John Kettler Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Erwin, You misunderstood me. I didn't say the guy in the GIF was doing the Fosbury flop but that someone years ago did. Was drawing a contrast between the low back first jump the man of yore did with the astonishing gigantic headlong forward leap of the guy in the GIF. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) This is what you get when Manufacturing ignores the blueprints from Engineering. So unnecessary! Here is a textbook demonstration of how NOT to do a chokehold and illustrates perfectly why LAPD banned it after a bunch of during arrest deaths. Were he to put significant tension on the choking arm and pull toward himself, he could easily injure her or kill her. This is because he'd crush her windpipe. What he should've done was put her neck in the crock is his forearm and upper arm, then squeeze, partially or fully cutting off blood flow to the brain, making her semiconscious in the lesser case or knocking her out completely. Regards, John Kettler Edited September 30, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) Now, this is a warning sign. Not looking good for him so far, but they say there's someone for everyone, right? Am showing this because my paternal grandfather was an engineer on a steam locomotive as one of his many careers. Besides, it's a cool sequence. Regards, John Kettler Edited September 30, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) "Sorry, our bad." In actuality, law enforcement personnel are almost certainly trained never to admit fault for their. conduct, lest it be used in a suit/s against individuals and their departments, agencies and such. Regards, John Kettler Edited September 30, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 This is wrong in so many ways! This is an actual target array used by North Miami Beach Police Department. Am perfectly fine with training one human silhouette targets, depictions of armed terrorists and the like, but this is beyond the pale. Absolutely fits the letter and spirit of the OP, too, in terms of an appropriate story for the thread. The horrifying story has spawned a strong response, a depressing one from that police department's officials, and its own hashtag #usemeinstead started by clergy. Here are a few examples. Despite the astounding similarity to Vinnie of "Jersey Shore" fame, this priest has the same message. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) Accidental innuendo or deliberate? You decide. Certainly, the ad's message attention getting. As long as the handrail holds, this is a fantastic (and wholly new to me) way to exercise! Regards, John Kettler Edited September 30, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) No lion in the wardrobe, but how cool is this? How about these? I've heard of giant teddy bears, but this one dwarfs them all. Shudder to think what it cost! Regards, John Kettler Edited September 30, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Hm. What could people do to a huge electronic billboard that would generate national level media interest and provide amusement, too? Here's the answer! Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 (edited) Time to start a new 12 Step program--or not. Looks like this is more to do with compassion than addiction.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7539757/Surrogate-mum-14th-time-52-admits-pregnancy-compulsion.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ico=taboola_feed Regards, John Kettler Edited October 5, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) Most of us know about the Venus flytrap, but did you know there's a masculine looking insect eating plant which has caused considerable excitement lately via the moniker hung on it and big time doubts about the photos purporting to show it?https://www.anonews.co/penis-flytrap-exists-in-remote-forests/ Anyone for a virtual circus? Yes, you read that correctly. The animals never run amok, have no smell and don't poop. Nor do the circus owners have to deal with animal activists.https://www.anonews.co/circus-uses-cruelty-free-animal-holograms-instead-of-live-animals/ What's better than an already amazing pink dolphin? That would be a pink dolphin mom with her calf!https://www.anonews.co/endangered-pink-dolphin-gives-birth-to-a-pink-calf/ Regards, John Kettler Edited October 6, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Yet further proof common sense isn't! $70K for a police robot with a critical feature not enabled. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7538611/RoboCop-told-woman-step-way-tried-summon-police-break-fight.html?fbclid=IwAR3uPUlceka8oG2v72lhTOC-7isIDk62Pm2Vp8nax2b_PKosGpXg5MfbJHY Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) A site called sanyhome (plus the usual) has a product caption beyond bizarre for a wrist cuff that deploys a float in two seconds from the wristband. Rated as being usable even by a 120 kg adult. Pretty cool, right? Anti-snoring water survival bracelet - to protect your safety Regards, John Kettler Edited October 7, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Swine flu has wrought havoc on Chinese pig stocks, and causing some remarkable catch up measures, in the form of huge hogs. Smaller ones are now being raised to double typical weight, while certain specimens are being carefully bred to produce...https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-breeding-giant-pigs-size-002722756.html Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 4 hours ago, John Kettler said: A site called sanyhome (plus the usual) has a product caption beyond bizarre for a wrist cuff that deploys a float in two seconds from the wristband. Rated as being usable even by a 120 kg adult. Pretty cool, right? Looks potentially dangerous. It doesn't keep your head above water. And since it's attached to your wrist it seems like it would be hard to grab the float with both hands to stay on top of the water. