Veritasium: How NASA Reinvented the Wheel With Nitinol

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NASA have made a wheel capable of withstanding tough Martian terrain, but just how indestructible is it?

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A huge thanks to everyone at NASA Glenn Research Center for having us at the SLOPE Lab, showing their work on this indestructible tire, and helping with the science and animation.
A huge thanks to everyone at Smart Tire Co for showing us around their facility, teaching us about nitinol, and letting us flatten their tires.

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References:

Steel Rod Footage - https://ve42.co/SteelRod

H. Föll. 8.4.1 - Martensite. University of Kiel, Faculty of Engineering - https://ve42.co/Foell

Bhattacharya, K. (1998). Theory of martensitic microstructure and the shape-memory effect - https://ve42.co/Bhattacharya1998

Bhattacharya, K. (2003). Microstructure of martensite: why it forms and how it gives rise to the shape-memory effect (Vol. 2). Oxford University Press. - https://ve42.co/MartensiteBook

Shaw, J. A. (2008). Tips and tricks for characterizing shape memory alloy wire: part 1—differential scanning calorimetry and basic phenomena. Experimental Techniques - https://ve42.co/Shaw2008

Buehler, W. J., Gilfrich, J. V., & Wiley, R. C. (1963). Effect of low‐temperature phase changes on the mechanical properties of alloys near composition TiNi. Journal of applied physics, 34(5), 1475-1477.

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Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus  Apr 29, 2023 • 4:57:45pm

Memory metals are neat, but the comments to that video are full of NASA-deniers - those denying there have been landings on the moon, mars, etc.

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 4:59:27pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:00:35pm
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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:04:06pm
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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 No Capt'n 😷 Trips  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:06:16pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:10:27pm
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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:14:39pm

re: #6 Backwoods_Sleuth

One more Republican admitting to the camera that they’re completely ineffective.

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:15:06pm

Nuthin’ we kin do. Moght as well pray.

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:15:33pm
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PhillyPretzel  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:16:31pm

re: #9 ckkatz

I hope it remains that way for him.

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Charles Johnson  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:16:46pm
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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:18:14pm

re: #11 Charles Johnson

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:18:29pm
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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:18:53pm

re: #8 jaunte

Nuthin’ we kin do. Moght as well pray.

The old “We’ve tried nothing and we’re out of ideas.”

Of course they do know exactly what needs to be done. But they do not intend to do anything. After all, it would be inconvenient and not rewarding enough personally to them if they were to do the right thing.

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:19:44pm

re: #14 ckkatz

But mah Daddy fought in the Warrr!

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sagehen  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:20:25pm

re: #11 Charles Johnson

OMG I SEE A REPLICANT!

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:21:07pm
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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:21:24pm
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Charles Johnson  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:24:40pm

re: #12 jaunte

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Exactly!

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:25:13pm

re: #19 Charles Johnson

I like a building that stays put.

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:25:27pm

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austin_blue  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:25:31pm

Space geeks are all “Rad, dude!”

Materials engineers are all “How interesting!”

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Captain Ron  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:27:39pm

re: #21 ckkatz

Shouldn’t he be in jail?

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IngisKahn  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:29:05pm

Stolen from SpaceX reddit:

Elon sounds very upbeat about the result and now incredibly optimistic about the future.

Opening:

Launch was pretty close to what Elon expected/hoped. Even exceeded some of his expectations.
Pad Damage and launch ring and it’s components is “minimal”
Aiming to be back up and running in 6-8 weeks
Gained a lot of data about Autogenous Pressurization
Hardware structure limits are “better than expected” (speaking about the multiple summersaults)
FTS was activated but it took too long to rupture tanks, tanks took 40 seconds to rupture after FTS activation - he says that the FTS will need to be requalified and that might actually be the longest lead item.
Key Things about the flight:

