tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post1519498189507330463..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Story of the Week So FarSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-956874936690340862018-03-20T12:22:06.066-04:002018-03-20T12:22:06.066-04:00On the raining gold story:
I was pretty amused by ...On the raining gold story:<br />I was pretty amused by the shocking concept of spilled valuables so I dug a little further. Needless to say- much parroting of news reports- and the facts were ALLLL over the place. The more dramatic the better, naturally. <br />There was no clear sense even of WHERE the plane actually relanded! Pick one: same airport, or to three nearby region strips. Geez~ muddled!<br />I Agree SIG, I couldn't find a straight up fact on how much was where. I say it like that as the values/quantities before and after were mish mash reporting, all on speculation anyway... Bleh.<br />AS to the cause: it's simple. Load shifted, and gold being 19 times heavier than water (think 1 bucket of gold weighs same as 19 bucket s of water, and you have a lot of weight in a small area. the slide towards rear hatch overloaded the latch/hinge something~ and it tore off- dumping the pile the pileup against it. There was some initial reports of the hatch being torn loose by a wind gust. CYA? At the least, the pull up on takeoff- or side shove, maybe more extreme by a wind gust, caused the breakaway cargo or added to the poor loading.<br />CLEARLY- they were lucky the thing didn't crash, like the military cargo 747 in Afghanistan several year sago. Tragic stuff!<br />I suppose it is likely- some random pieces landed away from the tarmac. I feel bad for the owner company! <br />Last details: Despite the sensationalism (Diamonds! Platinum! Ferraris! (ok I added the last expensive thing ;)- <br />I couldn't get a clear sense of the actual production- but a better (I guess) source indicated the mine is reported as gold and silver. The rough bars are likely a mixture headed for refining, hence the mottled color silver. I am just not convinced yet of the platinum. Minor detail :)-<br />~JO:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-36912213333176939282018-03-16T23:02:14.508-04:002018-03-16T23:02:14.508-04:00OK, if you want a real laugh, then consider that n...OK, if you want a real laugh, then consider that nuclear war might break out between India and Pakistan. Someone has their finger on the button!<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5504845/Diplomat-doorbell-pranks-reflect-rise-Indian-Pakistan-tensions.html<br /><br />It's no laughing matter. It could spill onto our streets and uncontrolled and rampant doorbell ringing at all hours of the day and night will stalk the land, bringing a reign of terror to all. Just YOU wait until you get a 3AM ring ... I'm taking the battery out of MY doorbell just to be safe. >};o)<br /><br />Escalating it to tying thread to the door knocker and tying it to a lamp post across the road and waiting for a car to come down the road and knock the knocker will be the escalation that I'm dreading ... <br /><br />Phil BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com