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) I you like architecture and innovative design, you'll LOVE this! Photo from piece at link. Zoning laws stopped the architects from going vertical, so instead this was devised. It's length will dwarf the tallest builiding on the planet.https://www.tumbex.com/culturenlifestyle.tumblr/post/158822792747 What's next on PETA's list of required fixes? Have half a mind to claim on SM that the bars on the cookie box below have been replaced by invisible force fields! Regards, John Kettler Edited October 7, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 If it's like regular land crabs, it's probably inedible. What a shame, given the gigantic size of the coconut crab! Looks like something from a horror movie. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Good news and bad news on edibility. It's widely eaten on Pacific Islands, but it can kill you. This isn't because it's poisonous on its own, but because of certain things it eats at times. The countermeasure is akin to what the French do with escargot: They give them time to clean out before turning them into gourmet meals. Those claws are pretty scary, able to exert 60 pounds of force.https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/nz9d7w/notes-on-eating-the-worlds-largest-living-arthropodhttps://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-bad-to-eat-coconut-crabhttps://naturespoisons.com/2015/03/26/cerberin-death-by-coconut-crab/ Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 15 hours ago, Erwin said: Looks potentially dangerous. It doesn't keep your head above water. And since it's attached to your wrist it seems like it would be hard to grab the float with both hands to stay on top of the water. And I would have a concern that naïve users might pop it at a depth that if yanked from too quickly could cause the bends. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Fortunately, free divers cannot dive deep enuff or long enuff to have bends problem. And if you have scuba it's amazing all the safety stuff one has now. When I got my PADI cert the fatality rate of divers was akin to being in a war zone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) Church members got a free trip a few years back when... https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/gvkbjm/74-year-old-man-accused-of-getting-his-entire-church-high-on-weed-cookies?utm_campaign=sharebutton&fbclid=IwAR28nHZYuoS7KNXcpB4HahEb5xLv1LACg0vLLm4hYykH5A8tg7V9kj2_uKA Some tolerated it better than others, but please don't ask me to explain the reported saltiness. Did you know there is a gigantic feral hog problem in the US, and their population is exploding? These things are disease ridden, destroy habitat, kill practically everything and do something like 1.5 billion dollars of damage annually. The article is SFW, but the video has some pig removal sequences that have warnings about graphic imagery, so isn't.https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/gvkbjm/74-year-old-man-accused-of-getting-his-entire-church-high-on-weed-cookies?utm_campaign=sharebutton&fbclid=IwAR28nHZYuoS7KNXcpB4HahEb5xLv1LACg0vLLm4hYykH5A8tg7V9kj2_uKA Regards, John Ketller Edited October 9, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) This is absolutely priceless. In Roman Catholic Church parlance, this incident might well be termed "giving scandal to the faithful." As for me, I consider it hilarious and wish the picture could be blown up so I could see the nuns' faces better! This is from FB, and the caption was on the pic already. Regards, John Kettler Edited October 9, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Well, this is certainly awkward. People who have or are thinking about getting tongue piercings almost certainly didn't/don't imagine this particular application. If the hands of these two are tied or cuffed such that they can't access their mouths, then breakouts will be most difficult. In any event, an arresting image! Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 17 hours ago, John Kettler said: If the hands of these two are tied or cuffed such that they can't access their mouths I detect a deviant murder mystery-thriller in the works - and also someone not a million miles away would be the prime suspect... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, Erwin said: I detect a deviant murder mystery-thriller in the works - and also someone not a million miles away would be the prime suspect... Erwin, Have you started writing yet, or do you wish to conduct some experiments to evaluate the concept? Those of you who really loved "Road Warrior", "Mad Max" and other films of that type will just love this girl. Every time you see her it'll be as though you the movies never ended. Configured the way she is, she'd best never get into a fight! Would love for someone with a good understanding of anatomy to explain to me how it's possible to get an object this long down the throat. Based on what I recall of human anatomy, there wouldn't seem to be enough room to for that balloon, since bottoming out would occur long before then. Regards, John Kettler Edited October 11, 2019 by John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 17 hours ago, John Kettler said: Would love for someone with a good understanding of anatomy to explain to me how it's possible to get an object this long down the throat. I don't know, but I have some ideas for wonderful employment opportunities for her. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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