Lifted off with 30 engines. Vehicle shut 3 down automatically
Engine 19 had a catastrophic event early on - heatshields for Engine 18,19 and 20 were lost due to this
T+62s seconds saw further heatshield damage
TVC was lost at T+85s
EDA: “was an engine trying to relight”.
EM: “We have relight logic for the inner engines but it’s unknown”
No evidence yet that the concrete played a part in engine failures
No evidence that S24 tried to light engines after FTS was activated
SpaceX would not have launched if they knew they would have concrete issues - confirms again that they were confident based on the SF.
It’s very possible that the bottom layer of concrete failed instead of the FONDAG on top
Leading theory in SpaceX is that upon full thrust, sand beneath the concrete was compressed leading to a collapse and subsequent concrete failure.
If they had throttled up with the engines they had, they would have made it to Stage Sep
The lean off the pad was not planned - was an engine led issue.
Water Deluge/Steel Plate Info:

Two layers of steel plates - water-cooled
Should cut down on dust and the “Concrete Tornado”
SpaceX are aware of the acoustics being worse due to a flat plate but confident that it will not effect much because the payload is so high up
Next Flight:

Above 50% chance of reaching orbit - Elon is more confident of reaching orbit next flight than not
Same flight profile as flight one
No payload, just looking for data the next few flights
Flight 2 will sit on the pad for less time. Wants flight 2 to be 2.5s from engine start to liftoff
B9 heat and force shields will be much better because they are built into the booster instead of adapted in the case of B7.
No decision on Ship yet - decision likely this week.
Elon thinks it would be more beneficial to test deorbit and heat shielding (subtly hinting at S28 as the next candidate)
Looking ahead/Misc Things:

Elon thinks 4/5 flights this year
“100% chance of reaching orbit within 12 months”
Raptor production was too high so they’ve slowed down and focusing on upgrades as of late
~$2b on Starship estimated this year
Not anticipating on needing funding to fund further development
Tank farm will see damaged tanks removed and replaced with vacuum sealed tanks.
This was already planned - they will soon replace all vertical tanks with the hotdog tanks

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:29:24pm

re: #23 Captain Ron

Shouldn’t he be in jail?

Jail is only for the little people.

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Teukka  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:31:22pm

re: #1 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus

Memory metals are neat, but the comments to that video are full of NASA-deniers - those denying there have been landings on the moon, mars, etc.

Am I too jaded, or could one of the founding thoughts of those kind of conspiracy theories be that “Bigg gubmit cant never achieve creatnes!!! 11rty!!1”

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Charles Johnson  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:32:11pm

Fucking Google Adsense gave me a policy violation for the Bob Cesca podcast titled “Executing the Baby,” for some stupid fucking reason. I requested a review after changing the title and they still didn’t reverse it.

Their system is absolute shit, but since it was labeled “must fix,” I had to delete that post.

Honestly I’m at the point with these scam artists where I might just turn off Adsense entirely.

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:34:41pm

Likely not the first case nor the last case of stuff flying across borders. Glad to hear that no one was hurt in this one.

Not really much that can be done. A country nominally at peace randomly shooting questionable stuff out of the sky generally produces rather unfortunate outcomes for innocent passersby from civil aviation.

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Dangerman  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:35:16pm

re: #6 Backwoods_Sleuth

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:36:51pm

The Michelin Man needs a Nitinol remake.

businessinsider.com

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Dangerman  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:38:08pm

re: #21 ckkatz

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Tenured univ profs are the only people in our society that have the guarantee of a job???????

What about judges?

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:41:20pm

re: #31 Dangerman

Tenured univ profs are the only people in our society that have the guarantee of a job???????

What about judges?

I am sure that they are not worried about their judges who were all fairly purchased.

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Charles Johnson  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:42:01pm

re: #29 Dangerman

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I hate people like Burchett so much. The guy is a fucking monster, enabling mass murder while posing as a pious Christian. Nauseating.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:43:24pm
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austin_blue  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:45:59pm

re: #33 Charles Johnson

I hate people like Burchett so much. The guy is a fucking monster, enabling mass murder and posing as a pious Christian. Nauseating.

Yeah, but he’s a righteous man and therefore unassailable. So you, and I, and the rest of us are just going to have to live with it, aren’t we?

