wae said:TIL there's something called Fat Bear Week.
Should I just go with my first guess or google it?
wae said:TIL there's something called Fat Bear Week.
Should I just go with my first guess or google it?
Fat Bear Week is awesome! I love seeing them prep for hibernation.
Unless you're talking about Fat Bear Week Miami, which is a very different thing entirely.
Stampie said:wae said:TIL there's something called Fat Bear Week.
Should I just go with my first guess or google it?
It is, indeed, something that is completely safe to google under the watchful eyes of employers, police, children, spouse, or parents. It's a tournament bracket to choose the fattest actual brown bear prepping for hibernation in Alaska.
I learned there's some lightweight oil out there.
In reply to wae :
My first guess was wrong but sounded just as cool as actual fat brown bears.
In reply to Datsun240ZGuy :
0W8. Wow
In reply to Datsun240ZGuy :
So.....wd40 is next ? Lol
Peabody said:In reply to Datsun240ZGuy :
0W8. Wow
Sold at Walmart in Grimes, Iowa. I see the newer Mazda and Toyota hybrids use it.
Datsun240ZGuy said:Peabody said:In reply to Datsun240ZGuy :
0W8. Wow
Sold at Walmart in Grimes, Iowa. What equipment is using this oil? Ag?
Watches?
Stampie said:wae said:TIL there's something called Fat Bear Week.
Should I just go with my first guess or google it?
A friend tagged me in a post about it. I was relieved to find it was from the National Park Service.
... that I need a shop cart with wheel locks. After ending up suddenly half-holding the upside down E39 seat I'd been trying to work on as the platform rolled away from us.
TIL that if you wave a heat gun judiciously over a wire that's gone all stiff and brittle and uncooperative from living in a hostile environment for a thousand years, it gets lovely and flexible again. Not for long, mind, but long enough that you can affect a repair or shape it back into something that fits where you need it to fit.
TIL women have been posted on submarines since 2010. The video only shows Boomers (ballistic missile boats that do 3 months in & 3 out), nothing on the Fast Attacks that jump without much notice for only an estimated length of time.
Today I learned that Hawaii has Interstate highways. Four of them.
The Bill. Please comment to the FAA. In boating, the least maneuverable ship has the right-of-way.
TIL the FAA has quietly introduced a proposal (Part 108.195) that would give drones the right of way over manned aircraft flying under 400 feet—unless the aircraft is transmitting ADS-B.
This is extremely dangerous, a drone operator looking at a tablet could legally have priority over human flesh in an actual aircraft.
Here's the FAA's own language: "FAA is proposing to adopt the BVLOS ARC's recommendations related to giving UA right-of-way in shielded areas, giving manned aircraft broadcasting their position using ADS-B Out equipment or electronic conspicuity equipment right-of-way over part 108 UA, and giving part 108 UA right-of-way over manned aircraft who are not broadcasting."
Translation: Drones would not be required to see and avoid you if you’re flying low without ADS-B.
Many vintage, back country, and home built airplanes don't use ADS-B - AND AREN'T REQUIRED TO.
Even if you have ADS-B and it fails, you're suddenly fair game for drones.
In what world does an unmanned robot have right of way over a human flying an aircraft? Apparently this one unless you speak out!
TIL (well, over the weekend but I forgot to post it until now) that "Squash Hands" are a thing.
Contact with raw butternut squash, such as holding a peeled squash to cut and prepare it, can cause dermatitis that manifests as tightening and peeling of the skin on the palm(s) of the exposed hand(s), even in folks who are not normally allergic to squash. And from what I can tell, the jury's still out on what compound in the squash actually causes this reaction.
So, a warning for anyone planning on preparing a lot of squash this time of year: you might want to wear gloves to avoid surprise exfoliation.
wae said:TIL there's something called Fat Bear Week.
I've seen it in person at Katmai National park. Super chubby bears. Chonky in fact.
Datsun240ZGuy said:Peabody said:In reply to Datsun240ZGuy :
0W8. Wow
Sold at Walmart in Grimes, Iowa. I see the newer Mazda and Toyota hybrids use it.
Toyota is the market. 0w16 in all the A25xxx starting in the 2018 Camry hybrid, but almost all the 4 cyl, non turbo vehicles run it now. 0w8 is in about half the new corollas, all the 25+ Camrys, and most Crowns. The turbo engines are all still on 0w20. For now.
TIL using WiFi for motion detection is a real thing and not just "in theory" or done with hacked equipment.
https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/wifi-motion-faqs
And it's another tech thing that is pretty rudimentary now but soon will become much more advanced, allowing some cool stuff but also creating new potential privacy/ security problems. Yay.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/02/27/1088154/wifi-sensing-tracking-movements/
TIL in WWII the US Army had night vision sniper scopes and first used them in Okinawa with a range of 125 yards. The entire night vision kit weighed 28 pounds, mainly due to a lead acid battery to power the unit.
The Japanese became leery of night moves which had been a forte of theirs and many soldiers refused to go out at night.
TIL Marketing GENIUS!!
By our purchases, Amazon has figured out there's a 4 year old in our world. We got a small catalog yesterday of all kids' toys and books. Later that day our son text a short video of his 4 y/o quietly circling 3-4 items er page!
This morning Trish gets a video chat with the Grandkid, "Grammy, Grammy, look at THIS! Santa sent it to me." As the video chat goes on, I hear our son in the back laughing his ass off. 
Edit:
Just learnt grandkid brought the catalog to school for "Quiet Time" and 3 other kids had the same catalog, pencils out. 
TIL how spinning a drumstick is done. Not that I can do it, but my daughter did catch a drumstick at a STYX concert once so I have one I can practice with. 
fasted58 said:TIL in WWII the US Army had night vision sniper scopes and first used them in Okinawa with a range of 125 yards. The entire night vision kit weighed 28 pounds, mainly due to a lead acid battery to power the unit.
The Japanese became leery of night moves which had been a forte of theirs and many soldiers refused to go out at night.
A friend was there when those IR scopes were first being used on M1 Carbines. He maintained that, for a while in that area, those carbines were the most-used infantry weapons, accounting for lots of enemy KIA and WIA. He said the users (he didn't call them snipers) often set up near US dumps to pick off Japanese soldiers scavenging for food as their own logistics had failed.
In reply to Nicole Suddard :
So we now have a great, cheap way to exfoliate feet?
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