyama's model? FC: Although his turn is smaller, it is easier to be affected by the wind MC: But the wind has turned stronger! FC: Yes, it has Hopefully he won't lose to this wind Good luck MC: This is Miss Saito's analysis The Japanese representative has reached the starting point We will start soon At the moment, Jim's record is 5 bottles Can Aoyama break this record? The race begins! He speedily flies to the front of the 1st bottle FC: Flying straight isn't that easy MC: Oh, is that right? FC: Looks easy but isn't. You need to get a grasp of the distance MC: Here it comes! He flies straight to the front of the 1st bottle How is it? Just now it struck across FC: It's so exciting MC: Yes, let's grasp the distance... How is it? Slowly getting closer, Slowly getting closer... He opens it! Success FC: Oh, I'm so happy! MC: So fast! (Something unexpected to Aoyama!) [Show returns] [Recap] Jim: OK Number 1 Voiceover: It's expected for a world champion, opening the 1st bottle 28 sec faster than Jim He's flying towards the 2nd bottle MC: Miss Saito, this first task can considered a success, right? FC: Yes, I'm so happy, I hope he can continue with the same showing MC: Yes, he's already opened the 1st bottle, now onto the 2nd The Japanese representative Aoyama! Looks like it's starting to shake (to and fro) FC: Yes, he's affected by the wind, It's shaking quite hard MC: He faces up to the challenge in this difficult weather condition Success! It's open! FC: I'm so happy! MC: He begins the challenge of the 3rd bottle Jim's record is 5 bottles, Aoyama has opened 2 bottles up til now His speed is very fast He gets nearer the 3rd bottle He backs away a bit And starts to get closer again MC: Miss Saito, it looks like it's shaking up and down this time FC: Yeah, it should be because of the wind I feel this wind's direction is changing MC: So that's what it is, it is'nt very stable And just now Jim's wind speed was at 3m and it's already 6m now FC: I feel it's a little stronger than 6m now MC: The conditions are getting worse now Towards the 3rd bottle! Can't target, can't target There's still a lot of time Getting nearer to the 3rd bottle... how... Getting nearer from the side With Jim observing Aoyama's 3rd bottle The Japanese representative... succeeds! FC: It sure wasn't easy under these circumstances Voiceover: Under these conditions, Aoyama bravely, with the thirst to win. Like Jim he makes use of the foot of the grip and opens the bottle from the side MC: There's less than 1 minute left He needs to fight with the time now Jim's record is 5, Aoyama's opened 3 for now, there's still 2 bottles left! The 4th bottle He needs to move quickly and attack from the side How is it... Oh no! FC: That was too bad MC: Let's try again, how is it... no, he's struck across He needs to get a grip on it There's not much time How's it... the 4th bottle, success! There's still one more, faster! There's still 15 sec left, he'll need to open one more bottle Can he succeed? Good luck! Jim's starting to countdown Less than 10 sec Can the Japanese representative Aoyama open the last bottle? One more try, last chance Time's up! Oh, this is too bad. [opens 5th bottle] He only opens it now! FC: Oh but it was already very difficult under these conditions Amazing In the end, American representative Jim wins The Japanese representative's record is 4 bottles World champion Aoyama missed by 3 seconds (Thought bubble: It was too bad just now Thanks, thanks Aoyama, that was a great contest, 3 seconds, close) |
The best video I've ever seen. I didn't know weather to cry or cream my jeans. never the less, safe for work. (Unless you work in Milwaukee's Beast brewery) |
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Wow, ashke, maybe that's how SteveDallas stays fit. :D
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The marching band piece was absolutely brilliant! How the hell did they manage to play so well with all the running about, knees bent behavior?
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I saw this earlier and thought of Blast. i stumbled on it looking for versions of Ravel's Bolero. Here is theirs. At first I wondered if they were "air playing". That is some serious cardiovascular shit. And a great performance of the piece.
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Of course nothing beats the Kodo drummers live. They are ripped. insane, livin on an island drumming lifestyle while we're just dubbin' around.
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Excellent, 3foot.
Bolero huh....find yourself a "10" did you? ;) |
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But that clip is 5 minutes long. What did you do with the other 4 minutes? :cool:
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4:45, but who's counting? :eek:
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A 4 year old drummer. :eek:
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Why you should stop, look & listen. :unsure:
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Griff, planning on writing a screen play about Anne Bonney or Mary Read(e) to make your daughter a star? Oh, I know.... Grace Amalle, the larcenous Lass would be perfect to show off the swords(wo)manship skills. :lol:
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Something is so wrong with me.... it got me hot.
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/09/slug-sex.html More Jake... Hot Uke |
Damn, who would suspect Slugs of having wild, uninhibited, trapeze sex. :eek:
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I'm betting the chain link fence was only attached at the top. ;)
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Yeah that could be. But when you stare at the fence as the cop car is stopped in front of it, the fence is stationary. One would think that it would still be moving.
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The fence is stretched tight, so it snapped back into position like a spring. |
Latest Weird Al music video =) White & Nerdy |
Damnit, ashke, you beat me to it.
That's my new theme song, even though I ain't white. |
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He doesn't look too happy. They tried to do that on Mythbusters.
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The Bear Hunters is a cute cartoon, but the banner ads on the site are NSFW.:(
http://www.uniquepeek.com/viewpage.php?page_id=234 |
Some fantastic Korean archery. :eek:
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If you haven't seen Katt Williams, you should. :D
The language is very NSFW. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhon__viwtU&eurl= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKSeW...elated&search= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-w84...elated&search= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpRAy...elated&search= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ljQ1...elated&search= |
This large video file (80MB) shows how hand engraving of printing plates is done at G. Henle Verlag, a well-known German publisher of classical music.
http://www.henle.de/video/vollversion/Notenstich_E.wmv |
That's very impressive, Steve, but why, other than snob appeal, go to that trouble? :confused:
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You got me. I can't believe it can't be done digitally in less time these days, even with some kind of high-end custom solution. Especially since they really only print one master off the plate and then camera it. Having said that, I've played off many of their scores, and they look DAMNED good. It's a pain to try to read off music that looks like shit; in extreme cases it can be hard to figure out which note it is without looking twice, and you just don't need that. So while I've got to think there's a better way to do it these days, I really do appreciate the end product.
Also please note that that plate he was working on was lead. A lot of people on the Finale (music processing software) mailing list that Mrs. Dallas got this off of were speculating about the health impact. |
Carving the lead shouldn't be a problem unless he gets slivers in his skin. Anything that makes dust like sanding can be dangerous, as is not washing his hands before eating, drinking or smoking.:yeldead:
I thought it might be tin or an alloy like solder. |
Didn't watch the vid but most egraving or etching is done on zinc or copper plates. As far as I know. Even those harder metals lose detail after a certain number of prints are made. Hence, numbering editions, lower number implies greater fidelity to the original.
After the plate deteriorates to the point that the artist (or print puller) feels sufficient detail is lost the plate is "struck" (defaced) and no more prints can be pulled. And as for lead, let's not forget our favorite: melting sinkers in the saucepan in the kitchen. |
I'm watching the vid now. I think the narrator is mistaken about the lead. The plate he's engraving, the shavings coming off, don't look like lead to me, unless, as bruce points out, it is an alloy.
Pretty cool. |
Isn't money engraved on steel plates?
I guess lead would make sense for a single print. :cool: |
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