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[Redondo]

NYC’s scary new tourist attraction: An all-glass ‘Ascent’ into the sky

Midtown development One Vanderbilt will soon offer thrill-seekers a fresh way to be scared of New York: an all-glass enclosed elevator on the outside of the building. The see-through human dumbwaiter, called Ascent, will take riders up to 1,210 feet above the city, where they can gaze down upon Madison Avenue.

[gotbeer]

Ford Patented In-Car Ads Because We Live In Hell Now

Talk about a stupid idea.

[Redondo]

Phoenix roller coaster stalls, prompting rescue of 22 riders: report

 

 

[Redondo]

WATCH: Horrifying moment bleacher holding dozens collapses at synagogue

[Redondo]

 

Chevrolet is stepping up its heavy duty truck tailgate game

The automaker has announced the availability of its clever Multi-Flex tailgate on the 2022 Silverado 2500/3500 HD pickups.

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[Tank]

that looks to be about as easy to fold back up correctly as a road map.

[Redondo]

Electric Ford F-150 Lightning unveiled with 'frunk' and price under $40K

The F-150 Lightning can tow up to 10,000 pounds.

The Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup has been revealed with standard all-wheel-drive and a shockingly low price of $39,974, which drops to $32,474 after the $7,500 federal tax credit it qualifies for is deducted. That undercuts many of the smaller electric vehicles on sale today, including the Ford Mustang Mach-E compact utility vehicle.

The F-150 Lightning features dual inboard electric motors with a combined output of 426 hp and 775 lb-ft of torque in the standard-size battery model and 563 hp and 775 lb-ft in the extended range version, which is the most powerful F-150s ever.

Ford claims the F-150 Lightning can accelerate to 60 mph in the mid-four-second range, which Fox News Autos confirmed during a test ride with chief engineer Linda Zhang behind the wheel.

The battery can be filled from 15-80 percent in 41 minutes at a public fast charging system and at a rate of 30 miles of electricity per hour when using the available 80-amp home charger.

The F-150 Lightning also features the F-150’s first fully independent suspension, a maximum payload rating of 2,000 pounds and at top tow rating of 10,000 pounds.

Four trims will be offered, with the entry price set for a commercial fleet-focused model. A more retail customer-oriented XLT starts at $52,974, while Lariat and Platinum trims will be offered at yet to be announced prices.

[Tank]

frunk sounds like a phony swear word my kids would use around adults.

[Redondo]

 

Fish species believed to be 420 million years old rediscovered

A humongous "fossil fish" with origins that can be traced back 420 million years has resurfaced in the West Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar.

The 6.5-feet, up to 198-pound coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) was believed to have gone extinct at least a century ago. However, a recent study published in the SA Journal of Science revealed that as of May 2020 as many as 334 coelacanth captures had been documented.

The coelacanth species, also known as the "four-legged fish" for its vigorous fins, roams in deep undersea canyons between 350 and 1,600 feet below the surface. 

According to the Smithsonian Ocean Portal, the fish were first rediscovered in 1938 using gill-nets.

The species was named for its discoverer, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, and reportedly described by Rhodes University's Professor J.L.B. Smith in 1939.

[T.G.]

14 hours ago, Redondo said:

 

Fish species believed to be 420 million years old rediscovered

A humongous "fossil fish" with origins that can be traced back 420 million years has resurfaced in the West Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar.

The 6.5-feet, up to 198-pound coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) was believed to have gone extinct at least a century ago. However, a recent study published in the SA Journal of Science revealed that as of May 2020 as many as 334 coelacanth captures had been documented.

The coelacanth species, also known as the "four-legged fish" for its vigorous fins, roams in deep undersea canyons between 350 and 1,600 feet below the surface. 

According to the Smithsonian Ocean Portal, the fish were first rediscovered in 1938 using gill-nets.

The species was named for its discoverer, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, and reportedly described by Rhodes University's Professor J.L.B. Smith in 1939.

That would be some nasty sashimi.

[tdawg87]

14 hours ago, Redondo said:

 

Fish species believed to be 420 million years old rediscovered

A humongous "fossil fish" with origins that can be traced back 420 million years has resurfaced in the West Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar.

