Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

Gaun yersel big man!

Wondering if it's a good idea as much as anything. I've decided to leave it over the weekend...

 

[Illaveago]

The electric motors work . I connected it up to some jump leads from one of our cars .

 

[raleighnut]

A short piece of film came up on my Facebook page recently, it showed one of the Moto GP riders head butting a seagull.

I remember that, Philip Island I seem to remember.

I also have a vague memory of someone in the Sheene era hitting a deer during 'practice', for some reason Mamola and Germany keep popping up but it was 40yrs ago.

EDIT - Yep Philip Island from the clip.

 

[The Crofted Crest]

Is anyone else as disturbed as I am by the unnerving resemblance between Moon bunny's avatar and Smokin Joe's?

@Moon bunny:

@Smokin Joe:




It's the eyes that do it.

 

[Moon bunny]

Yes.

 

[Hover Fly]

I might need therapy now.

 

[Speicher]

@Hover Fly 🤗

How's things in the Lake District?

Fluttering and dancing beneath the trees?

A smidgeon early for a host of golden daffodils, I venture to suggest.

 

[raleighnut]

@Hover Fly 🤗

How's things in the Lake District?

Fluttering and dancing beneath the trees?

A smidgeon early for a host of golden daffodils, I venture to suggest.

Here's 7 for you.


View: https://youtu.be/d7yegBfYCKc


A favourite song from my childhood, Mum was a big fan and had most of his records.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I remember that, Philip Island I seem to remember.

I also have a vague memory of someone in the Sheene era hitting a deer during 'practice', for some reason Mamola and Germany keep popping up but it was 40yrs ago.

EDIT - Yep Philip Island from the clip.

As soon as I read seagull & MotoGP it had to be Phillip Island, as to the deer there was something that ran across the track in Malaysia I think it was not too long ago, but possibly in the 125's maybe Simonelli, however just looking he died in 2011 so maybe my memory os fading

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Simonelli, however just looking he died in 2011 so maybe my memory os fading

That long! Blimey, I vaguely remember that race, and the helmet rolling across the track.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Is anyone else as disturbed as I am by the unnerving resemblance between Moon bunny's avatar and Smokin Joe's?

@Moon bunny:
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@Smokin Joe:
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It's the eyes that do it.

We are not of this Earth.

We are here to prepare you for The Final Days.

 

[Andy in Germany]

We are not of this Earth.

We are here to prepare you for The Final Days.

That explains a lot.

 

[raleighnut]

As soon as I read seagull & MotoGP it had to be Phillip Island, as to the deer there was something that ran across the track in Malaysia I think it was not too long ago, but possibly in the 125's maybe Simonelli, however just looking he died in 2011 so maybe my memory os fading

Google shows this one at Brno but there was one in the late 70s as well


View: https://youtu.be/IVx5Gkv14UU

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Google shows this one at Brno but there was one in the late 70s as well

That's the one I remember frightening it was 20 years ago,

 

[Gravity Aided]

Reminds me of the (probably apocryphal) "chicken gun" story. Apparently when the new High Speed Trains were being built in the 1970's British Rail borrowed a gun from NASA that fired dead day-old chickens to test bird strikes on windscreens at certain speeds. Reportedly on the first tests the chicken went through the window, the cab bulkhead and into the engine compartment, causing severe damage and much consternation: If this was so serious the entire project was in jeopardy.
After some discussions with NASA where no cause was found, and checking the materials used for windscreen and bulkhead, it was agreed that they would video the entire procedure from procuring the chickens to firing and send this to NASA for evaluation. The VHS tapes were duly sent and analysed. The reply came from NASA:
"Next time, defrost the chickens."

No matter how many guises I hear this tale in, I love it. General Clark loves to tell it. I believe the actual earliest version was the story involving Canadian jet designers. Chicken ingestion tests are usually run on jet engine fans, and the FAA does them. I've been hearing this story since I was a young'un, and that was before the HST. So I'm guessing that one was used as a dig against Britain.