Re: The Brown Trousers Thread

[Standaman94]

[Beanz]

Whoops...

[theboomeranga]

he's followed me for months

[Biggsy tv]

[CQR Jono]

[CQR Aero]

Jesus that car literally IS trying to kill him!! Awesome skills!

[Beanz]

Webber, eat your heart out. Seriously though, HOLY SHIZZLE!

[Biggsy tv]

Webber, eat your heart out. Seriously though, HOLY SHIZZLE!

I remember that. That was from a few years back. Crazy

[ShrinkingSteven]

 

[CQR Aero]

Wheeeeee Thud!!!

[Beanz]

A Nuclear Bomb Almost Exploded in North Carolina

A newly released document, obtained by journalist Eric Schlosser, details that a nuclear bomb 260 times as powerful as the one that destroyed Hiroshima almost detonated in North Carolina, when a B-52 bomber crashed in 1961.

Two 4 megaton bombs, model Mark 39, broke off from the bomber as it went into a tailspin and crashed. One bomb landed safely, with all four safety mechanisms intact. The other bomb however, experience three separate failures of its safety mechanisms, with only a single low-voltage switch saving the East Coast from disaster. The bomb landed twelve miles outside of Goldsboro, North Carolina. For years the government had denied that single switch saved the lives of millions.

A 1969 government document outlines exactly how close the U.S. was to the third nuclear explosion in a populated area. The document, which was obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request, concludes that "one simple, dynamo-technology, low voltage switch stood between the United States and a major catastrophe." The explosion would have spread fatal amounts of fallout all the way up to New York City.

Apparently, when the bomb hit the ground, the firing mechanism was activated, however, that final safety mechanism held, saving millions of lives. Still, the report details just how unsafe the transport of nuclear weapons was (and remains to be). Schlosser has just released a book detailing the at least 700 "significant" accidents that involved thousands of nuclear weapons between 1950 and 1968.

"The US government has consistently tried to withhold information from the American people in order to prevent questions being asked about our nuclear weapons policy," Schlosser told the Guardian. "We were told there was no possibility of these weapons accidentally detonating, yet here's one that very nearly did."

Only three days after Kennedy's inaugural address, the U.S. was just one switch away from calamity.

[Standaman94]

[Beanz]

[Wooflers]

[Beanz]

Man, he really did hit that with some force!

[PLOW tubbi]

Crazy Commute

Wtf, this guy is my new hero!

[GLR mar B ond]

Standaman 94, BG Beanz

The 4 of us were there at the Hellendoorn Rally, was great, included some 8 WRC cars. Asfalt, off road stages. Took lots of photos and vid's. Some pretty spectacular crashes, but that 1 was by far the scariest. (drivers oké)

[GLR mar B ond]

Standaman 94, BG Beans

The 4 of us were there at the Hellendoorn Rally. Was great, included some 8 WRC cars. Asfalt and off road stages. We took some nice photos and vid's. There were some crashes, but that 1 was by far the most spectacular.

[Standaman94]

I think Chris or Duncan would appreciate this

[Beanz]

Can we get some fabreeze in the GT-R please?



And a Porsche going for a Peugeot RCZ type roofline...

[XPR Roadrunner]

A Nuclear Bomb Almost Exploded in North Carolina

A newly released document, obtained by journalist Eric Schlosser, details that a nuclear bomb 260 times as powerful as the one that destroyed Hiroshima almost detonated in North Carolina, when a B-52 bomber crashed in 1961.

Two 4 megaton bombs, model Mark 39, broke off from the bomber as it went into a tailspin and crashed. One bomb landed safely, with all four safety mechanisms intact. The other bomb however, experience three separate failures of its safety mechanisms, with only a single low-voltage switch saving the East Coast from disaster. The bomb landed twelve miles outside of Goldsboro, North Carolina. For years the government had denied that single switch saved the lives of millions.

A 1969 government document outlines exactly how close the U.S. was to the third nuclear explosion in a populated area. The document, which was obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request, concludes that "one simple, dynamo-technology, low voltage switch stood between the United States and a major catastrophe." The explosion would have spread fatal amounts of fallout all the way up to New York City.

Apparently, when the bomb hit the ground, the firing mechanism was activated, however, that final safety mechanism held, saving millions of lives. Still, the report details just how unsafe the transport of nuclear weapons was (and remains to be). Schlosser has just released a book detailing the at least 700 "significant" accidents that involved thousands of nuclear weapons between 1950 and 1968.

"The US government has consistently tried to withhold information from the American people in order to prevent questions being asked about our nuclear weapons policy," Schlosser told the Guardian. "We were told there was no possibility of these weapons accidentally detonating, yet here's one that very nearly did."

Only three days after Kennedy's inaugural address, the U.S. was just one switch away from calamity.

 

[Standaman94]

[Beanz]

Lucky son of bizznitch!

[CQR Aero]

I think Chris or Duncan would appreciate this

One of our customers flies those big old beasts. Awesome vid. "We have Smirnoff" LOL!!

[GLR mar B ond]

I think Chris or Duncan would appreciate this

One of our customers flies those big old beasts.  Awesome vid.  "We have Smirnoff" LOL!!

So this would qualify as a ,,close call" ??!!. ;-)

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