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Forum: The Pig & Whistle 3rd August 2020, 13:00
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Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
Take my word for it having worked in a school...

Take my word for it having worked in a school looking after computers. Engineers have got nothing on school kids, the most destructive force on the planet. I've dragged things out of floppy disk...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 2nd August 2020, 15:46
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
Watching the NASA site today as the ISS...

Watching the NASA site today as the ISS astronauts prepare to come home, I was struck by how the style of the mission control room has changed since the days of the Apollo flights. All those boxy...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 8th February 2019, 10:32
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
Like Father, like Son. :eek:

Like Father, like Son. :eek:
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 21st January 2019, 13:06
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
Worra bummer !! They forecast cloud down here so...

Worra bummer !! They forecast cloud down here so I didn't bother. Got up at 7am to see a clear sky and a bright super moon on the western horizon.

Bloody missed it. :eek:
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 21st January 2019, 00:00
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
It is a pretty horrific time for the event. I...

It is a pretty horrific time for the event. I blame it on Theresa May. :sweat:
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 20th January 2019, 17:46
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
Total eclipse of a Super Moon in the early hours...

Total eclipse of a Super Moon in the early hours of the morning. (The Moon is closer to the Earth, i.e. perigee.) Not looking promising where I am weather wise.
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle 3rd January 2019, 14:18
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
Absolutely. Much as we may moan about our...

Absolutely. Much as we may moan about our northern temperate climate and unpredictable weather …. geologically this is the place to live.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 3rd January 2019, 10:22
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
Pink Floyd did it first ….:big_tongue:

Pink Floyd did it first ….:big_tongue:
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 3rd January 2019, 08:33
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
I daresay there's a few on here who have sailed...

I daresay there's a few on here who have sailed pass this going up through the Sunda Strait. The sheer scale of the collapse is staggering, but then Anak Krakatau (Son of Krakatau) has been there...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 1st January 2019, 20:03
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
If I was I'd never be allowed to whinge about a...

If I was I'd never be allowed to whinge about a Marconi Oceanspan transmitter (100 watts) ever again …. :big_tongue:
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 1st January 2019, 18:52
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
It's only with projects such as these you realise...

It's only with projects such as these you realise how big it all is, and this is just our backyard. Even at the speed of light (nearly as fast as a Suzuki GSXR1100) it takes six hours to get from...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 1st January 2019, 09:36
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
Six hours of waiting after the event has happened...

Six hours of waiting after the event has happened to see whether it's worked or not. I bet there's a few chewed NASA fingernails littered about on the consoles.
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 31st December 2018, 16:18
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
Don't yer just luv the Internet … ? :p

Don't yer just luv the Internet … ? :p
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 31st December 2018, 13:29
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
Car drivers !! .. what a bunch of pansies. As a...

Car drivers !! .. what a bunch of pansies. As a biker I fully support the idea of adjusting them all with a chain saw. :p

:big_tongue:
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 31st December 2018, 09:51
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
Some amazing clouds captured on film by a Dutch...

Some amazing clouds captured on film by a Dutch meteorologist the other day. This high pressure weather is with us for at least the rest of the week ….
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle 29th December 2018, 17:08
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
You reckon a Dolomite could get up to a ton...

You reckon a Dolomite could get up to a ton without something falling off ? :D:big_tongue:
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 29th December 2018, 15:29
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
It wasn't me. I've got an alibi. !!! ...

It wasn't me. I've got an alibi. !!! :big_tongue:
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 29th December 2018, 13:34
Replies: 54
Views: 29,378
Posted By BobClay
Stuff Happening Far Far Away

On New Years day the space craft New Horizons will make a flyby of Kuiper Belt object MU69 (UltimaThule.) This is the ship that took those incredible pictures of Pluto a few years back. It is now...
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