Nothing can be done because he’s God’s anointed son…

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Charles Johnson  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:46:28pm

Mastodon

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:46:48pm
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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:51:40pm

re: #33 Charles Johnson

I believe that his district is one removed from MTG’s district. (2nd Tennessee vs 14th Georgia. Two counties from the 3rd Tennessee separate them.)

And splat bang next to McMinn County. (See Battle of Athens 1946)

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:51:49pm
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TarHellion  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:52:07pm

Thanks to everyone for all of the support concerning MrsTarH. It’s why I so love this community.

And, Charles, I promise - when the tax refund hits the account, I will become a paid subscriber.

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William Lewis  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:54:33pm

re: #34 Backwoods_Sleuth

I’ve always felt that before we let the rest of them go home, we should have introduced the Army of Northern Virginia to that quaint Roman legion custom of “Decimation”.

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:59:30pm

re: #41 William Lewis

I’ve always felt that before we let the rest of them go home, we should have introduced the Army of Northern Virginia to that quaint Roman legion custom of “Decimation”.

I am sure that you already know this…

There was a lot of sentiment for that at the time.

However, the leadership in the North was deeply concerned about sparking a guerrilla war.

So they instead settled for guarantees from the Southern leadership that their commands would disband and peacefully return home. And that the Southern leadership would not try that crap again. The hope was that everybody would be far too busy with their lives to pick another losing war.

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TarHellion  Apr 29, 2023 • 5:59:59pm

re: #41 William Lewis

My North Carolina ancestors on Dad’s side fought on opposing sides. My grandmother was from the mountains and her grandfather was part of an NC Unionist unit. My great-great grandfather was from Central NC and was part of Lee’s army. Based on records, we can only assume he died during Pickett’s charge at Gettysburg.

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William Lewis  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:04:07pm

re: #42 ckkatz

Oh, I know. I also see the difference between modern Germany after 50 years of occupation & hanging their leaders and the south after the disaster of 1877, so you’ll pardon me if I consider it one of the most grievous mistakes in our history.

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William Lewis  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:06:20pm

Or else 40 acres, a mule, a rifle, a revolver and a $20 bounty on every Klan robe turned in with a bullet hole in the chest or head ;)

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sagehen  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:06:37pm

re: #42 ckkatz

I am sure that you already know this…

There was a lot of sentiment for that at the time.

However, the leadership in the North was deeply concerned about sparking a guerrilla war.

So they instead settled for guarantees from the Southern leadership that their commands would disband and peacefully return home. And that the Southern leadership would not try that crap again. The hope was that everybody would be far too busy with their lives to pick another losing war.

And then they sent troops to remove the Plains tribes and opened the territory they’d gotten from the Mexican/American war to homesteading, in hope that would distract everybody. Which in fact it did, for 30 years or so.

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:11:47pm

re: #36 Charles Johnson

Quote stolen from The Diplomat script:

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wrenchwench  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:14:17pm

My apartment’s property manager signed up with a new maintenance request processing service. The first time I used it I ironed out a couple things, but it still sends me an email titled, ‘How did we do?’ from ‘noreply@xxx’, before they do anything.

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TarHellion  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:15:10pm

In other, more positive, news - finally beat Resident Evil 4 Remake on Professional difficulty. Tough does not even begin to describe it. Even had the infinite rocket launcher. There are a couple of really difficult set pieces - and on the Pro difficulty if you mess up, it’s back to the beginning from your last save point.

These speed runners - not to mention folks who can play the game without taking any damage - are otherworldly in their hand-eye co-ordination and memorization.

But the run now gives me Armored Ashley (invincible) and unlocks the Chicago Sweeper - a Tommy Gun with unlimited ammo. Time to exact some revenge!

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teleskiguy  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:17:36pm

While I’m waiting for Roy Wood Jr. to give a gotdam performance in front of Joe Biden I’ll post one of my favorite punk rock songs of all time. The drummer, Darren Henley (known professionally as D.H. Peligro), died last year in a fall at his home in L.A. …

Riot

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teleskiguy  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:23:17pm

The sky is an azure cobalt blue, the sun is setting, it’s 70° F outside. This is one of those perfect Spring days in the mountains of Colorado.

