Random Picture Thread

[kach22i]

http://ricks-place.net/files/LobbyCards/index.htm


Postcards
http://www.hovermailcc.co.uk/

[marshmat]

While we're on the subject of hovering stuff.... let's go back to the late '50s, and take a look at the Avrocar- Canada's real, working flying saucer from 1958-61. US military money, a few slightly eccentric Canadian engineers, and they came up with this.

Unfortunately, it never quite met its expectations:
Maximum speed (estimated): 300 mph (480 km/h)
Maximum speed (actual): 35 mph (56 km/h)
Maximum range (estimated): 995 mi (1,600 km)
Maximum range (actual): 79 mi (127 km)

More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avrocar

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by marshmat

Avrocar

Proved once and for all that we did not develop flying saucers from NAZI technology.

http://newspundit.net/

[kach22i]

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/alb...5&limit=recent

[aztek]

hi
or Kachi somone has faked them
aztek

[RHP]

I have zee German friends with long pointy ears so I think its true.

[KnottyBuoyz]

Ooops!

[masalai]

On glass boats one should glue and not screw, there was a whole thread on this very topic

What was being attached with such emphasis? got a shot of the topsides? ... OUCH - the work of an angry wife/girlfriend?

[KnottyBuoyz]

Originally Posted by masalai

On glass boats one should glue and not screw, there was a whole thread on this very topic

What was being attached with such emphasis? got a shot of the topsides? ... OUCH - the work of an angry wife/girlfriend?

Found on another forum. Apparently owner had seats recovered and decided to save a few bucks and install them himself with some (what look like very large) drywall screws. Opposite side is the same!

[masalai]

Did he screw through the upholstry and foam too???? - Has he realised what he done? or been out on the water in it? hehehe? - that will cost a pretty penny to fix...

[marshmat]

I suspect it'll be launched, go for a five-minute run without incident, then sit at the dock for a day with the bilge pump constantly on. Then the batteries will go flat. The owner will show up the next day, notice that his slip is empty, and phone in a stolen boat to the local cops....

[Boston]

that is one of the funniest picts Noty

Ive seen dumb mistakes but that one kinda takes it
thanks
B

[RHP]

That poor fella must have sat down and cried when he realised what he´d done !

Still at least he wasnt made redundant like these folks below.

[bntii]

I once built a whole house a foot too tall....

Not the dumbest thing I ever did either

[Boston]

thats nothing
I once saw a hole street of houses accidentally built facing the wrong way

the developer thought it would be advantageous to save a little wear and tear on the roads and curbs and decided to put em in last instead of first
good plan eh