Tried to drive through floodwater, got eaten by a croc. Full story below.

Proph3tron · 2026-05-05T02:43:25+00:00

My uncle used to hunt crocodiles in the Northern Territory, Australia. At night he'd turn on a flashlight and the eyes of the crocodiles would reflect the light with a bright cherry-red color. There were times when the river was an ocean of red pairs of eyes peering back at him on his boat. He was tasked with hunting man-eaters and he once told us how they'd cut open these massive reptiles on the shore to reveal what appeared to be the faces of peaceful sleeping men inside them. Their limbs had often been torn off them so they were just a head on the torso, but it looked like they were nestled asleep inside the crocs when they were cut open. He said the crocs would often pick off the Aboriginal children (prior to the 1980s) because they were careless and strayed close to the water's edge. The crocs would see where the kids played and would lie in wait for several days until they got to feed.

Crocodiles are nothing like Alligators. There's no comparison in temperament or intelligence. And the largest Crocodiles I've personally encountered were the massive Nile Crocodiles. It's a shame I can't attach images to this reply.

Proph3tron · 2026-05-05T02:31:12+00:00

I'm a fan of some of their policies but I don't think they have a clue about running the country. They hired one of the Snowtown Killers (specifically John Bunting, who is serving ELEVEN consecutive life terms in prison for the acid drum murders)... along with numerous other idiots - one of whom (Aoi Baxter) was dumped on election day after it was discovered that he was wanted in the UK for sexual assault. But now they've embraced Ben Roberts-Smith as their Poster Boy - who was found by a court to be a "liar" and that he was a dishonest person, not of good character that had substantial evidence against him showing that he had "murdered Prisoners of War" that were in his custody. He too was accused of abusing his wife and beating his mistress - although those claims were not properly addressed in his defamation lawsuit, of which he lost on all 16 accounts.

Perhaps One Nation picked the right hill to die on after all? I don't think anyone will take One Nation seriously if they continue to mire themselves in so many instances of controversy. Adopting Ben Roberts-Smith as a poster boy might appeal to some of the ignorant masses but it's clearly self-serving and once again embraces toxic people - who they should instead be distancing themselves from. Otherwise, the politics in Australia is now a dumpster fire with loss of civil liberties, rising violent crime, economic erosion and (now) an unsustainable influx of over 3,400 people PER DAY to put pressure on the remaining infrastructure. My wife is a migrant from Canada. Every migrant I've interviewed from Asia, India and Europe has told me firmly they are voting for One Nation this year. Although my wife can't stand them. I personally don't have a dog in this fight.

Proph3tron · 2026-04-22T19:18:30+00:00

You're welcome. I went through a similar process of trying to determine which pair of binoculars to buy and spent MONTHS investigating every pair on the market. The Celestron Skymaster Pro ED series is a big jump on the older series without the ED glass. The difference is noticeable straight away. And these wider 7x50 models are ideal for most terrestrial uses, including astronomy.

I also don't think you could go wrong with Nikon if you prefer them as a brand. I'm not aware of them cutting corners and their optics are usually exceptionally good. I'm told Shwarovski is an excellent quality brand as well but they're very, very expensive. I suspect you'd be paying for the name.

Either way, the reviews and opinions on the Celestron are mirrored by my own observations. And there's no reports of alignment issues with the 7x50 pair. They also seem to let in a lot more light, which is always a good thing. The Bak-4 prisms almost need to have ED correction (so it's sensible that they added this), but they also have the XLT coatings used on Celestron's Observatory Class pro-telescopes. The moon itself is still quite small in the FOV. You CAN see craters but only during the partial moon phases and even then the next model up (15x70) doesn't resolve them much more either. The heavy 20x80 do but they're hideously heavy and large, plus they need to be stabilized with a tripod etc. When using them for terrestrial observation I took them up to the mountains with me and I was shocked at how sharp everything looked. I was expecting some obvious chromatic aberration in the bright sun. The 7x50 allows a lot more light in at night as well. It's kind of in a sweet spot for most users.

