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pjabrony t1_iuifjls wrote
Reply to comment by borisdidnothingwrong in TIL Peter Weller, who played RoboCop, went on to get his Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance Art History and wrote his dissertation about Renaissance artist/philosopher Leon Battista Alberti by kamyizme
Didn't he play for the 49ers?
pjabrony t1_iub3rbt wrote
Reply to comment by AWholeHalfAsh in TIL We are currently amidst the longest gap between EF5 tornadoes in history by Danielnrg
Well, not literally at the same time. He doesn't wrestle one guy while fighting a mixed martial arts match against another.
pjabrony t1_iuay0uf wrote
Reply to comment by AWholeHalfAsh in TIL We are currently amidst the longest gap between EF5 tornadoes in history by Danielnrg
Yes, but he's gone back and forth to UFC.
pjabrony t1_iu8iq1e wrote
pjabrony t1_iu8ikvy wrote
Reply to comment by Danielnrg in TIL We are currently amidst the longest gap between EF5 tornadoes in history by Danielnrg
It's not quite a non-sequitur. Brock Lesnar as a pro wrestler used a move called the F-5 as a finisher. It consisted of hoisting the opponent up into a fireman's carry, then lifting him off and spinning him into a face-first drop.
pjabrony t1_iu8idz5 wrote
Well, that's what, like a little before 6:30 at night? That's not so bad.
pjabrony t1_isxzgsf wrote
Reply to comment by Dr_Downvote_ in TIL about the Battle of Jaffa, whereby the Crusaders leader King Richard I and the Muslim defender Saladin would meet in battle for the decisive time. Richard I ultimately won but both sides left with complete respect for each other. by NotAGoodDayAhead
They abandoned the battle when it was found that they weren't truly a biscuit.
pjabrony t1_isu9abt wrote
Reply to comment by Doggydog123579 in TIL: Airplanes take off and land into the wind. They takeoff into the wind to reduce the groundspeed required to lift and land into it to reduce groundspeed when landing. by Key-Code-4296
> The second interpretation does not make physical sense as the plane will immediately leave the treadmill.
I understand that, but I think not everyone does which is why there's a question.
Put it this way: if you put a car on a treadmill, which does operate by the wheels' grip on the road, and you spun the wheels and the treadmill up to high speed, the car wouldn't have gone anywhere. Then say you quick-stop the treadmill. Would the car take off at a high speed? Could you get a lower zero-to-sixty time this way?
pjabrony t1_ist70za wrote
Reply to comment by corrado33 in TIL: Airplanes take off and land into the wind. They takeoff into the wind to reduce the groundspeed required to lift and land into it to reduce groundspeed when landing. by Key-Code-4296
Much like the Monty Hall Problem, the "airplane-on-a-treadmill" problem creates controversy because of how the problem is defined.
If you had a proper runway of proper runway length, but you turned it into a treadmill, that would not affect the takeoff of the airplane because it doesn't care how fast its wheels are spinning for takeoff purposes.
But, if you just had a treadmill the length of the airplane and you tried to use that to allow the airplane to get up to speed so it could take off without a long runway, that would not work.
pjabrony t1_iri8gc5 wrote
Reply to comment by InsuranceToTheRescue in TIL Interstate 19 running between Tucson and Nogales is the only freeway in the US with distances labeled exclusively in kilometers. by captain_flak
> Besides, it's not like using different systems causes any problems." > > It almost caused a drug overdose. It caused us to almost lose a satellite. It caused us to crater a Mars orbiter into the planet. It caused an airplane to run out of fuel mid flight. Finally, it caused a roller coaster to derail.
I agree. These are all problems. That's why the rest of the world should give up metric and use the correct system.
pjabrony t1_iretj6a wrote
Reply to comment by Hot-Specialist-6824 in TIL the length of the US rail network is twice that of Europe by Pardon_my_baconess
He also built the Cross-Bronx Expressway cutting right through some of the parishes that were officially recognized neighborhoods.
pjabrony t1_ir0zkxc wrote
Reply to comment by sail3r in TIL that in 1996, Dallas business man John Spano bought controlling ownership of the NHLs New York Islanders for $165 million dollars. After nearly a year it came to light he didn’t have nearly enough funds to complete his purchase of his team. by Mrpink415
The Cowboys at least won consecutive titles.
pjabrony t1_ir0yr0h wrote
Reply to TIL that the construction of Fort Boyard took so long that by the time of completion it was largely obsolete. Years later it found new purpose as a filming location for game shows. by SilasMarner77
> TIL that the construction of Fort Boyard took so long
HOW LONG WAS IT?!
pjabrony t1_ivthvty wrote
Reply to 11 Year Old Unicomp Model M Keyboard by zstandig
It's an assault keyboard.