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Being a Christian is not about being perfect: http://wilk4.com/misc/whenisay.htm

I have no idea if this is true, but I've always liked this story that's been going around the 'net for years...

Is the B-2 supersonic?

No, the B-2 is capable of high subsonic speeds. I did find a really cool photo of a B-2 at high subsonic speed with a water vapor phenomena.

You're kidding, right?

Heavier-than-air flight is impossible; a train will never go faster than a person can run or the passengers will asphyxiate; there is no reason why anyone would want a computer in the home; etc.

It's a bad idea to discount future technological advances wholesale.

Prandtl-Glauert condensation?

Sounds very similar to "nobody will ever need more than 640K of RAM". Or "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."

Be very careful what you predict. And IT in particular is one field where you should never say never...

It's photo 7 at http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20040817.htm (Prandtl-Glauert Condensation Clouds, 1st Collection). With big, high-resolution images at http://community.webshots.com/album/64801559Zbdmph (via http://www.wilk4.com/misc/soundbreak.htm

The same page provides a link to a B-2 video by Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems part of which shows the real quick formation of a Prandtl-Glauert cloud on the B-2, http://www.is.northropgrumman.com/videos/b2_tx.wmv

And here's an interesting discussion about the formation of the B-2's condensation cloud, http://www.galleryoffluidmechanics.com/conden/b2bg .htm

They say: PhotoPermit.org "... is about keeping photographers out of trouble, and supporting them when trouble looms. Have you been hassled while trying to make what you thought was an innocuous photograph or video? Have you been threatened? Have security guards demanded that you hand over your film, memory cards, and/or camera? Perhaps snatched them from you? ... Have you been one of millions of honest, non-threatening photographers who are anxious about visiting the streets of their own cities, national parks, or public landmarks for fear they will be targeted by overzealous authorities? Then PhotoPermit is here to help you be sure and comfortable in your rights and responsibilities."

Here are a few additional links and references on photography rights.

This follows up on the Mir experiments studying the effects of mortal terror on astronauts.

Part of the problem is that with a single viewpoint, we cannot know how far from the camera the bright spot was really located. I think its intersection with the light pole is a visual coincidence, and that it is IN FRONT of the pole. Part of my reason for thinking this has to do with the so-called "smoke", which looks to me more like a side view of a supersonic shock wave. Part of that "smoke" is clearly in front of the base of the light pole. So, the distance between the camera and the pole should be inspected, for impact evidence.

My biggest complaint though, is that her volume control is broken, but that didn't show up until AFTER I married her.

And Wife 1.0 was born.

Genus: Stupidious Maximus

The story behind the letter below is that there is this nutball in Newport, RI named Scott Williams who digs things out of his backyard and sends the stuff he finds to the Smithsonian Institute, labeling them with scientific names, insisting that they are actual archaeological finds. This guy really exists and does this in his spare time! Anyway...here's the actual response from the Smithsonian Institution. Bear this in mind next time you think you are challenged in your duty to respond to a difficult situation in writing.

Smithsonian Institute
207 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20078

Dear Mr. Williams:

Thank you for your latest submission to the Institute, labeled "93211-D, layer seven, next to the clothesline post...Hominid skull." ...

http://www.wilk4.com/humor/humorm20.htm

This was circulated after the 2000 elections. Still relevant...

For technical details, see HERE and HERE.

Scientists Study Effects of Mir

enjoy

There are more engineering and science jokes on my humor section fwiw...
Wilk4: Humor, enjoy.

There are more engineering and science jokes on my humor section fwiw...
Wilk4: Humor, enjoy.

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