Canopyflyer

I completely disagree that it’s not an issue.

That reactor is an OLD Babcock and Wilcox design that is at least two generations behind. The money and resources going into that pile of junk would be better spent on a new plant. Yes I’m well aware of the issues surrounding building new nuclear plants in the U.S. That’s a different conversation and not one I will enter into here. Sure in the short term, maybe even in the mid-term restarting that plant looks good on paper. However, that is still a reactor design that is over 60 years old and physically it is 50 years old. Not to mention the design has several documented short comings that require monitoring and processes that a new generation reactor would not need. Sure they’re not RBMK level of issues, but that reactor really should stay decommissioned.

It does not matter how many nuclear, solar, or wind plants that are built. The fact of the matter is that all of these resources, not just money, is being put into a technology, AI, that is of limited use at best at the present state of the technology.

The idiots are restarting Three Mile Island #1. All to power an AI data center.

Absolute insanity.

You need to watch this video…

"People say you forgive for yourself in order to move on. Personally it has never really clicked for me, how to forgive someone who hasn’t asked it or changed. "

This is a good point.

In this case the term “forgive” is almost, but not quite a misnomer. View it more as moving past the trauma and not letting it affect you in the future, irrespective of understanding the perpetrator’s behavior. This usually involves leaving them behind and ending all contact with them. Most people that behave in such a way to cause others trauma will never change. The only thing you can do is move past them and go on with your life.

I hope that makes sense.

Captain Steeeve is excellent.

Other Youtube aviation centered channels that are worth watching especially for accident information:

Blancolirio

Max Afterburner

Mentour Pilot

and his associated channel:

Mentour Now

It’s not the first time an engine has fallen off of a DC-10/MD-11.

1979 Chicago O’Hare American Airlines AA191

That particular instance was due to maintenance not following the correct procedure for mounting the engine. It caused cracks in the support pylon and it was just a matter of time. The crazy thing is the pilots did exactly what they should have done. The problem is the warning system for slat disagreement was only powered by the electrical bus supplied by the engine that just departed the aircraft. So the pilots had no idea that the slats on that side of the aircraft retracted due to damage to the hydraulic lines. So that wing complete stalled and 271 people died.

The difference with this crash is the plane was wings level until the tail hit the ground. Also in that video if you look closely the slats are out on the port wing.

In the NTSB conference yesterday, the spokesman stated that UPS had NOT delayed the flight for maintenance.

At this point, it’s time to just wait until the preliminary report comes out.

About the only things that we have evidence for are:

1. #1 engine departed the air frame at or above V1. The reason why the engine departed is unknown at this point.

2. #2 engine experienced compressor stalls above V1. The plane had only one fully functional engine. Being fully loaded there was no way it could fly. There is video evidence of the compressor stalls in the video posted by OP. The reason for the compressor stalls are unknown, but there is ample evidence of the engine ingesting smoke and debris from departing #1 engine.

3. The plane was wings level or nearly so until the tail hit. After that Newton took control. Which is some damn fine piloting.

Anything outside of the above is speculation at this point.

Is this another AA191? There isn’t enough evidence yet. Video is too grainy to asses the condition of the flight surfaces, or at least the videos I have seen. The reason for the #1 engine departing is unknown. AA191 was due to an unapproved maintenance procedure, but those lessons were learned long ago… At least I hope so.

We are at the “wait and see” stage. Time to let the NTSB do their jobs.

The NTSB actually showed that same photo in their briefing this afternoon… Also watching the close up videos of the crash does show the port engine missing on the wing. So I think it’s a real photo.

The plane was also wings level until the tail hits, which I find interesting.

Has this image come from a credible source yet? No shade on you Reirose, just this day and age it pays to be skeptical. I have seen it several times, but the source is never available.

If this image is real, then this accident could very well be another AA191. There is a lot of talk about an uncontained engine failure, but I don’t really see how that would cause an engine separation.

That would be a lot of unsprung weight.

Handling and ride quality are dramatically and negatively impacted by every bit of weight that is not held up by the suspension. That’s why higher performance cars will have lightweight wheels. Rather than steel wheels you see on lower performance cars.

It’s better to just put all the heavy drive components inboard on the chassis and run drive shafts to the wheels.

You see motors in the hubs of bicycles, because they really don’t go that fast. So even if the bike has a suspension, it’s not that big of a deal. Motorcycles on the other hand would need to keep any heavy parts inboard.

But but Bezos has to pay for another rocket and yacht and he just got married!!! Think about his quarterly statement! My god are you heartless!!!

/s

(just in case it’s not obvious)

You mean before it blows up in ours?

Yeah, me too, but I’m not holding my breath.

Maui: Pixel 8 Pro

When I cook? Dish needs salt? Grabs a bit with my fingers and throws it in… Taste… Repeat as necessary.

When I bake? Electronic scale comes out that is accurate to three significant digits. EVERYTHING is weighed using it.

Anyone that doesn’t bake from a box knows this.

Guy who runs Plex on a Ubuntu container on Proxmox.

Absolutely agree.

I tightly control every piece of media that comes into my house. My kids have never had to sit through 10 minutes of commercials to watch a 20 minute program. When they go to a friends house and watch TV, they can’t stand it and go do something else. My oldest loves Figure Skating in the Olympics (he’s a competitive figure skater himself), but all the commercials made it all but unwatchable to him. He just waits till the skaters programs, he wants to watch, are on Youtube. This has had the added benefit that my kids have been completely unaware of the “latest and greatest” toy or thing that all of their peers absolutely had to have.

The absolute frenzy to “make a buck” on freaking everything has made almost all forms of media devoid of worth. An oxymoron I know, but it is the truth. The cost in time and attention to sit through so many advertisements is way too high and I refuse to pay that price. If that means I don’t see or hear the latest and greatest movies, TV series, or music… Oh well.

Oh lord, don’t go and listen to AC/DC then.

Art is subjective, so there really are no wrong opinions, just disagreements. I strongly disagree with you, but that’s OK. Fist bump bro, because it’s different strokes that makes the world go round.

Now, if you say such things about RUSH… cracks knuckles. ;-)

Skydiving.

I have ~4500 jumps and jump planes are very loud. Even with a full face helmet, jump planes are very loud and I didn’t use ear plugs until my last 1000 jumps or so.

I do have a fair amount of time shooting, but always used ear protection.

Protect your hearing.

I did not and today, at the age of 54, I cannot hear above 13khz when I used to be able to hear above 20khz. Part of that is age, but most of it is from not using hearing protection at concerts and other activities where I should have been using it.

Any constant noise above 80db will damage your hearing. 80db is a LOT quieter than you think it is.

Add to that:

Solid State Class AB and modern Class D amplifiers are far superior to any Tube amplifier. At this point, I would go as far that higher end Class D amplifiers are better than most Class AB at this point. Hypex and IcePower have made great strides in the sound quality of their amps, which are extremely efficient as well.

You want a lot of 2nd order harmonics in your sound! Great, get it through a DSP that will duplicate it through a modern amplifier and stop heating your room up using tubes.