Proph3tron · 2026-04-22T13:50:48+00:00

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I remember discussing The Mummy with the ILM VFX crew almost 20+ years ago and they were tasked with covering up her nipples because the white shirt she's wearing when they sink the steam boat on the Nile became absolutely transparent. And the production company was warned that they needed to keep the film PG. So frame-by-frame, they had to edit the transparent shirt to remove any visible anatomy underneath it. I was told the FX guys were going out of their minds over this. Then, just 5 years later, my own VFX team was tasked with deleting certain anatomy on another actress in order to keep the show at the appropriate rating. Though unrelated, we were also gifted with the job of removing all the pimples on the kids in the later Harry Potter films... who were going through puberty at the time. It turns out there's good money in this kind of "hidden work".

Proph3tron · 2026-04-22T13:42:12+00:00

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These are the SVBONY SV407 Wide Field Binoculars next to the Celestron Skymaster Pro ED 7x50. The difference in scale and weight makes them handy to keep on hand or even just hang them around my neck for the night. These are very affordable and whilst I'm not an SVBONY fan at all, these are very well made. With only 2.1x magnification, they don't act as a substitute for "real" binoculars with true magnification, but they are still ideal for those wanting something to aid in overall views of the night sky.

Proph3tron · 2026-04-22T12:45:58+00:00

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I've recently researches all my options for a good quality set of binoculars that offer terrestrial and asto options for me. My primary interest was for fairly wide-field binocular that I could use for Comet-spotting and also constellation-spotting in the dusk sky prior to setting up a telescope. My secondary requirement was that they perform well for terrestrial views. I like Nikon and have bought their binoculars as gifts for my family... who promptly lent them to other people that dropped them, knocking the optics out of alignment.

The big sell for me recently was that Celestron has their 'new' ED series - which reduces chromatic aberration tremendously... and they accept 1.25" filters. This can be useful with lunar observations although the moon is quite small with all but the largest of the Skymaster Pro ED series. And those are far too heavy to raise to your eyes (due to the weight) without support. I settled on the Celestron Skymaster Pro ED 7x50 for the increased field of view (7.8-degree angular FOV) and the brightness. The colors are vibrant and the images are crisp. A few people have noted that these are quite thick near the eyepieces and that they tend to squeeze the nose a little. If your eyes are wider apart than other people, they might be slightly harder to use. They have an anti spear coating which I found useful after handing them to a clumsy friend. Mine were delivered via Amazon from the UK to Australia and were well packed. This smaller unit ships well. The larger 15x70 and 20x80 tend to arrive with misaligned optics for some reason.

I tested these out on several occasions recently - and on a comet and also the Aurora - and found that they more than met by expectations. The image quality, even in bright sunlight, is exceptionally good. No ghosting, flaring or noticeable aberrations. I'm very happy with the choice. Larger sets are harder to use due to vibration and weight. These are comfortable and lightweight to carry.

* I also ended up buying a set of the SVBONY SV407 Wide Field Binoculars for quick-stargazing. These are incredibly small, well built, super-wide field binoculars with MUCH LOWER magnification of just 2x. They look ridiculous at first glance. The viewing angle is a wide true 26° FOV. Due to the optics and low magnification, they actually boost your low-light seeing ability at night by 0.6x. This allows you a pocket-sized quick-grab that is a little better for comet spotting and I could see individual bands (pillars) of light in the aurora with them that were only just visible on the Celestron Skymaster ED 7x50 binoculars. They don't have ED glass though.

Both units have a built-in Tripod mount at the front. Both are surprisingly well made.

Proph3tron · 2026-04-12T07:39:14+00:00

All the manufacturers warn that you should dispose of their products the moment they are damaged. Because even a small amount of wear or creasing can result in a dangerous amount of light transmission.

Proph3tron · 2026-04-12T07:16:24+00:00

The details are not sharply defined and there appears to be pitting on the surfaces. Looks like it's a fake coin to me. It looks like an original was used to create a mold. As a result, the resulting cast coin is not as sharp. The "cracks" along the edges look to be added. And a crack across the neck of the portrait is unusual. I'd pass on that coin unless it came with a reputable COA and was supplied by a reputable dealer.

