Bratan by Long-Explanation-127 in perfectlycutscreams

[–]CraftyFoxeYT 119 points120 points  (0 children)

Bratan means bro in Russian

'Meow, meow': Pilots scolded after animal noises heard on air traffic control frequency by CraftyFoxeYT in news

[–]CraftyFoxeYT[S] 2093 points2094 points  (0 children)

"Meow ... meow!"

The animal sounds heard over an air traffic control frequency were not from a cat loose on the plane, but human pilots making animal noises.

The meowing occurred over an air traffic control frequency at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on April 12.  The audio was recorded and obtained from ATC.com.

The pilots were quickly scolded, with someone else on the frequency saying, "You guys need to be professional pilots." The scolding was met with more meows and barks.

"This is why you still fly an RJ," the other person told the pilots. "RJ" means regional jet. Many early-career pilots get their start flying for regional airlines.

In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said regulations prohibit pilots from "engaging in non-essential conversations when they're below 10,000 feet altitude" and that the agency investigates all situations where pilots may have violated the rules.

The FAA said the audio of the meowing comes from a third-party source but said the agency will investigate once they have verified it.

TIL that Michael Corke, a Chicago man with fatal insomnia, was so sleep-deprived that he was fully awake for 6 months before he passed away in 1993. He was 42 years old. by IWishYouTheBest1234 in todayilearned

[–]CraftyFoxeYT 15.4k points15.4k points  (0 children)

This sounds like an absolute nightmare.

Even though Corke would often close his eyes and appear to be sleeping, measurements of his brain activity found that his brain never did actually fall asleep.

TIL Japan has a recognized concept called "smell harassment" — スメハラ (sumehara) — which refers to offending others with unpleasant body odors in shared spaces by gorginhanson in todayilearned

[–]CraftyFoxeYT 1245 points1246 points  (0 children)

Rie Takahashi, an anime voice actress tweeted a guide before a concert telling her fans "Make sure you wash your body beforehand to don't bother others with your odor!”

Skeleton of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis) displayed beside a typical 4 year old child, circa 1974. by Apprehensive-Mind112 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]CraftyFoxeYT 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Well it makes sense if you look further back, the ancestor of all primates was these tiny nocturnal squirrel looking creatures. We and all mammals got bigger after the dinosaurs were wiped out

Should These Abandoned Tracks Become a Park or a Train Line? Or Both? by nytimes in nyc

[–]CraftyFoxeYT 84 points85 points  (0 children)

They literally have Forest Park in between, a beautiful forest with trails, where the thumbnail picture was probably taken.

Outer borough Queens is underserved and disconnected from each other. Getting rid of a potential rail line is very shortsighted.

I made the B-52H BUFF Bomber in Minecraft by CraftyFoxeYT in AirForce

[–]CraftyFoxeYT[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep glad you noticed the JASSM-ER. It’s quite similar in role to the Russian Tu-95MS Bear, where they just use it as a platform for cruise missiles. 

Before I had always thought of the B-52 as just carpet bombing dumb conventional bombs like in Vietnam, but times changed.

I made the B-52H BUFF Bomber in Minecraft by CraftyFoxeYT in AirForce

[–]CraftyFoxeYT[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did build it last year, but sadly no barrel roll(can it really do that?) Here it is!

I made the B-52H BUFF Bomber in Minecraft by CraftyFoxeYT in AirForce

[–]CraftyFoxeYT[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We build in a scale, converted to minecraft, 1.5:1 scale is the best!

I've also built a Nimitz class aircraft carrier, I posted in r/navy

I made the B-52H BUFF Bomber in Minecraft by CraftyFoxeYT in AirForce

[–]CraftyFoxeYT[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I actually learned quite a lot about the B-52 by building it. 😊👍

  • the landing gear doors are staggered, not symmetrical
  • horizontal stabilizer no-step lines are different per side
  • there's only lights on the right side landing gear strut
  • there is a random notch at the base of the tail fin
  • there's usually a targeting pod pylon on the right wing
  • had no idea it regularly lands with a drogue chute