The Blue Elephant Brigade

Trassin · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:26 am Post subject:

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Buddy Lee · Brigadier Trainee Joined: 22 Oct 2005 Posts: 990

Ha!
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Mongolio · Brigadier Elite Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 4976

I don't know how I randomly surf into these on Wikipedia.org, but...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_intensity_factor

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_point_flexural_test

Enjoy, Buddy Lee.
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Buddy Lee · Brigadier Trainee Joined: 22 Oct 2005 Posts: 990

...
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"What cheers me up? Um... I suppose mainly gloating over the misfortunes of other people. I guess that has to be it. Yeah, mainly crowing over the miseries of others. It doesn't always work, but it never completely fails. And then there's irony. There's irony, which is the gin in the campari, the cream in the coffee. Um... Sex can have diminishing returns, but it's amazing. Uh, no that's pretty much it, then it's a clear run to the grave." -Christopher Hitchens

Course title every university should offer: "How to tell when someone else is full of shit" -Neil deGrasse Tyson in a Q&A session on reddit

Mongolio · Brigadier Elite Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 4976

You know, it's odd. While in the Nav, I was bored to tears by this stuff. Now, for some reason, I find it somewhat interesting.
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Core meltdown (commonly known as a meltdown) is an accident scenario in nuclear reactors, and is one of the possible modes of failure for light water reactors, during which the reactor pile turns into a pile of reactor.
---RationalWiki

If Jesus had existed, his DNA would have been 99% similar to that of a chimpanzee. Or you. You're 99% Jesus.
-- RationalWiki

Mongolio · Brigadier Elite Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 4976

I had never heard of anything like this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Savannah

I had thought this sort of thing was limited to military vessels.
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Core meltdown (commonly known as a meltdown) is an accident scenario in nuclear reactors, and is one of the possible modes of failure for light water reactors, during which the reactor pile turns into a pile of reactor.
---RationalWiki

If Jesus had existed, his DNA would have been 99% similar to that of a chimpanzee. Or you. You're 99% Jesus.
-- RationalWiki

Mongolio · Brigadier Elite Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 4976

Rest in peace, little grey cat.
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Core meltdown (commonly known as a meltdown) is an accident scenario in nuclear reactors, and is one of the possible modes of failure for light water reactors, during which the reactor pile turns into a pile of reactor.
---RationalWiki

If Jesus had existed, his DNA would have been 99% similar to that of a chimpanzee. Or you. You're 99% Jesus.
-- RationalWiki

Buddy Lee · Brigadier Trainee Joined: 22 Oct 2005 Posts: 990

Why do you hate me?
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"What cheers me up? Um... I suppose mainly gloating over the misfortunes of other people. I guess that has to be it. Yeah, mainly crowing over the miseries of others. It doesn't always work, but it never completely fails. And then there's irony. There's irony, which is the gin in the campari, the cream in the coffee. Um... Sex can have diminishing returns, but it's amazing. Uh, no that's pretty much it, then it's a clear run to the grave." -Christopher Hitchens

Course title every university should offer: "How to tell when someone else is full of shit" -Neil deGrasse Tyson in a Q&A session on reddit

Madhatte · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:31 pm Post subject:

Uggh. I had forgot that.
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Mongolio · Brigadier Elite Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 4976

This is therapeutic for me.
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Core meltdown (commonly known as a meltdown) is an accident scenario in nuclear reactors, and is one of the possible modes of failure for light water reactors, during which the reactor pile turns into a pile of reactor.
---RationalWiki

If Jesus had existed, his DNA would have been 99% similar to that of a chimpanzee. Or you. You're 99% Jesus.
-- RationalWiki

Trassin · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:46 am Post subject:

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The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. - Albert Einstein
"Raccoons oscillate at 50Hz in Europe." - FAWBOTS
"I'm not sure I'm up for orgy scrabble parties" - Female Friend

Mongolio · Brigadier Elite Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 4976

I literally laughed out loud.
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Core meltdown (commonly known as a meltdown) is an accident scenario in nuclear reactors, and is one of the possible modes of failure for light water reactors, during which the reactor pile turns into a pile of reactor.
---RationalWiki

If Jesus had existed, his DNA would have been 99% similar to that of a chimpanzee. Or you. You're 99% Jesus.
-- RationalWiki

Exzavier · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:38 am Post subject:

KITTERY, Maine (AP) — The cost to fix a nuclear-powered attack submarine that was severely damaged by a fire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard will come in within $50 million of the original estimate.

Kevin Kelley, spokesman for U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, said Wednesday that the Navy's revised repair estimate for the USS Miami comes in plus-or-minus $50 million of the original estimate of $400 million for repairs and $50 million in ancillary costs.

The Miami was damaged in a fire May 23 while undergoing an overhaul at the Kittery, Maine, shipyard.

Twenty-four-year-old Casey James Fury, of Portsmouth, N.H., has been charged with two counts of arson for setting the May 23 fire and a second blaze outside the sub on June 16.

Repairs are expected to be completed by April 2015.

Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Burned-sub-repair-estimate-within-50M-of-original-3806593.php#ixzz24Hn79dKa
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Mongolio · Brigadier Elite Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 4976

Had the weirdest thing happen to me on Friday last. I was flying back from Roswell NM to OKC, but had a 3-hour layover in Dallas TX. I'm piddling around on my iPad and getting bored. I look up and see someone familiar about to walk by me. He looks at me, sees me staring, looks away. He looks at me again, sees me still staring, frowns and looks away. He looks at me a third time and I see a lightbulb go off.

It was John Kennedy. I knew his name, but he didn't remember mine. His is a lot more distinctive, so it was easier to remember.

We shot the breeze for a while and then he had to move on to his flight. He's working for (I think he said) Camber Corporation as some sort of Engineer.

He gave me his cell number if any of y'all ex-navy guys (or gals) want it.
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Core meltdown (commonly known as a meltdown) is an accident scenario in nuclear reactors, and is one of the possible modes of failure for light water reactors, during which the reactor pile turns into a pile of reactor.
---RationalWiki

If Jesus had existed, his DNA would have been 99% similar to that of a chimpanzee. Or you. You're 99% Jesus.
-- RationalWiki

Trassin · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:43 am Post subject:

http://youtu.be/xhHufV9g4k4
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The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. - Albert Einstein
"Raccoons oscillate at 50Hz in Europe." - FAWBOTS
"I'm not sure I'm up for orgy scrabble parties" - Female Friend

Mongolio · Brigadier Elite Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 4976

Did anyone else know this?

http://wtkr.com/2012/11/04/after-homecoming-uss-enterprise-to-sail-off-to-historys-scrap-heap/
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Core meltdown (commonly known as a meltdown) is an accident scenario in nuclear reactors, and is one of the possible modes of failure for light water reactors, during which the reactor pile turns into a pile of reactor.
---RationalWiki

If Jesus had existed, his DNA would have been 99% similar to that of a chimpanzee. Or you. You're 99% Jesus.
-- RationalWiki

Trassin · Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:44 pm Post subject:

No, hadn't heard anything about it.
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The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. - Albert Einstein
"Raccoons oscillate at 50Hz in Europe." - FAWBOTS
"I'm not sure I'm up for orgy scrabble parties" - Female Friend

Exzavier · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:54 am Post subject:

I saw an article about some new type of nuclear power they are trying to use in India? I don't remember the website; Anyone know what it is?
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TeflonJon · Brigadier Rookie Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 1284

Wikipedia mentions both their use of heavy water reactors and that they are looking into using thorium as a fuel. Is that what you are referring to?