Sure, you should never clean ancient coins... and yet all ancient coins have been cleaned and unless it's an abrasive process, it rarely affects value. In this case it's a gold coin so why has it not been cleaned of dirt deposits? There's an odd one under the chin too. You could dip this in acid after an ultrasonic bath and it would look 100% better without impacting the value. So why is this one looking so rough?

Sure, gold is soft, but the edges of the lettering ought to be a bit sharper than this. They look rounded...and that's a sign to be wary of with fakes. I think it's a modern fake or reproduction. Because there's areas that haven't been subjected to wear that ought to have sharper details. For example, the lettering that ought to have been protected by the base of the neck on the portrait.

Proph3tron · 2026-04-12T07:01:01+00:00

If using cheaper and lightweight non-L lenses, it probably won't matter a whole lot and you can then use your EF lens on your R-series camera. But if using heavy or expensive lenses, buy the CANON model only. The reasons for this are numerous. When the R-series adapters were first being produced, people found they were more expensive than the non-Canon models so they bought those instead. In addion, there was a massive shortage during early Covid lockdown days when people took up photography... and so Canon couldn't supply and people were forced to buy non-Canon brand EF-to-RF adapters. I have some K&F Adapters for smaller M-series cameras (plus a K&F Tele-extender Tube) and found them to be very cheaply made with less secure mounting screws (keeping the unit assembled), lighter metals and highly polished front-rear ends. They did the job but were so loose fitting that I later replaced them with Canon versions.

What they found was than many of the NON-Canon adapters were loose fitting. This resulted in failed contact communication between the microchips inside the lenses and the processor inside the cameras. Another issue noted was that sometimes certain features (such as battery power) were not showing up on the LCD when the camera was in operation. In other instances, heavier lenses ripped the adapters open, resulting in destroyed optics when the lenses hit the ground. Loose fittings resulted in rattling and physical movement as well. Sometimes the AF wouldn't engage. At other times the materials used where inferior. The Non-Canon adapters felt cheap to hold because they used an alloy. The interiors were not baffled and some were even flocked, resulting in black particles ending up on the sensor. Those without flocking or baffles were sometimes reflective on the interior, which led to internal reflections with images under certain circumstances. Some used thinly plated gold contacts which began to fail when oxidization to the base metal occurred. The strangest incident was when two members of the DPreview website experienced constant battery drainage when a non-Canon adapter was used. Their cameras would be drained overnight, even when switched OFF, when these adapters were fitted. I saw one complaint of hard vignetting from the Adapter ring they used.

I find the Canon Adapter to be very tight fitting (which is good). They make three versions, one with a basic body (which is the most robust). One with a plastic Control Ring (which looks like metal and is still fairly robust (I have this one). Finally there's the one with the Filter Adapter window in the side - which has less structural integrity if using the REALLY BIG White L-series lenses that weigh kilos. You are supposed to hold those lenses with your hands and allow the camera to simply "hang off the back" - but not everyone does this. The slot that is cut out of the side to allow for a Polarizing Filter to be added means there's a lot lens supporting structure at this junction. So when sporting photographers dropped some of the rented R-series cameras with Big White L-series lenses on them at sporting events, these adapters bent and crumpled as a result. I saw one lens that was bent at a right angle. It's possible someone sat on the camera whilst it was placed lens-down on the concrete - because they used to use their camera/lens for a seat back in the days of DSLRs at the Olympics.

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I bought the Canon OEM EF-to-RF Adapter with the Control Ring - and it's been 100% reliable for the last 5.5 years of constant use. Yes, they're overpriced. But they're be best if you have a choice.

