Random Picture Thread

[PsiPhi]

Look closely at Marshmats Avrocar picture.
There appears to be a red line dividing the craft in two?

...and on one side of the line it clearly says US Air Force, and on the other, US Army. Guess they just can't colaborate fully.

[PsiPhi]

AvroCar on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yiaazlo0-s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-3lQ4L_36c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUGtPvfkWeQ

..it appears it was made in the northern most suburb of America

[dd24skater]

Great Thread!

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by PsiPhi

AvroCar on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yiaazlo0-s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-3lQ4L_36c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUGtPvfkWeQ

..it appears it was made in the northern most suburb of America

I love the music soundtrack on that last video.



http://www.marinelog.com/DOCS/PRINTMMIV/MMIVslice1.html

Lockheed Martin built the Sea SLICE, a 105-foot by 52-foot prototype that showed excellent seakeeping characteristics at high speeds—35 knots—even in Sea State 5 conditions during demonstrations for the U.S. Navy.

EDIT: Picture too large to post, click link.

Experimental Sea Slice
http://www.defenselink.mil/transformation/...ex_2005-12.html
Picture:
http://www.defenselink.mil/transform...-9866B-004.jpg

Sea Jet
http://www.defenselink.mil/transformation/...ex_2005-12.html
Picture: http://www.defenselink.mil/transform...-7676W-081.jpg
The Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator “Sea Jet” undergoes sea trials,
Nov. 30, 2005, on Lake Pend Oreille in Bayview, Idaho.
The 133-foot vessel is testing an underwater discharge water jet called AWJ-21,
a propulsion concept with the goals of providing increased propulsive efficiency,
reduced acoustic signature, and improved maneuverability over previous
destroyer class combatants. U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams

Super Spuds R Us!
http://www.biothinking.com/superspud/

[artemis]

The State of Washington (I lived in Puget Sound country for 40 years) has one of the largest passenger/vehicle ferry systems in the world. And sometimes it can get a little "lumpy". But the ferries keep running. These photos were taken at the Mukilteo Lighthouse Park on Oct. 18, 2007. Winds at 50+ mph. Shortly after these were taken, the loading capacity in vehicles was reduced by 1/2. "Issaquah" class ferries are 300 feet LOA, 78 feet beam, and displace 2477 tons unloaded. Ferry service is rarely shut down!

[Guillermo]

The photographer was sure that he was going to see the end of his huskies when the polar bear materialized out of the blue.... but the bear returned every night that week to play with the dogs ...
(from: http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~kantner/bears/polarbears/)

[safewalrus]

Imagine how the poor bloody huskies must have felt the first time the bear appeared - "please go away Mr Bear, husky's are not good to eat" is a rather politer version!

[dd24skater]

I love this shot!

[safewalrus]

I've heard of leaning into the corner but er...................!!!!!!!!!

[DanishBagger]

Aww, those bear and dog-photos are cute :-D

[Trevlyns]

Yeah! absolutely love the bear and dog pictures. Reminds me of a wise saying...

Be a leader! Remember, the lead husky is the only one with a decent view...

[Guillermo]

Those guys we lucky to be found by the vigilance vessels. Yearly hundreds of them are not so lucky and perish in the 'cayucos run' from the coasts of Africa to the Canary islands.

(Second thought: Probably more than half of the people in that cayuco were already lost, as a cayuco that size usually transports more than twice the people in the image)

[charmc]

Originally Posted by artemis

The State of Washington (I lived in Puget Sound country for 40 years) has one of the largest passenger/vehicle ferry systems in the world. And sometimes it can get a little "lumpy". But the ferries keep running. These photos were taken at the Mukilteo Lighthouse Park on Oct. 18, 2007. Winds at 50+ mph. Shortly after these were taken, the loading capacity in vehicles was reduced by 1/2. "Issaquah" class ferries are 300 feet LOA, 78 feet beam, and displace 2477 tons unloaded. Ferry service is rarely shut down!

Cool pix!

My experience with double ender ferries is in places like NY Harbor (Staten Island and Governor's Island ferries). The largest waves they see are tug wakes. Nice to see double ender ferries acting like "real" ships.

[safewalrus]

Guillermo so it's not an advert for whale bilge pumps then?


Incidentally if you look carefully there appears to be somebody to the right of the vessel with the onboard swimming pool who is either looking at the fish or has lost interest in the proceedings!!

[KnottyBuoyz]