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Charles Johnson  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:26:44pm

I hope Roy Wood Jr. doesn’t hold back.

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Eventual Carrion  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:27:22pm

re: #21 ckkatz

Who do these teachers think they are, COPS?

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:27:48pm

UJ-22 is a Ukrainian drone.

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Charles Johnson  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:29:48pm

The annual gathering of the über weasels.

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teleskiguy  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:31:51pm

OK, the event has begun…

2023 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner

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Joe Bacon  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:34:27pm

re: #29 Dangerman

Remember how Russian spy Maria Butina infiltrated the NRA and snuggled up to Republican officials.

One wonders if she seduced Big Xtian Burchett and Russia is blackmailing him?

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wrenchwench  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:39:30pm

Film Attingly.

fixt, i think

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Joe Bacon  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:40:07pm

re: #56 teleskiguy

I just have no interest in watching Presstitutepalooza.

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Charles Johnson  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:43:36pm

Mastodon

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Charles Johnson  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:44:52pm

Whoa. Universeodon seems to be messing with their embed code.

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William Lewis  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:45:14pm

re: #60 Charles Johnson

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Yeah, weird error time. It had shown the old clash video a bit earlier but now poof. Is that server down for everyone?

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:46:31pm

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Charles Johnson  Apr 29, 2023 • 6:47:16pm

This is how it is with decentralized services. Some of them don’t support everything. There’s no central overseer. Some of them are going to fuck up from time to time.

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Captain Ron  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:07:56pm
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Hecuba's daughter  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:10:45pm

re: #57 Joe Bacon

Remember how Russian spy Maria Butina infiltrated the NRA and snuggled up to Republican officials.

One wonders if she seduced Big Xtian Burchett and Russia is blackmailing him?

Burchett is a standard Republican; there is nothing he said that differs from a response from any other current member of the party. The NRA owns every one of them; there is no need for blackmail to explain his behavior — just your everyday Republican lack of concern about guns (and abortion and racism and health care and the welfare of those who are not wealthy etc)

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Rightwingconspirator  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:17:31pm

Happy Saturday!

Spring is just amazing this year. Coming up (trimmed) roses.

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PhillyPretzel  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:18:39pm

re: #67 Rightwingconspirator

They are beautiful.

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:23:30pm

re: #65 Captain Ron

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Dangerman  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:24:36pm

re: #33 Charles Johnson

I hate people like Burchett so much. The guy is a fucking monster, enabling mass murder while posing as a pious Christian. Nauseating.

Let’s be crystal clear here: Republicans are the cause of gun deaths in America.

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A Cranky One  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:29:05pm

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TarHellion  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:33:17pm

re: #69 jaunte

Imagine if Democrats under Pelosi had demanded that banning automatic weapons, along with Medicare for all, had been part of raising the debt ceiling under FFVCS. How would THAT have been portrayed?

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:36:28pm
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Joe Bacon  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:36:53pm

re: #72 TarHellion

Imagine if Democrats under Pelosi had demanded that banning automatic weapons, along with Medicare for all, had been part of raising the debt ceiling under FFVCS. How would THAT have been portrayed?

We know that the CCCP would have gone ballistic on any proposal like that.

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The Pie Overlord!  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:38:16pm
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BeenHereAwhile  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:39:27pm

re: #64 Charles Johnson

This is how it is with decentralized services. Some of them don’t support everything. There’s no central overseer. Some of them are going to fuck up from time to time.

Ain’t computers fun…

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TarHellion  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:50:26pm

re: #73 jaunte

Dark Brandon, bringing the heat!

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Captain Ron  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:54:17pm
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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 7:55:59pm

Roy Wood Jr.:

“We can all SEE Clarence Thomas.
But he BELONGS to Harlan Crow.
and THAT’S what an NFT is.”