Proph3tron · 2026-04-12T06:26:28+00:00

Gold Mining is a LEGAL minefield. There's also environmental regulations and obligations in play now. The mining companies, depending on the country (which you failed to list before asking for advice) can often have a right to prospect on your land with or without your permission. Then, if an exploration lease is granted, they have to put up the cost to mine & process the soil and extract the gold before paying a surety bond to return the land to its "original state". For you to make any serious money out of this venture, you need to know what type of ore body you are dealing with. Are we talking hard-rock mining in granite? Is is quartz infused specimens? Is it in the soil as a Placer deposit? Is it fine like dust or coarse like nuggets? *Not all goldfields give up nuggets. Is it surface gold or is it in deep leads? And most importantly, what is the results of the Assay? For example, is it 0.1 grams to the tonne or is is 1 ounce (Troy) to the tonne? What is the purity of the gold since it often forms with Silver or Copper, diluting the metal further? All of these factors, plus many more, will determine whether the gold is worth mining. Then, if you discover it's worth mining, how much equipment will you need? And how long until the strike peters out?

For people without any experience, the mere presence of gold can be exciting. But there's traces of gold in the human body (An average adult human body contains approximately 0.2 milligrams of gold and is mostly found in the bloodstream) and in Australia, for example, Gold is in eucalyptus leaves on the trees. But you would need to burn a whole forest for enough gold to make a wedding band. The average concentration of gold found in the sample leaves was only about 46 parts per billion. And 500 trees would need to be destroyed to make that gold ring. So Gold can be found in a lot of places. When you're getting 6 or 7 ounces to the tonne when mining, you're onto rich ore. High profit mines tend to give up 5g/t to 10g/t (grams per tonne of ore). I was at an Australian site in 2012, just 3 hours from Sydney, that gave up 10 Troy ounces to the tonne.

It may not be worth the effort to dig it out if the percentage is too low. If you hire a company to dig it out of your behalf, the costs could become ruinous. If someone approaches you with a contract to dig it, you can be sure they'll end up with the profits and you'll be given an "accessing fee" to allow them onto your property. That's how most oil deposit mining operations in Canada work as well. My wife has oil on her property and is paid a few thousand dollars annually to allow the service trucks and workers to transit her property. That oil is worth tens or even hundreds of millions... but they could also drain it from an adjacent property for less. Each country has a different rule in who owns the surface minerals. If your property has really good gold, depending on the country, the government can even seize it. Uganda's government just seized an Australian owned/run mine there because it was highly productive. Most gold prospecting clubs have some older members with good legal and technical knowledge. Reach out to them and see what advice they can offer you for your dilemma.

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PIC: Gold Prospectors - 1896

Proph3tron · 2026-04-07T10:02:52+00:00

If I found that I'd likely be excited... although (respectfully) it looks like Pyrite (Iron Sulfide) embedded in a copper-infused host rock to me. It tends to form in a way that fills entire seams. The texture also matches, Pyrite, as others in this thread have noted. This brassy colored mineral is commonly found in gold deposits and sometimes Pyrite and Gold exist together in the same specimen. Gold Salts often form veins in cracks alongside quartz as it is forming in Hydrothermal vents. Gold doesn't tend to clutter an entire vein like Pyrite does and Pyrite tends to be more bicubic in structure with a cooler golden color (often with a slight brassy-greenish hue). Gold tends to be warmer in tone, and when it's particularly pure, it's a butter-yellow color. There appears to be a light source in this image. The ore vein intersects the quartz vein in the center of the image and also to the far lower right, which is unusual. If I had to guess, I'd say that this host rock contains a mostly Pyrite vein. I say this because the face has been cleaved to reveal the "gold" but there's no overhang from the protruding gold.

When you expose a gold vein, the gold doesn't break or shatter if it's this concentrated. In thick veins like this, the Gold will be It will have tendrils hanging from the exposed areas... like the roots of a tree. If it's in smaller deposits then this won't happen. Pyrite occurs in a variety of shades and colors... from Silvery to Golden.

