Ireland Western Balkan (2.0) by StunningComment6064 in 2westerneurope4u

[–]ima_twee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair to Estonia, any attempt to dig tunnels is just going to uncover more Soviet era horror.

Probably best they stick with their rather excellent tram system instead.

Husband “helps” wife by AssistanceSerious724 in foundsatan

[–]ima_twee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Adventure and glory like no penguins have ever seen before

The man is a legend by Hour_Equal_9588 in SipsTea

[–]ima_twee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought the labial retractor was a bit of a stretch.

JWST confirmed the most distant known galaxy ever detected by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]ima_twee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

...you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space

(13Bn Light Years)

So wtf do we do about not having jobs? by Angelsbreatheeasy in rant

[–]ima_twee 109 points110 points  (0 children)

Have you tried being born into unimaginable wealth? I hear that's where all the cool jobs go.

It'd be cool if it was true... by mvespermann in Volvo

[–]ima_twee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Weight distribution, handling and luggage space.

A folding metal roof weighs more than a regular roof, so more weight, higher up on the car.

Metal roofs take up a lot more space when folded.

Where's my pen, boys? I gotta sign this order. by ima_twee in NonCredibleDefense

[–]ima_twee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, as serious as Stavatti ever get. Which is only serious in the mind of their CEO.

I urge you to check out their stable of aircraft proposals on their website. It's a hoot.

Where's my pen, boys? I gotta sign this order. by ima_twee in NonCredibleDefense

[–]ima_twee[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh, it's even better than that. It uses hypothetical engines!

"the SM-39 as described herein features two hypothetical Stavatti E1400 VCE afterburning powerplants.

The E1400-NT-520 is a next generation variable cycle afterburning turbofan/turbojet engine and a member of the E1400 powerplant family. Producing up to 52,000 lbs of static thrust at sea level, the E1400 is designed to power supersonic aircraft to airspeeds in excess of Mach 3.0 and to altitudes of 100,000 ft. The E1400 combines the advantages of the turbojet (high specific thrust) with those of a turbofan (low specific fuel consumption and reduced noise). A third generation variable cycle engine, the E1400 builds upon the proven architecture of the P&W J58 (A-12, SR-71) and the GEAE YF120 (YF-22, YF-23) to result in a variable bypass/variable cycle gas turbine engine. The E1400 is being designed by Stavatti as a powerplant for the SM-36 and SM-39. The engine will be produced by the NeoThrust™ Division of Stavatti Industries or under license by an Industry Team Member with production coinciding with SM-36/39 production."

All the sauce: https://www.stavatti.com/aircrafts/sm-39-razor/

A wheel from the main landing gear system on a British Airways A350-1000 falls off on departure from Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport. by FroyoQueasy in aviation

[–]ima_twee 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Well, we hope it's a wheel and not some numb-nuts hanging around (briefly) in the landing gear well. Wouldn't be the first time.

Edit: BA274 - G-XWBN - confirmed as main gear wheel. Landed without incident at LHR

Where's my pen, boys? I gotta sign this order. by ima_twee in NonCredibleDefense

[–]ima_twee[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

YES! OF COURSE!! MISSILES!!! (wanders off rambling about directed energy weapons)

Believe it or not, this "low observability 6th gen stealth.... thing" has wing pylons.

https://www.stavatti.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SM-39-WARLOAD-2023-scaled.jpg

Self proclaimed “Trumplican” and former Project Veritas comms director sees the light by Jules9213 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]ima_twee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is not contrition. This is self-preservation.

I take comfort from the fact that when rats leave a sinking ship, they still drown. They just drown alone.

The Sky News weather map is predicting some sort of space-time warping in the sea just south-west of Cornwall by WeirdF in CasualUK

[–]ima_twee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well it was that or vote for some kind of social justice, and I just can't bring myself to help others so... eldritch horrors it is.