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Well, they finally released a photo of the NOOSE. He was right. It was a straight up NOOSE. This is NOT what you'd normally see as a door pull rope. I saw the images of other doors with a loop at the end of the rope. They didn't look like this one. Now, @Just_A_Guy brings up a good point. How could a noose be useful as a pull rope? It is made to slip. True. But in Hollywood, they use a variant of the old hangman's knot such that it looks like a noose. But it does not slip. I'm going to guess that is what this is. I don't know exactly what they do. But that is my guess.

I can understand this is a sticking point. But it is very human. No one likes being wrong. And what people hate more is having to admit they were wrong. For a person to publicly admit they had made a mistake at all is still praiseworthy IMNSHO. I know I've spent a lot of time always thinking the worst of those on the other side of the aisle. I know that I've spent a lot of time blaming the ills of society on public acts of outrage at nothing from the other side. And when it is truly outrageous, I think it justified to call them out on that. And I also think it is profitable to enumerate the reasons why it was so wrong. But I've also found a startling pattern that has been on the left, that is now infecting the right. Cancel culture. The biggest part of Cancel culture is a refusal to forgive. It has been on full display from the left with all the boycotts, the public shaming, the calls for closing various businesses, vandalizing, doxing, firing people for a mispoken word or phrase. But I've seen smaller instances of the same attitudes (if not the same practices) from the right. But here is an instance where the right may be getting to the point that we are not willing to forgive the pecadillos of the left. And yes, I call it a pecadillo. I know what it is like to be raised in an environment where everything seems to be aimed against you. And any little hint can easily be taken the wrong way when you're in that environment -- and be correct to be taken as such. It is very easy for a person with that mindset (reinforced by reality) to tilt at windmills when they are OUT of that environment. Should he change his mindset? Yes. But such a change isn't going to happen overnight. So, I'm grateful for the baby step he's taken. I'm willing to forgive.

I understand the reasoning for why it shouldn't be done. But I don't understand the surprise at it being done anyway. It's like saying I'm surprised there are murderers because it is wrong to murder.

In the words of Benedict considering Beatrice's words... There's a double meaning in that.

Why is that surprising?

It isn't about liking him. Cancel culture simply means that if someone does anything you disagree with at any time, you can never give them the benefit of the doubt or even offer them a chance at making a simple apology. I find it disturbing that you don't even accept a fairly gracious apology. Now, if you believe his apology is insincere, that is another story. But for me, it sounded sincere.

Considering your self-description above your avatar...

And, TBH, I can't blame them. I mean rainbow military gear. It's like the hippie camouflage from Gomer Pyle.

Where is the anti-gun lobby?

You can cancel him if you want. But I found his apology (yes, I'm calling it that) to be sincere. And I will always accept someone's sincere apology.

JJ, you have now received an awakening to the reality of this movement. You now have an opportunity to have a real conversation about what the movement is really about and how we ought to treat it. Or you can choose to stay on their side and continue supporting them. How you choose will determine where you end up in this tsunami that faces us.

Of course it's possible. The fact is -- WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE. And we don't know what Mary looked like. https://askgramps.org/artists-portray-christ-white-skinned/ Why don't people ask about depictions of Mary as an adult instead of a 13 year old girl (which was entirely possible given the social norms of the time)? Why don't they give the Catholics a hard time for depicting her as the reverend mother type rather than the little girl? Why don't they give all of Christianity a hard time for depicting Mary as white? No, it's just the Mormons for DARING to simply make and distribute a painting that make people think of the Savior. Now, given the very common figurative language of the Book of Mormon when talking about "white" and "filthy" and such, I would ask, does the Spirit tell you that the Savior was the source of all that is good? And denying him is what is considered "filthy"? If so, the authors of the Book of Mormon did their jobs.

