OT Sly's house of random, 2020 edition

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[THE HCP]

Gives a whole new meaning to pirates’ booty.

#DingDingDing #PostOfTheYearNominee

 

[lawai'a]

videos of sloar storms and flares. mp4's load slow but worth the detail IMHO

https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/ultrahd/
https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/ultra_hd/0304304Whip_best.mp4
Magnificent Outburst
Sparked by a medium-sized (C-class) flare, a long, magnetic filament burst out from the Sun, producing one of the best shows that SDO has seen (Aug. 31, 2012). Viewed in the 304 Angstrom wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light, the filament strand gets stretched outwards until it finally breaks and heads off to the left. Some of the particles from this eruption did hit Earth with a glancing blow on Sept. 3, generating some beautiful aurora. The video clip covers four hours of activity.

https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/ultra_hd/0171304Whip_best.mp4
Magnificent Outburst
Sparked by a medium-sized (C-class) flare, a long, magnetic filament burst out from the Sun, producing one of the best shows that SDO has seen (Aug. 31, 2012). Viewed in the 304 Angstrom wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light, the filament strand gets stretched outwards until it finally breaks and heads off to the left. Some of the particles from this eruption did hit Earth with a glancing blow on Sept. 3, generating some beautiful aurora. The video clip covers four hours of activity.

https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/assets/img/ultra_hd/0304BigBlast304_fnl_best.mp4

 

[lawai'a]

mauna kea observatories above the clouds

 

[Lanny]

mauna kea observatories above the clouds

I was gonna say this looks like the Keck observatory when I spotted where you spelled it out by indicating it was Mt. mauna kea.
I made a trip up that mountain to see that observatory, one of the coolest places on Earth..

 

[lawai'a]

this an important step towards actual energy production. they will now be able to test a till now theoretical exhaust chamber allowing for significantly cooler running and control of the plasma towards power production and a working plant by 2040 if theory proves out.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech...oduces-its-first-super-hot-plasma/ar-BB1aEWH4

UK experimental fusion reactor produces its first super-hot 'plasma'

 

[lawai'a]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[lawai'a]

My wife sent this to me this morning.

 

[Lanny]

How did you get my ex mother-in-law to pose for that shot?

 

[Road Ratt]

Ferocious!

 

[Chris Craig]

 

[Chris Craig]

 

[andalusian]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[Lanny]

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Dear ol' mom.

 

[wizenheimer]

 

[kjironman1]

Seriously there will be videos like this for years. The one thing Trump did give us was plenty of things to make you wonder?

 

[ABM]

It's a beautiful Tennessee Fall morning....

 

[Lanny]

It's a beautiful Tennessee Fall morning....

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We've got a hot tub that seats 8 that I've always thought was pretty special but that one is over the top.

 

[wizenheimer]

It's a beautiful Tennessee Fall morning....

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is that a palm tree in the pot on your deck? Do you move it inside during the winter?

 

[ABM]

is that a palm tree in the pot on your deck? Do you move it inside during the winter?

Yes and yes. Good observation!

 

[Road Ratt]

This is cool.

 

[wizenheimer]

a little bit of video editing can make a big difference:

 

[Road Ratt]

 

[ABM]

 

[ABM]

Factoid: Reno is further west than Los Angeles

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[Lanny]

You didn't protect me before. Why should I believe you now?
Do you know how much being tarred and feathered in a certain area hurts?

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

El Prez with the moves