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 8:03:55pm
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BeenHereAwhile  Apr 29, 2023 • 8:04:35pm

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sagehen  Apr 29, 2023 • 8:06:48pm

So I’m watching Manchurian Candidate, and one of the reasons the movie is so dated is that the level of security at Sen. Jordan’s house, and at the convention, is so very very 1962.

Now I’m starting to wonder how the 2004 remake handled this issue.

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 8:11:24pm
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TarHellion  Apr 29, 2023 • 8:26:58pm

re: #82 sagehen

The original was “banned” for many years after the JFK assassination. One of the best performances by Frank Sinatra. And without a doubt, an amazing job by Angela Lansbury.

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A Cranky One  Apr 29, 2023 • 8:35:02pm

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darthstar  Apr 29, 2023 • 8:37:18pm

Had a nice dinner party with the neighbors. Leg o’Daffodil (cute name for the lamb leg because one guest said he wouldn’t eat it if it had a nice name) did not suck.

Listening to Steve Windwood on Alexa now…got a good live version of Low Spark of High Heeled Boys now…love this fucking song.

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darthstar  Apr 29, 2023 • 8:41:53pm

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Targetpractice  Apr 29, 2023 • 8:43:06pm

re: #87 darthstar

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What about “Total Eclipse of the Heart”?

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wrenchwench  Apr 29, 2023 • 8:44:00pm

re: #86 darthstar

Had a nice dinner party with the neighbors. Leg o’Daffodil (cute name for the lamb leg because one guest said he wouldn’t eat it if it had a nice name) did not suck.

Listening to Steve Windwood on Alexa now…got a good live version of Low Spark of High Heeled Boys now…love this fucking song.

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This could be good, I just started it.

Traffic - Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys - Live 72 (Full Song)

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Targetpractice  Apr 29, 2023 • 8:45:54pm

re: #78 Captain Ron

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Compare the media’s false-balance “It’s totally okay if USSC justices regularly get taken by wealthy billionaires to all-male resorts to get their knobs slobbered by underage prostitutes without our knowledge” versus “ZOMG!!! A BUNCH OF POOR PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING OUTSIDE A JUSTICE’S HOUSE!!! THIS RISKS IMPERILING THE IMPARTIALITY OF OUR ENTIRE JUSTICE SYSTEM!!!!!!!”

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darthstar  Apr 29, 2023 • 8:53:55pm

re: #89 wrenchwench

This could be good, I just started it.

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Video

It’s a great song. Saw a couple of local bands about 18 years ago - Tea Leaf Green and ALO - they did a tweener set together calling the act “Guitarmageddon” where both bands took the stage. They did a kick ass Fat Bottom Girls and about a 20 minute Low Spark of High Heeled Boys that was to fucking die for.

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 8:56:40pm

re: #86 darthstar

UT Austin, September 1971:
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys was one of the four albums my roommate who owned a stereo brought to school (I had no money for music), and is now indelibly engraved in my brain along with:
Traffic: John Barleycorn Must Die
Jethro Tull: Stand Up
Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66

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Targetpractice  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:05:04pm

According to the “liberal media,” protesting a USSC justice anywhere except in the approved protest area that’s a minimum one block separated from the Supreme Court itself is a dangerous precedent because the justices might feel “threatened” and it would impact their impartiality so it would be better if there simply were no protests at all.

But if a multi-billionaire with several cases before the court takes one or more justices on holiday to wine and dine them, it’s totally cool because while there’s laws against “threatening” a justice there’s really none against having a call girl tickle their prostates in exchange for a “favorable” look at your case.

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DodgerFan1988  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:05:20pm
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wrenchwench  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:09:25pm

Here’s another one.

Steve Winwood // Blind Faith - “Can’t Find My Way Home”

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teleskiguy  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:10:29pm

re: #92 jaunte

My father graduated from Western State College, Colorado in Gunnison, CO in 1971. He had to drive 250 miles round trip with friends only a couple times a semester to Grand Junction, the nearest record store, and buy records. It’s where Dad bought all kinds of cool first pressings that are now in my possession.