And I think that was really the issue. That's why I was hoping he'd say: And guess what? He did. I kinda like him. I think he made an honest mistake that was stoked by the political environment that we're all feeling right now. He was hurt. But in the end, he admitted his honest mistake, and he was appreciative of the show of solidarity from his fellow drivers. And if I were one of the fellow drivers, I'd be happy to say

The way I heard it was that there were no seals that would endure the high temperatures involved. So all mechanical seals were used. But all mechanical seals had the problem with temperature. So... And it wasn't a mistake. Every SR-71 leaked. It was an "acceptable design condition". Most of the fuel stayed put, but engine turbulence during takeoff caused some of the fuel to go over the top. It was only a small amount. Imagine you failed to screw the lid of your pickle jar tightly, and went walking briskly across the room. One thing that helped is that for aircraft like this, it is common practice to only partially fill the tank prior to takeoff. So, imagine if your pickle jar was only half full. Once they get in the air, the first thing they do is meet up with the tanker and fill up. Usually by that time the metal has expanded enough to keep the fuel in place and keep the oxygen out.

LOL! I'm actually hoping that if I can get this guy's ear, then he'll put in a good word so that I can do the design of the new Tesla facility in Texas.

OK, I saw the video. It was worthless. Where was Wallace's stall? I saw a few hand loops on some of them. But there was nothing to tell us if either of these was the stall that Wallace had.

Funny thing. (Yeah, I know). I just spoke with a woman yesterday who needed my engineering services. Our stake pres connected us -- she's in another ward. As we spoke, she said that the project is going to be run by her, but her son is fronting the money so they can be 50/50 partners. I asked what her son does. At the age of 24 he's senior engineer at Tesla. True story.

WOW! The price of titanium has dropped from $21,000/metric ton (2005) to $3750/metric ton (2016). And I just saw it on Alibaba for $2400/metric ton. I guess when the market asks for it. Producers produce. Steel is around $575/metric ton. Check my math on this: S.G. difference: 8.05 vs 4.5. Roughly equivalent tensile strength (BTW, this number has changed since I went to school. No idea why) For tension & short compression parts that's 3.44 times the cost. For bending parts, it can be as little as 2 times the cost. (Varies with design) For long compression parts, it can be a wash. (Varies with design) If automakers wanted to, they could start marketing high-end cars made of titanium, and the public would buy them for not much more than other high end cars today.

That's easy. It's called grease. Seriously, the best frying pan for eggs and the like is a cast iron pan that has been properly seasoned at least once. Then be sure to spread a tablespoon of oil all around the pan each time you're getting ready to fry some eggs. Unfortunately, we can't put that on statues.

This is interesting. Nitric Acid? Or is the critical point of water just THAT corrosive on its own? Since I've never designed a submarine before, I was wondering what conditions would cause this to be the case. And I realized that it was beyond the stress levels that I usually work with. I believe that this is either a geometry based issue or a strain-hardening issue. Given that Russian sub continues to work for a time after the first crush depth, I'd conclude that it is a strain-hardening issue. Would that be correct?

That would be interesting. But we would still have to overcome the rarity issue. Aluminum is the most abundant metal on earth -- that's why there was such a desire to make it more affordable. Titanium runs in 7th place (among metals).

My wife just shared a meme from Facebook (which I cannot find from a Google Search). The DC Police need to call the Utah National Guard for help DC Police: All you protesters, GO HOME! Protesters: "Make US!" (proceed to press forward as the DC Police back up 100 ft.) UT NG: Can we share a message with you about the Book of Mormon? Protesters: Uhmmm.. Sorry, we really are kinda busy right now. Maybe another time. (proceed to back up 100 ft.)

Nobody likes admitting a mistake. If I were his friend, I'd just let him know,"Hey, it was a simple mistake that anyone could have made. It's ok. Just accept it and move on." Instead, he's being encouraged to go onto national news and proclaim that he was still right in being offended at... nothing. He should be wondering if Don Lemon is really his friend.

This is not as easy as it seems. Given the geometry and materials involved... Anything tall and skinny will be subject to the laws of physics. If a crowd of people are dead set on taking it down, there are enough readily available tools to take it down. To make it "virtually" impregnable, you'd need to have a reinforced concrete sphere specially dimensioned to make maximum use of physics and geometry. Then make the figure out of a tungsten-steel-titanium alloy. The most they could do to that is knock off pointy objects like a sword or finger... unless they had a blowtorch. But that would be pretty expensive.

It is interesting to consider this when I think of the monument built to "The Hero of Saratoga".