The 6.5-feet, up to 198-pound coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) was believed to have gone extinct at least a century ago. However, a recent study published in the SA Journal of Science revealed that as of May 2020 as many as 334 coelacanth captures had been documented.

The coelacanth species, also known as the "four-legged fish" for its vigorous fins, roams in deep undersea canyons between 350 and 1,600 feet below the surface. 

According to the Smithsonian Ocean Portal, the fish were first rediscovered in 1938 using gill-nets.

The species was named for its discoverer, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, and reportedly described by Rhodes University's Professor J.L.B. Smith in 1939.

There's so much we don't know about the ocean.

There's got to be some gnar shit at the bottom of the Marianas Trench. Nearly 7 miles deep.

[Redondo]

A massive iceberg that broke off an Antarctic shelf earlier this month has been identified by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the world's largest.

The iceberg is named A-76 and is more than 40 times the size of Paris, larger than the state of Rhode Island and 73 times as big as Manhattan.

The 1,668 square-mile ice mass split from the Ronne Ice Shelf into the Weddell Sea and is anticipated to eventually drift into the South Atlantic where it would disintegrate.

LiveScience reported on Thursday that the event would not directly impact sea levels.

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[gotbeer]

Gnar.

21 Runners Die In Extreme Weather In China Cross-Country Race

[Redondo]

 

CABLE CAR TRAGEDY

 

Italian lift overlooking scenic lake plunges, killing at least 9

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[Redondo]

Utah high school softball star makes incredible catch by jumping over fence during state championship

 

 

[Tank]

i still believe that a player should have to remain in the field of play or end up in the field of play for it to count as an out.

i also know that i'm pretty much on an island in this belief.

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

i still believe that a player should have to remain in the field of play or end up in the field of play for it to count as an out.

i also know that i'm pretty much on an island in this belief.

Well, the A's island is the size of Australia, and the Angels island is the size of Hawaii.  So Pesky pole, green monster, and marine layer.  Take a shot of tequilla, chase it with a beer, not pumpkin, I'm not that drunk, and smoke a doobie and don't care.

[Tank]

19 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Well, the A's island is the size of Australia, and the Angels island is the size of Hawaii.  So Pesky pole, green monster, and marine layer.  Take a shot of tequilla, chase it with a beer, not pumpkin, I'm not that drunk, and smoke a doobie and don't care.

it's not often that we get to read the musings of drunk GB.

thank you, i think.

[gotbeer]

Well, if you are going to go.....

Missing Man's Corpse Found Crammed Into Dinosaur Sculpture In Barcelona

[Tank]

2 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Well, if you are going to go.....

Missing Man's Corpse Found Crammed Into Dinosaur Sculpture In Barcelona

This seems like a good plot for an episode of Columbo.

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

This seems like a good plot for an episode of Columbo.

I prefer Monk.

[Redondo]

A father and son made a grim discovery on Saturday when they found the body of a missing 39-year-old man inside a statue of a dinosaur in the Spanish suburb of Santa Coloma.

The BBC, citing local media in the country, reported that the unidentified man may have gotten stuck while he attempted to retrieve his cell phone. The body was found upside down and stuck in one of the statue's legs on Saturday. Firefighters were called to the scene to remove the body.

"We found the body of a man inside the leg of this dinosaur statue," a police spokeswoman told the Guardian. "It’s an accidental death; there was no violence. This person got inside the statue’s leg and got trapped. It looks as though he was trying to retrieve a mobile phone, which he’d dropped. It looks like he entered the statue head first and couldn’t get out."

The report said authorities were alerted about the body after a father and son noticed a smell emanating from the statue and noticed something inside. The newspaper reported that the death is not being treated as suspicious.

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[T.G.]

Truth is certainly stranger than fiction sometimes.

[Redondo]

• California customs agents seize $2.5M worth of meth hidden in watermelon shipment: CBP

Over 1,100 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in a watermelon shipment were seized by US Customs and Border Protection officers in California last week, authorities said.

The drug bust was made last Tuesday at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry after authorities stopped a 47-year-old Mexican national driving a truck with a trailer, CBP said in a Friday press release.