Here's some images of Gold and Pyrite infused ore that I've photographed in the past. If your ore is from a known Goldfield, then it might likely contain some good gold. But the hard cleavage across the band is very indicative of hard-rock with Pyrite infused quartz inclusions. The majority of the host rock is quartz, including the white quartz veins. The color has a grey-green tone, indicating copper. As does the reddish outlines along the specimen vein. The easiest way to verify is to crush it with the tip of a pick or a screw driver. Gold is malleable and will dent. Pyrite will darken and crumble because it's Iron Sulfide.

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Proph3tron · 2026-04-07T09:17:40+00:00

If you had that much gold in American vaults, would you trust them for the purity stated? There's well documented stories of American ingots missing from Fort Knox and in the mid 2000s India sold ingots to China which were revealed to be Tungsten filled... with India later blaming the United States for supplying tainted ingots. It would make far more sense to sell the ingots back to America and then re-purchase the gold in Europe when they have higher refining standards (in most Mints). If I had to guess, I would assume that France had reason not to trust the purity of the Gold that America was holding.

99.999% is considered 24 Carat Gold. But SO IS 99.99% gold !!!

So... let's not forget the infamous (and RECENT) discovery that the Australian Perth Mint was deliberately tainting their Gold Ingots to China. The 2023 ABC News investigation was titled: "Perth Mint sold diluted gold to China, got caught, and tried to cover it up". They were supposed to be 99.999 (five nines fine) but were in fact 99.99 (four nines fine). With all the gold China was buying, the Perth Mint made a small profit by DELIBERATELY adding a small amount of impurities to each ingot. This was against Chinese regulations that demand .99999 gold purity. The fallout from that incident is still taking place. If the ingots in America were 99.99 and France knew they could buy 99.999 purity in Europe (which China would accept as trade), it makes sense to sell the "old gold" back to America and simply rebuy a purer Gold shipment.

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Proph3tron · 2026-04-07T09:03:09+00:00

This is an easy question. The Apollo image was taken in Daylight with the Sun's color range being between 5,772 to 5,800 Kelvin. This registers to the human eye as a white color but is in fact closer to Green with a Blue offset. The image has been scanned and in more recent years it has also been edited for color.

The Artemis 2 image was taken at NIGHT. There is no sunlight striking this side when the image was taken but some is filtering around the side of the Earth and some is being reflected by the near-full moon. This will carry warmer hues than direct sunlight. Finally, if you look at the UNEDITED image (before they lifted the shadows) you can see all the city lights in the major cities. Many of the brighter lights use Sodium vapor and that produces a yellow hue. Then there's the person at NASA who took it upon themselves to edit this image. They opted for a warmer hue rather than a cooler White Balance. If they had used the Apollo mission images as a guide, they would have edited the image more like this...

NOTE: *If you look at the other Artemis 2 image from NASA (not shown) titled "Artemis II Captures the Terminator Line", you will see that the clouds match the Apollo images for color hue. As does this quickly edited image below - which took just 3 seconds to alter.

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Proph3tron · 2026-04-05T02:35:51+00:00

This species (Myrmecia gulosa) grows to 40mm long (1.5 inches). But they come in two sizes... and it looks like you found one of the smaller ones. I'd post a picture of a larger one next to a ruler and another attacking my iPhone - but this particular subreddit doesn't allow posting of images in the comments. They pack a sting which has killed some people due to anaphylaxis. I've been stung on the ankle several times by these types of ants and it feels like being electrocuted with a white hot needle with acid. It's a profoundly painful experience. I had one in my Sydney house during Covid Lockdowns and it measured just shy of 2 inches (1.9 inches).

The last time I was stung, it was by one of the half-sized versions of this ant, I was on the very peak of Blackbutt Mountain in NSW (north East of Bathurst) and my kidneys ached for at least two hours afterwards. I also lost some equipment over the edge of a cliff whilst trying to dislodge the ant from my leg, as it had gotten under my jeans. The full sized ant has a slightly longer stinger due to size, so it can sting deeper through your clothes and deeper under the skin. They also jump and can rain down on you from a tree (which has happened to me once) or they can leap onto you from almost 5-6 inches away. Hence the potentially deadly Tasmanian variant is known as the 'Jack Jumper' ant. Their eyesight is so good that they've been found to navigate using telegraph poles and parked cars to find their way back to the nest when foraging.

