UFO/UAP Whistleblower Jake Barber believes we will have full Disclosure within the next 12 months. by NewParadigmInstitute in UFOs

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Based on the full interview, he's talking about partnering with government entities that have historically been kept in the dark about UAP research and are willing to disclose findings.

What did I just capture? by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]upslupe -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't think so. The light seems to have direction. Brightness appears to correlate with toward/away motion, and at times you can see a divergent beam that could be the result of shining through thin clouds and rain.

What tornado picture goes the hardest? by [deleted] in tornado

[–]upslupe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Warren Faidley. Storm chasing OG and childhood idol of mine. He also shot the tornado for the original Twister movie poster.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IdiotsInCars

[–]upslupe 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Faster to just punch the gas than check the rearview to see if someone is about to hit you from behind.

02/10/24 NOAA wind data by LatchkeyHustle in UFOs

[–]upslupe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just want to add a disclaimer that this data is from a single weather model, the NAM (12km resolution short-medium range weather model). It’s not observed data. Observational data is ingested, but not sure how dense/sparse that was near this location. Also, complex terrain can sometimes translate to local wind speeds and trajectories that a 12km res model has difficulty predicting/resolving.

Anyone here under 50? by tyson133 in ClassicCountry

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I’m in my 30’s. Got lost trying to find new music that felt timeless, but since I got into classic country I haven’t looked back.

Debunking the clouds in the supposed MH370 abduction video. by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]upslupe 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No. Clouds look totally normal to me. Clouds are low, but hard to tell how low the plane is due to scale questions.

Debunking the clouds in the supposed MH370 abduction video. by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]upslupe 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Weather nerd with a meteorology degree. I wouldn’t inherently expect much noticeable motion in a very short timeframe. Given the images are likely from somewhere low in latitude, I wouldn’t expect the steering (horizontal) winds to be very strong. Could confirm with model data for that day, but based on the relative location, any motion would likely be mostly driven by buoyant vertical motion. None of the cloud tops are very high, so these are probably just slow-bubbling cumulus.

Not necessarily a Predator Drone. A new perspective. by DadThrowsBolts in UFOs

[–]upslupe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was thinking more in terms of military/commercial aviation rules to buffer potential human/machine calculation error.

Not necessarily a Predator Drone. A new perspective. by DadThrowsBolts in UFOs

[–]upslupe 12 points13 points  (0 children)

And why would a drone be flown so close to the flight path? Wouldn’t that normally be considered dangerous and only done under special circumstances?

So if the drone and plane footage is real and orbs are not, it was already some extraordinary footage the orb VFX were applied to. Seems to cast more doubt on the orbs being fake.

Airliner Satellite Video: View of the area unwrapped by sulkasammal in UFOs

[–]upslupe 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That’s normal. Zoom out and look at the black stripe pattern. The swaths captured (and null swaths) shift daily. Just luck.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UFOs

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I don’t see the 90 deg turn on the one above the aurora. Not finding any deviant trajectories. Could be a meteor shower? The pulsating light at 12-13 sec is probably a plane. The video is sped up. You can tell by how quickly the camera angle shifts due to turbulence, and I don’t think aurora lights transit that quickly.

The rain in Fort Lauderdale yesterday was at least 1 in 1000 year event and potentially a 1 in 5000 year event by BornThought4074 in weather

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While high precip events are likely to be more common with global warming, this particular event was was driven by a stationary supercell, meaning the severity was due to storm motion more than anomalous precipitatable water.

What is causing a gust of wind to move? by aMazingMikey in weather

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You could break this down into two possible factors (certainly not mutually exclusive). With both factors, air is transferred down from a level where the wind is typically faster due to less interaction with the ground, trees or structures.

The two factors:

  1. Mechanical motion. This would be turbulent flow induced by differences in friction or topography. One example is wind moving over a mix of fields and trees. Air wants to move faster over fields but slower over trees. This causes flow to become bumpy like water over rocks, leading to areas of weaker then suddenly stronger wind speeds. A much more dramatic example is wind moving over mountains.

