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[Lhalo]

 

[Blarg]

1 hour ago, Lhalo said:

 

[Tank]

so toilet steak is a thing?

i swear, you carnivores will do anything to satisfy your cravings.

[Redondo]

 

Family discovers visitor that was in Christmas tree for days before being found

[Redondo]

 

Disney World guests stranded on steep incline after roller coaster stops unexpectedly

 

[Blarg]

https://nypost.com/2023/12/21/news/norwegian-cruise-ship-carrying-261-passengers-loses-maneuverability/amp/

A Norwegian cruise ship lost power when a “rogue wave” smashed windows on the bridge as it sailed in the North Sea with 266 passengers aboard Thursday.

The cruise ship Maud, en route to England, lost its ability to navigate after its electricity went out, the Danish Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said, according to Reuters. 

A spokesperson for the Danish Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said the “situation is under control” and the ship is being steered manually from the engine room, though it can’t navigate.

 

This is where some old passenger that was in the merchant marines nabs an ornamental sextant off the wall along with a chart and teaches the Google Captain how to navigate. 

 

 

 

[Redondo]

 

Video captures monster wave crashing down into street, injuring at least 8 people

[FromJapan]

At 17:47 on January 2nd (JST), a Japan Airlines plane and a Japan Coast Guard plane collided at Haneda Airport (Tokyo). A fire broke out on a JAL plane and it was completely burnt out. All 367 passengers and 12 crew members escaped. Meanwhile, only one of the six crew members of a Japan Coast Guard plane survived.

 

Edited January 2 by FromJapan
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[Blarg]

Japan takes their transportation deadly serious so there are going to be people fired for this. 

[gotbeer]

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

Japan takes their transportation deadly serious so there are going to be people fired for this. 

The cabin crew should be commended though.  They got everyone out safely. 

But I wonder who messed up here.  The tower (putting two objects in the same location), the Military plane (going where they shouldn't have), or the ANA plane (landing in the wrong place). 

[gotbeer]

How safety rules ‘written in blood’ saved lives in Tokyo plane crash

[gotbeer]

Looks like someone survived just to commit seppuku. 

Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash

[FromJapan]

On 1/3/2024 at 4:31 AM, gotbeer said:

The cabin crew should be commended though.  They got everyone out safely. 

But I wonder who messed up here.  The tower (putting two objects in the same location), the Military plane (going where they shouldn't have), or the ANA plane (landing in the wrong place). 

Communication from the air traffic controller (Tokyo TOWER) to Japan Coast Guard plane, JA722A, before the accident.

Tokyo TOWER said, "JA722A Tokyo TOWER good evening, No.1, taxi to holding point C5."
JA722A repeated, "Taxi to holding point C5 JA722A No.1, Thank you."

JA722A had to wait at a holding point in front of the runway. Although JA722A was reading back, it is suspected that it mistakenly entered the runway.

(Link in English) Tokyo air traffic control transcript - ABC NEWS  Australia

(Reference in Japanese) TBS NEWS on January 3rd (JST)

Japan Airlines suffered approximately $100 million in damage, which is expected to be covered by aviation insurance.

Edited January 4 by FromJapan
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[Jason]

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/iconic-fruit-stripe-gum-discontinued-after-50-years/story?id=106298506#:~:text=Ferrara Candy confirmed the decision to ABC News.&text=Bad news for anyone nostalgic,chewing gum will be discontinued.
RIP Those 30 seconds of flavor were the best

[gotbeer]

4 minutes ago, Jason said:

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/iconic-fruit-stripe-gum-discontinued-after-50-years/story?id=106298506#:~:text=Ferrara Candy confirmed the decision to ABC News.&text=Bad news for anyone nostalgic,chewing gum will be discontinued.
RIP Those 30 seconds of flavor were the best

Loved that gum when I was a kid.  Looking at their product list, they had a lot of candy on the childhood favorite list. 

[Tank]

well done, espn, well done.

https://theathletic.com/5193316/2024/01/11/espn-emmys-fake-names-college-gameday/

[Tank]

2 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Loved that gum when I was a kid.  Looking at their product list, they had a lot of candy on the childhood favorite list. 

we used to love bottle caps. the root beer ones were the best.

[Redondo]

On this day in history, February 19, 1912, Cracker Jack's 'prize in every box' debuts
Company would eventually distribute more than 17 billion prizes

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/this-day-history-feb-19-1912-cracker-jack-prize-box-debut

[Redondo]

NY scientist pleads guilty to operating 'Breaking Bad'-style meth lab after mistakenly calling cops on himself

https://www.foxnews.com/us/ny-scientist-pleads-guilty-operating-breaking-bad-style-meth-lab-after-mistakenly-calling-cops-himself

[Redondo]

Death Valley National Park enters 'water era' with kayaking on limited time lake

For a limited time, visitors to Death Valley National Park can paddle out on a temporary lake after rounds of flooding rain from atmospheric rivers repeatedly slammed into California and leftover rains from Hurricane Hilary. 

The National Park Service said park visitors have a rare opportunity to enjoy some water activities in the driest place in the U.S. after enough rainwater created what rangers are calling Lake Manly in the Badwater Basin. 

"You might think with no drain to the sea, that Death Valley would always have a lake," park ranger Abby Wines said. "But this is an extremely rare event. Normally, the amount of water flowing in is much less than the evaporation rate."

Kayaking at Badwater Basin on February 9, 2024

 

A series of NASA satellite images show Lake Manly in the Badwater Basin at Death Valley National Park.

https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/death-valley-national-park-kayaking

[Redondo]

 70 coins pulled from white alligator's stomach in Nebraska

Last week, Thibodaux, a 36-year-old leucistic alligator at the Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, underwent a procedure to remove a stomach full of coins. Leucism is a condition that causes partial loss of all types of pigmentation.

https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/coins-removed-stomach-leucistic-alligator-omaha

[Redondo]

Vegas horror stories go viral on Reddit

https://www.outkick.com/culture/worst-vegas-gambling-stories

[Redondo]

 

Eight-year-old Indian becomes youngest to defeat grandmaster

Eight-year-old Ashwath Kaushik has become the youngest player to defeat a grandmaster after trouncing Jacek Stopa during the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland. The Indian-born Singapore resident learnt to play the game at the age of four and became a World Under-Eight Rapid Champion in 2022.

 

[Redondo]

TIRUPATI, India – A zoo guest who decided to climb a wall to enter a lion enclosure to apparently take a selfie was mauled to death by the animal Thursday, according to reports.

The man, identified as Prahalad Gurjar, 34, "climbed the wall and chain-link fencing" of the Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park in Tirupati, India, and jumped into the enclosure despite warnings from a zoo employee.

https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/lion-attacked-man-selfie?cmpid=hp1r_foxweather_obtest

[JAHV76]

35 minutes ago, Redondo said:

TIRUPATI, India – A zoo guest who decided to climb a wall to enter a lion enclosure to apparently take a selfie was mauled to death by the animal Thursday, according to reports.

The man, identified as Prahalad Gurjar, 34, "climbed the wall and chain-link fencing" of the Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park in Tirupati, India, and jumped into the enclosure despite warnings from a zoo employee.

https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/lion-attacked-man-selfie?cmpid=hp1r_foxweather_obtest