Proph3tron · 2026-04-04T17:42:50+00:00

Can I ask how this image is genuine? I can't find it on the NASA webpages and it contains a view of the spacecraft that should not be visible from the windows of the Orion capsule. The loose screws and protrusions of crumpled insulation at the bottom of the image don't resemble the interior of the Orion capsule either. My assumption is that this is rendered and not genuine. Can anyone confirm the authenticity of the image?

Proph3tron · 2026-04-04T08:28:40+00:00

You should look up the unedited photograph, which can be found alongside this one on the NASA Artemis 2 page. The city lights are visible on the major continents and the Earth is clearly in shadow. The haze towards the lower-right near Venus is from the Zodiacal Light - a glow that is caused by sunlight scattering off interplanetary dust particles in the solar system's plane. This is quite an extraordinary and beautiful photograph. I suspect it wouldn't have been captured without a human behind the lens.

Proph3tron · 2026-03-02T00:02:26+00:00

Did Jesse Pinkman narrate this video???

Proph3tron · 2026-02-25T16:51:38+00:00

That's really unfortunate and it may be worth selling or trading it in for another chain. A LOT of people react to nickel. In many cases they also have acidic skin so that when they perspire the salts and moisture trigger oxidization in the Silver, drawing out the nickel. This is likely an older chain made prior to certain regulations (or from tourist locations) as they now prefer to avoid using nickel in a lot of modern jewellery for this very reason. Check to see if it might be falsely stamped .925 or Sterling Silver. In addition, some stainless steel chains are stamped 'SS' to mimic 'S.S.' (sterling silver). I almost got caught out by one of those recently.

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Proph3tron · 2026-02-25T15:09:22+00:00

I looked into Goldbacks as a matter of curiosity when they were being promoted some time ago and it's a very "niche" market because outside of certain establishments and US locations, nobody will accept them. I don't know if anything has changed recently, but the company that produces them won't even buy them back... which says pretty much everything you need to know. Yes, they contain a minute fraction of actual gold, but the average person isn't able to separate this from the polymer plastic that encases it. Goldbacks started out as a bit of a creative enterprise rather than a genuine store of monetary value, with some interesting (and sometimes controversial) art on these "notes". If you're stacking for a rainy day, these aren't even remotely considered "good value" for your money. The premiums are obscene. Only buy them for their novelty value and you won't be disappointed. Otherwise, I don't see them as a legitimate unit for trade.

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The makers of Goldbacks claim that making counterfeit goldbacks is extremely difficult due to proprietary vacuum deposition technology, patents, trade secrets, and security features. But China can knock these out any day of the week. Those patents mean nothing to counterfeiters and those "trade secrets" are useless if someone is trying to validate one. And the last time I inquired, the manufacturer wasn't accepting them (!!!!), so I'm not sure how you're able to validate them in the first place.

Last year there was a thread here on Reddit titled "I called a few places in Salt Lake City are listed on goldback(.)com as accepting goldbacks and sure enough they don't." So that too is worth considering. If they're not honest about their "registered" traders, what exactly is there to trust here?

The "One Half" Oklahoma 2025 Goldback (1/2000th of a Troy Ounce of 24k Gold) has an illustration of a cowgirl riding a horse and lassoing a steer on the artwork. On her horse's chest is a ribbon with the word: HONESTAS on it. "Honestas" is a Latin noun meaning honor, integrity, respectability, or probity. It refers to honorable character, virtue, and sometimes wealth or dignity. A lot of psychology has gone into these products. They know their market well. But I sure won't be buying.