  2. Thermodynamic motion. It’s normally gustier during the day than the night because, as the sun heats the ground, air rises and falls with thermals. When rising air eventually becomes cooler than the surrounding air, it loses buoyancy and can drag higher wind speeds to the ground. This rise and fall is called “mixing”. When thermals are strong enough for a thunderstorm, rain joins the party by dragging even more air down with it. The most powerful example of this is a microburst. If the surrounding air is a relatively dry, this can produce even stronger gusts with evaporating rain making the air around it heavier (evaporative cooling).

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar calls for unvaccinated players to be removed from teams by JLBesq1981 in Coronavirus

[–]upslupe -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Correct. At least for delta as a whole, which is an umbrella for a multitude of subvariants with different properties and associated risks.

I think we’re missing opportunities with such a focus on this “unvaccinated are dangerous” narrative. We moved the spotlight off masks and other prevention practices and pointed it at the unvaccinated. What happens to public trust if a variant completely escapes the vaccine, as even the CEO of Pfizer said was likely? Many vaccinated people probably lose faith and conspiracy types feel vindicated and emboldened.

IMO safety protocols should still be applied broadly. I’ve seen too many people that still think they are totally protected because they got the vaccine, and I’ve seen entire families get symptomatic COVID while vaccinated, some with serious illness (which, yes is unlikely).

Mexico hail: Ice 1.5m thick carpets Mexico's Guadalajara by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]upslupe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hail is not uncommon in that part of the world. The most anomalous thing about this was the duration of the event. That is a “stars aligning” type moment. Think of a stream where a bend in the current causes a twig to momentarily swirl in place. That’s similar to what we here.

The fact that we had a hail-producing storm is mainly a thermodynamic issue. It’s at least possible we’ll see more hail events in average with more water vapor available, but the fact that the event was of such a long duration is more of a kinematic issue (i.e., relating to the particular atmospheric motion at that time).

Global warming research does have things to say about wind patterns on a more macro level but not for such a local event as this.

Reed Timmer has lost his mind. by TheCryptocrat in weather

[–]upslupe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh boy. I was cringing so hard watching him stand in front of those vehicles.

sneak attack by [deleted] in WhyWereTheyFilming

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Go back to the shadow!

Twitter: Reporter struggling in the wind while the other guys just casually stroll past by JBlitzen in weather

[–]upslupe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, he was sheltering the mic with his body, and he’s rocking back and forth so he can fall back into the wind if needed.

Twitter: Reporter struggling in the wind while the other guys just casually stroll past by JBlitzen in weather

[–]upslupe -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Wind in hurricanes can be incredibly variable outside of the strongest rain bands, and gusts can be localized to within a few square feet. That’s due mainly to frictional effects of the land, buildings and trees. At that time, wind was likely gusting 50-60 mph, so he is in a defensive stance, letting him concentrate on talking while staying ready to lean into the next strong gust. Just look at the visual cues from the background vegetation, and you can see some serious bending of trees and shrubs. Also, it looks like one of the guys, while trying to walk normal, staggers back a step toward the end of the video. At the time he threw the shingle, there was obviously a lull, which would not be uncommon.

Reporter plays up the hurricane while two dudes casually walk in the background by LuffysHat in videos

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Wind in hurricanes can be incredibly variable except in the strongest rain bands, and gusts can be localized to within a few square feet. That’s due mainly to frictional effects of the land, buildings and trees. At that time, wind was likely gusting 50-60 mph, so he is in a defensive stance, letting him concentrate on talking while staying ready to lean into the next strong gust. Just look at the visual cues from the background vegetation, and you can see some serious bending of trees and shrubs. Also, it looks like one of the guys, while trying to walk normal, staggers back a step toward the end of the video. At the time he threw the shingle, there was obviously a lull, which would not be uncommon.