History, Politics And Current Affairs

82 feet long? That's a big plane!

More details at the Russian Space Web https://www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur_r7_31.html What seems to have crashed is the gantries but all the equipment that sits right under the rocket. Its suppose to pulled into protective covers before the launch it wasn't. It could also have been the locking m...

No matter the ATL some things stay the same.

Credit to the controller keeping his cool and getting everyone down!

Short answer there is a subterranean Taco Bell feeding some of these volcanoes.

Pity that old pensioner who had the Panther tank and 88mm AA gun with ammunition lived in Kiel. Would be hilarious if the NVA or Soviet tanks started blowing up as 'Ride of the Valkyries' plays on speakers.

Simon Darkshade wrote: ↑Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:56 pm Not a fan of the capital's namesake, I see.

You almost owed me a new screen when I read the name!

'A House of Dynamite' is available on Netflix and a quick look at the IMDB comments show its a love it or hate it with little in-between. I think a reason why is how its structures. It essentially goes from detection to attempted intercept to POTUS trying to figure a response to..... Well then it re...

May I ask where the FAQ is located?

I just looked at the general area (Venezuelan-Guyanan border, Brazilian-Venezuelan border) on Google Earth, and the conditions one has to face there even without having to fight a damn war, are mind-blowing. There are lots of places I'd rather fight in...all of them. Yeah I've looked at that area t...

Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean goes from shallow to 3000 meters real quick!

https://youtu.be/UOsjproljf4?si=eCMMt51ofI_x8VPY

USS Charlie Kirk?! :shock: Is that a real thing?? :o Any other POTUS in office I would assume its an internet gag but with Trump.... Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, or why we died. All th...

Pilots from the US squadrons that helped defend Israel from the Iranian attacks. I particularly like the part where they see the debris from the missile incepts falling all around them.

https://youtu.be/ZQ8UUoRCzgs?feature=shared

Volcano Cafe added a new entry to the Iwo Jima files. There has been more steam eruptions on the edges of the caldera this year. Possibility of a BIG boom in the VEI 6 or 7 range. 6: 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo or 1883 eruption of Krakatoa or 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption 7: 1815 erupt...

This is really old but still fun. 1. Dig a big hole in your backyard and live in it for 30 days straight. 2. Go inside only to clean the house. On weekends, you can eat in the house, but you can’t talk. 3. Pour 10 inches of nasty, crappy water into your hole, then shovel it out, stack sandbags aroun...

1. Arnie's version was over the top, cheesy, and loads of fun.

2. Looking forward to it but I guess there are a few unknown changes in that King gave his blessing to.

3. Interesting but is based on 'Nuclear War: A Scenario' by Annie Jacobsen so I might give it a pass.

I was surprised that 1.1 billion years ago one of the largest lava flow, the Greenstone Flow, in Earth's history started from what became Lake Superior. The flow to the southwest reached Kansas and to the south east Ohio. Some spots it was 450 meter thick. Earth has its moments today but was bada$$ ...

People don't realizae that there are volcanoes all over Europe. There is even an 'active' area in the Eifel in Germany. Last eruption may have been 13,000+ years ago and Mt Pinatubo sized. There is still outgassing, earthquakes, and inflation (in millimeters per year). Pele is letting everyone know ...

The Volcano Cafe has done several articles about the monster:

https://www.volcanocafe.org/volcano-for ... i-flegrei/

https://www.volcanocafe.org/the-shaking ... i-flegrei/

Wowza! Most excellent as per usual.