My Dad gave me all his records. Boy howdy, it’s a fuckin’ project…

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:11:46pm

re: #96 teleskiguy

I saved my records, but I need to buy a turntable, amp and speakers.

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teleskiguy  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:18:07pm

re: #97 jaunte

I bought a middling turntable (Audio-Technica LP-60 with USB capability) in April 2020, it was totally a pandemic thing. I let my Dad know and he’s like “I’ve got a bunch of records, take ‘em!”

Several hundred titles. A few dozen of them are nothing but Classical. I’ve got a box set of George Szell conducting all nine Beethoven symphonies.

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:19:15pm

re: #98 teleskiguy

Middling is good for me; are you satisfied with it?

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teleskiguy  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:21:49pm

I bought two brand new records *yesterday* at my local record store. Physical copies of music.

I ask myself “Are you crazy? Are you now a vinyl fetishist?”

Mastodon

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teleskiguy  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:23:28pm

re: #99 jaunte

It works fine. It has played hundreds of LPs. I have spare needles. So far it’s worked just fine.

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jaunte  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:23:50pm

re: #101 teleskiguy

Thanks!

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Grunthos the Flatulent  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:27:12pm

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teleskiguy  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:28:54pm

re: #102 jaunte

It’s a workhorse, a 40+ year-old record player design. Now that I think of it, the ONLY record player design I’ve ever played with, and this reminds me of my very first memory, of playing a Queen record on my parent’s stereo way too loud. The song “We Will Rock You.” My first memory. No shit…

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Romantic Heretic  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:45:27pm

re: #26 Teukka

Am I too jaded, or could one of the founding thoughts of those kind of conspiracy theories be that “Bigg gubmit cant never achieve creatnes!!! 11rty!!1”

They should tell that to the Roman Empire, or perhaps the Achaemenids.

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Belafon  Apr 29, 2023 • 9:47:54pm

re: #34 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Targetpractice  Apr 29, 2023 • 10:09:17pm

re: #106 Belafon

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Great, that kills two birds with one stone: We have fewer skinheads and Klansmen in uniform and plenty more dullards perfectly suited to regularly repeating “Do you want fries with that?”

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Hecuba's daughter  Apr 29, 2023 • 10:16:57pm

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retired cynic  Apr 29, 2023 • 10:19:28pm

re: #108 Hecuba’s daughter

Hey, how are you coming along with that knee?

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teleskiguy  Apr 29, 2023 • 10:36:59pm
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Hecuba's daughter  Apr 29, 2023 • 10:44:29pm

re: #109 retired cynic

Hey, how are you coming along with that knee?

Thanks for asking. My PT authorized me to walk outside with others using a cane, though not yet on my own. But my knee still has limited flexibility and certain motions are painful: putting on my left shoe can take a couple minutes and accessing contents on lower shelves or drawers in the dresser can be a challenge. Still cannot drive a car until June at the earliest. A fraction of a second can upend one’s life!

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Hecuba's daughter  Apr 29, 2023 • 10:48:31pm

re: #110 teleskiguy

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The Onion wasn’t funny — it was a vicious and accurate takedown of Musk.

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Targetpractice  Apr 29, 2023 • 10:48:56pm

I’ve lived in the American Southeast for most of my life and it’s really easy to understand why this idealized view of the South in the 1800s as something akin to Arthurian legend, of the soldiers who rode (well, really most marched while the officers rode) off to battle like medieval knights in their resplendent finery to make war with the barbarous hordes of the Union.

I always see folks ask how generations of Americans can’t know about major events of the last 100 years or how can kids not know the reality of the Civil War and the reality is they’re simply not taught it. Yeah, I’ve been out of school for almost 20 years now, but I doubt the instruction is much separated today from back then: Months of teaching about the founding of America up to the Revolutionary War, a couple weeks spent on the founding of America itself, months more spent on a sanitized version of the Civil War (raw statistics and slavery treated as though it’s just people not allowed to go home) and the last few weeks spent trying to cram everything that happened between 1866 and today into students heads before the final exams.

