Oddball Stuff You Should Know
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One helluva journey ... no food, no sleep, no bathroom breaks.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/a ... d=msedgdhpA 12,000-kilometre non-stop round-the-world flight from Alaska to New Zealand would tire out even the most seasoned air traveller, without the help of a snack, a nap or some distracting entertainment. For the male bar-tailed godwit, on the other hand, it’s a piece of cake.
© Provided by National Post Scientists believe the bar-tailed godwit does not sleep on its long journeys, despite flapping its wings non-stop
Scientists say the bird has set a new world record for avian non-stop flight, after tracking its route over 11 days from southwest Alaska to a bay near Auckland, flying at speeds of up to 55 km/h.
“They are designed like a jet fighter. Long, pointed wings and a really sleek design which gives them a lot of aerodynamic potential,” Dr. Jesse Conklin told the Guardian of the bird’s feat. Conklin is a scientist with the Global Flyaway Network , a worldwide partnership between researchers who study epic migratory patterns.
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What an amazing bird, however I would be very surprised if they don't take Bathroom Breaks along the way
I hope you don't mind me posting something I found amazing too.
https://news.mongabay.com/2012/05/just- ... bear-swim/
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I hope you don't mind me posting something I found amazing too.
Taken from herePolar bears (Ursus maritimus) are capable of swimming incredible distances, according to a new study published in Zoology, which recorded polar bears regularly swimming over 30 miles (48 kilometers) and, in one case, as far as 220 miles (354 kilometers). The researchers believe the ability of polar bears to tackle such long-distance swims may help them survive as seasonal sea ice vanishes due to climate change.
https://news.mongabay.com/2012/05/just- ... bear-swim/
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Sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice. There’s a certain point at which ignorance becomes malice, at which there is simply no way to become THAT ignorant except deliberately and maliciously.
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Love weird stuff like this ( head crammed full of odd knowledge)
I will spare you the pictures but my women - look why Chainsaws were invented
"Two doctors invented the chainsaw in 1780 to make the removal of pelvic bone easier and less time-consuming during childbirth. It was powered by a hand crank and looked like a modern-day kitchen knife with little teeth on a chain that wound in an oval. ... Here is the first surgical chainsaw used for those symphysiotomies."
I will spare you the pictures but my women - look why Chainsaws were invented
"Two doctors invented the chainsaw in 1780 to make the removal of pelvic bone easier and less time-consuming during childbirth. It was powered by a hand crank and looked like a modern-day kitchen knife with little teeth on a chain that wound in an oval. ... Here is the first surgical chainsaw used for those symphysiotomies."
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Elephants are the only animals that can snorkel without aid. By holding the tips of their trunks above the water's surface, elephants can traverse rivers totally submerged. They simply walk across the riverbed.
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I think that is where we got the idea, now known as "snorkeling".
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I think that is where we got the idea, now known as "snorkeling".
Now we all know where the word "snork" came from.oneh2obabe wrote:Elephants are the only animals that can snorkel without aid. By holding the tips of their trunks above the water's surface, elephants can traverse rivers totally submerged. They simply walk across the riverbed.
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I recently learned that some of the world's largest Lakes, Rivers and Waterfalls are located Underwater
Although you really don't want to swim in most of them.
There are 10 amazing examples in this 12 minute video

Although you really don't want to swim in most of them.
There are 10 amazing examples in this 12 minute video
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No wonder he went by his last name. Pablo Picasso’s full name was:
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso
Dance as if no one's watching, sing as if no one's listening, and live everyday as if it were your last.
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That is cool,oldtrucker wrote:If you were landing a C-172 into a 60 knot headwind, you would land going backwards.
Not a C172 but you get the idea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vP13XPMNfc
Who needs Landing Gear when you have a Nissan Frontier pickup truck
And yes you can land a plane on a moving truck.
I don't recommend trying it with a tunnel ahead

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I've seen that same act at the Abbottsford Airshow, it's really real.oldtrucker wrote:stuphoto wrote:Who needs Landing Gear when you have a Nissan Frontier pickup truck![]()
Please tell me you don't believe that vid is real.
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This is a 20 year old video, but rather funny; DC-10 Emergency Landing on Road; nose settles on carstuphoto wrote: Who needs Landing Gear when you have a Nissan Frontier pickup truck
Video was privately made on a $300 budget.
The story of the video: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/405_(film)
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I do wonder if a pickup could be modified to handle the speed, weight and sudden impact.oldtrucker wrote:Ya the airshow vid is but the other one with the CGI 727(?) landing on the pickup-...no.dogspoiler wrote: I've seen that same act at the Abbottsford Airshow, it's really real.