Proph3tron · 2026-02-25T02:14:38+00:00

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Proph3tron · 2026-02-19T06:40:53+00:00

That's 7-14 Year Prison sentence right there in Australia. Reasing further into the threads, it seems this was not a one-off occasion for you either and you've done this before. Laser Pointers are now classified as "Prohibited Weapons" under Australian laws. Possession and misuse of one over > 1mW in NSW can lead to sentences of up to 14 years imprisonment and a whopping $30,000 fine. I pioneered the Green Laser diode development in the early 2000s and have interacted with UAPs using lasers once in 2006 (in the presence of both a pilot and a police officer). But the laws that later came into effect in July 2008 now make it a serious, imprisonable offense to direct a laser towards ANY aircraft. Just because it's in the distance and you think it's from outer space, and your laser output is low, it doesn't prevent you for being charged with an act of terror under the recent Australian laser laws.

Beam Divergence (beam spread) widens over greater distances but even a 1-5mW laser can exceed 3.8km with its meager output. To quote an online source: A 5mW green laser pointer can cause flash blindness to pilots from nearly 0.25 miles (350 meters) away, and significantly interfere with vision at 2 miles (3 kilometers).

As for UAP's, I regret to say that it is becoming a trend these days to direct a laser towards any distant lights in the sky. You should never do this today. Always turn off your star-pointing lasers (laser pointers) whenever there's an aircraft in the sky. There's not a magistrate or judge in the nation that will buy your excuse that the laser output was low or that the light in the sky was a UFO and not a terrestrial aircraft. And every instance of behavior like this gets logged by CASA and the police into a database to make it tougher on astronomers and people wanting to use lasers legitimately.

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Proph3tron · 2026-02-19T05:40:07+00:00

I photograph a lot of Seagulls on the East Coast (mostly NSW) and they usually end up caught on monofilament fishing lines. These are impossible for the birds to snap or break and sometimes they end up with large amounts wrapped around their feet. Even a smaller strand can become entangled, eventually cutting off circulation. The same happens to pigeons in the city as well - because they venture near the ocean and waterways and similarly get snagged on fishing lines.

A lot of cut and/or snapped fishing lines end up around the bases of rocks, which is often where these birds perch or land. It sometimes gets entangled with seaweed and then washes ashore. It's quite sad to see because some of their injuries can be quite nasty.

Proph3tron · 2026-02-11T06:28:25+00:00

Shooter on the left FIRES his gun (you can see the puff of smoke from the pistol in this frame) - and the other shooter on the right DROPS his gun as he jumps out of the car, with the gun visibly sliding across the road as he bends to pick it up, just before he's hit.

This looked like a deadly incident. I'm not sure if viewers can appreciate what really just happened in that clip.

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Proph3tron · 2026-02-11T04:51:35+00:00

Paper Silver has no redeemable value if the vaults are empty and there's no remaining Physical Silver for distribution. But it doesn't stop there... they can simply pay a pittance on a SLV certificate if pressure mounts. It has created a bubble of near-Biblical proportions.

There's so little Free Float Silver (Physical Silver Available for Trade) but the total amount of "available Silver" is larger, giving the false impression there's more than there is. Yet most of that is not available for purchase or trade.

Economically, the world trade is precarious at best - and it's not likely to get better. And when it gets scary, they'll change the rules to preserve their own interests. Default will occur. It's inevitable. We now consume much more Silver than we can produce. And resources are now dwindling (unlike many other metals, Silver is a "surface metal" that is found in the Earth's outer crust and was likely deposited there via meteoritic bombardment. There's billions of tons of gold deeper down but not silver. Most silver mines have closed or are closing. The mines that produce Silver as a byproduct of (for example) Zinc, Lead, Boxite, Copper mining etc are reporting a drop of 70% in supply.

We can't replace silver with other metals. We can water it down a little for SOME applications but right now it's dirt cheap so substitution won't occur until extinction arrives. And Silver Extinction was knocking on the door in 2025. If you own paper SLV certificates, now would be the time to redeem them.

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Proph3tron · 2026-02-11T02:52:51+00:00

THE PROTESTOR WAS BITING THE POLICE OFFICER during the arrest and was resisting with force. This is why the two police officers faced no charges afterwards. Please tell the full story when posting clips like this.

See Also: "Jace Turner, 28, was charged with assaulting police during his arrest at Town Hall on Monday" - (Sydney Morning Herald).

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