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Eventual Carrion  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:10:36pm

re: #108 Hecuba’s daughter

Birbie for Sunday

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4/6 here also

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:10:52pm

Ukrainians retaking a lost trench -

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JC1  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:13:11pm

re: #72 TarHellion

Imagine if Democrats under Pelosi had demanded that banning automatic weapons, along with Medicare for all, had been part of raising the debt ceiling under FFVCS. How would THAT have been portrayed?

We don’t know because democrats refuse to play hardball. They’re still trying to play by the old rules and norms. That only works if both sides are acting in good faith. When one side is willing to do whatever to win and maintain power, the other side needs to do the same, ir it will get crushed.

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:14:35pm

re: #103 Grunthos the Flatulent

Whoa! You guys let in Australian Beer?

ETA -
Oops brewpub is in Melbourne, Australia.

In the timeless words of “Emily Litella”:

Nevermind - Emily Litella

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Captain Ron  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:22:16pm

re: #115 ckkatz

Ukrainians retaking a lost trench -

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Ukraine forces have lost more trenches to the local fauna than they have to the russians.

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:27:04pm

re: #118 Captain Ron

Ukraine forces have lost more trenches to the local fauna than they have to the russians.

Hah!

From the looks of it, they were able to come to a mutual understanding with the polecat.

Not sure about the beavers, though.

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:37:19pm
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Captain Ron  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:38:24pm

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:40:19pm
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Captain Ron  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:40:47pm

re: #121 Captain Ron

They incorporated that 1946 supercritical accident into the “Fat Man and Little Boy” movie.

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Eventual Carrion  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:42:15pm

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Targetpractice  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:43:03pm

re: #121 Captain Ron

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Ah yes, the “Demon Core.” Proof that even men with understandings of nuclear physics that most of us could only guess at still think “Let’s poke at it with a stick” is a valid form of scientific research.

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A Cranky One  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:47:43pm

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ckkatz  Apr 29, 2023 • 11:54:52pm

Warning - Never awaken the volcano -

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ckkatz  Apr 30, 2023 • 12:03:08am

This is way out of my expertise. I’ll defer to the more knowledgeable amongst the Lizardia -

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justaminute  Apr 30, 2023 • 12:07:50am

re: #128 ckkatz

In Oklahoma we are having that problem too. But when we have a hodgepodge of legal and not legal..we are going to have to suffer through this,

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Captain Ron  Apr 30, 2023 • 12:09:19am

re: #128 ckkatz

I have a friend who still buys old school but I’ve been doing it legally. The taxes are quite excessive but I do like the vast selection available.

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justaminute  Apr 30, 2023 • 12:11:01am

re: #130 Captain Ron

I’m a pot chocolate fan..and cooking with it and making gummies

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Captain Ron  Apr 30, 2023 • 12:12:41am

re: #130 Captain Ron

125 varieties, ever changing.

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teleskiguy  Apr 30, 2023 • 12:23:50am

re: #112 Hecuba’s daughter

Nah. It was all that shit and fuckin’ hilarious.

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sagehen  Apr 30, 2023 • 12:29:01am

re: #128 ckkatz

This is way out of my expertise. I’ll defer to the more knowledgeable amongst the Lizardia -

it’s like selling cigarettes without the tax stamps (which hardly anyone does anymore), but the taxes are MUCH higher.

In California it’s a 15% excise tax, plus 7.25% state sales tax, maybe another 1% local sales tax, plus local municipalities have the option to add up to another 15% if they so choose. And that’s not even counting that the dispensary’s prices are based on they’ve got overhead including rent, utilities, security, etc.

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teleskiguy  Apr 30, 2023 • 12:31:39am

re: #113 Targetpractice

My father taught American History to high school students for 47 years. This post, I’m sure, would simultaneously enrage and sadden him.

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Dave In Austin  Apr 30, 2023 • 8:20:56am

re: #115 ckkatz

Ukrainians retaking a lost trench -

Man! That thing is pissed. Bet it smelled bad as well.


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