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[Ivan Seeking]

I went out an bought a little fishing boat. They delivered it to my house today.

 

[berkeman]

Looks like they forgot to finish the bow...

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Looks like they forgot to finish the bow...

? To what do you refer? May be an optical illusion.

I'm hoping not since the last I saw they were heading out to sea.

 

[berkeman]

At first that looked like missing panels in the bow, and you can see inside it:

But from the other picture that you posted in the other thread, it looks more like some goofy recessed area that might be for holding the anchor? It sure doesn't look like a clean feature that you would want on your bow as you try to cleanly cut through the water at high speed, IMO. But I'm not a boat guy...

 

[Ivan Seeking]

At first that looked like missing panels in the bow, and you can see inside it:

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But from the other picture that you posted in the other thread, it looks more like some goofy recessed area that might be for holding the anchor? It sure doesn't look like a clean feature that you would want on your bow as you try to cleanly cut through the water at high speed, IMO. But I'm not a boat guy...

Ah, yes the anchors are essentially flush when retracted.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

We have a big family reunion every year

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[nsaspook]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[morrobay]

 

[morrobay]

 

[morrobay]

Five hole-in-the-walls

 

[morrobay]

The Sanctuary of Truth

 

[CynicusRex]

My favourite idyllic nature photograph I've taken so far: https://500px.com/photo/1037218815/paradise.-by-angelino-desmet

 

[BillTre]

Here's a beautiful picture I found of a root bridge in Maghalaya, India (its between Bangladesh and Bhutan. I have some Danio maghalaensis fish from there).

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[berkeman]

Why did the cow jump over the house?

To get to the other side...

 

[DennisN]

You can just walk up and take a photo too. Like I said, you can literally try to pet them but they will bite off your finger!

I would place myself some distance away because I like having ten fingers.

I just stumbled upon a funny sign on the net:

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Why did the cow jump over the house?

To get to the other side...

GOAT!

 

[Leo Liu]

A lovely day at Beijing Capital Airport. By the way if you want to buy a cheap camera that can browse PF just get a Google pixel.

I luckily came across one of the five Chinese made ARJ-21 jets belonging to Air China when the shuttle bus was driving on the apron.

 

[morrobay]

Now what is a tattoo like that doing on a girl like This? Vendress at Naklua seafood market.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[jack action]

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Can this thing really fly? The stress that the center wing must experience must be incredible: the bending due to engine thrust, and even twisting due to misalignment of the engines or weight distribution. I would have never tried to build such a plane, especially that big.

 

[Arjan82]

Can this thing really fly? The stress that the center wing must experience must be incredible: the bending due to engine thrust, and even twisting due to misalignment of the engines or weight distribution. I would have never tried to build such a plane, especially that big.

Well, that's what they are in that circle praying about

But apparently it does yes...:
https://www.space.com/stratolaunch-worlds-largest-airplane-roc-2nd-test-flight

 

[Keith_McClary]

Clem Tillier

 

[jack action]

Well, that's what they are in that circle praying about

But apparently it does yes...:
https://www.space.com/stratolaunch-worlds-largest-airplane-roc-2nd-test-flight

OK, looking at it with its payload, it looks a little bit better .. but still:

because, structurally speaking, I still feel more confident looking at a P-38 design:

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I would have never tried to build such a plane, especially that big.

And a good thing unless you have a very big garage!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Can this thing really fly? The stress that the center wing must experience must be incredible: the bending due to engine thrust, and even twisting due to misalignment of the engines or weight distribution. I would have never tried to build such a plane, especially that big.

The biggest problem is when the left pilot and the right pilot start arguing.

I'm flying the plane!
No, I'm flying the plane!...

 

[jack action]

The biggest problem is when the left pilot and the right pilot start arguing.

I'm flying the plane!
No, I'm flying the plane!...

No, there are not 2 pilots since the prototype rendering shows that there was supposed to be a cabin only on one side.

Therefore it's now an airplane that can both be used in left-hand and right-hand traffic.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I see the real Shrek here and wonder if we are seeing the expression of Neanderthal genes.