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    ‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects

    ‘Wow, What Is That?' Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects "These things would be out there all day," Lt. Ryan Graves said. "Keeping an aircraft in the air requires a significant amount of energy. With the speeds we observed, 12 hours in the air is 11 hours longer than we'd expect."...
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    Why Was This Thread Locked?

    https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/5086063/2019-nfl-draft#Post5086063 Because the owners don't like the NFL? Because jerks keep reminding us how they have "zero interest" in a subject they took interest in enough to tell us all they have zero interest? really? If one...
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    World's largest plane makes first flight over California

    Reuters By Dan Whitcomb,Reuters 8 hours ago Reactions Reblog on Tumblr Share Tweet Email By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The world's largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch...
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    US AFV Development in WWII: Why the Sherman was Great

    By Nicholas Moran, USANG armor commander and adviser to the game World of Tanks:
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    Modern Engine's Grenading?

    I'm just interested in those that have anecdotes of a modern (say about the advent of SJ oils in 1996 or so) suffering a catastrophic failure before say 150K/240K miles/km when it was even minimally maintained. The last time I heard of this was maybe three years ago when I stopped for lunch in a...
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    Valvoline's "Anti-Glug" Technology

    https://team.valvoline.com/easypour?utm_...-22_Easy-Pour-M New easy-pour bottles...
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    Sounds Heard From Missing Argentine Sub

    Argentinian navy detects noises that could be signal from missing sub By John Kirby, Ana Melgar and Joe Sterling, CNN Updated 1:06 PM ET, Mon November 20, 2017 (CNN)Argentina's navy on Monday picked up noises that could be a distress signal from the crew of a missing submarine and said the...
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    Mazda can make a Gas Engine with Diesel Economy

    Mazda announces breakthrough in long-coveted engine technology Reuters LINK Sam Nussey and Maki Shiraki 4 hrs ago Mazda Motor Corp said it would become the world's first automaker to commercialize a much more efficient petrol engine using technology that deep-pocketed rivals have been trying...
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    Old Nuclear Test Footage Scanned, Declassified

    Lawrence Livermore National Lab is now scanning decaying nuclear test footage so they can use new computer technology to analyse the film and to save and declassify the film... Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvGO_dWo8VfcmG166wKRy5z-GlJ_OQND5 Physicist discusses the...
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    Wealthy Space X Partner Believes UFO's Among Us

    Bigelow Aerospace Owner Says Aliens Already Here, Spent Million$ Researching... On 60 Minutes Bigelow Aerospace president Robert Bigelow said “there has been and is an existing presence, an ET presence” on or around Earth. “I’m absolutely convinced. That’s all there is to it,” Bigelow told Lara...
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    Mobil 1 5W-20 HM No Starburst?

    I picked some up today and noticed afterward that while Mobil 1 HM is now SN rated, the 5W-20 flavor doesn't have the API Starburst and doesn't seem to be "resource conserving?" Why not, most syn-blend HM oils carry the Starburst as does MaxLife Full Syn...
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    Mazda to Use Compression Ignition, no Spark Plugs

    Yahoo Business LINK Mazda's next Skyactiv engine may ignite gasoline without spark plugs Stephen Edelstein,Digital Trends 6 hours ago Electric cars may get a lot of attention, but internal-combustion engines will probably stick around for a long time. To meet tougher global emissions...
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    Chinese Plant Relocates to 'Merica!

    Meet the Chinese Billionaire Who's Moving Manufacturing to the U.S. to Cut Costs Wang Zhou-Imaginechina Cao Dewang, center, Chairman of Fuyao Group and Chairman of Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., is interviewed as he arrives at the Great Hall of the People While it has been said for a long...
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    NASA: Due For Extinction Event

    Earth woefully unprepared for surprise comet or asteroid, Nasa scientist warns Scientist recommended Nasa build an interceptor rocket, with periodic testing, alongside an observer spacecraft to stop catastrophic fireballs from hitting us Large and potentially dangerous asteroids and comets...
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    Yahoo Was Hacked In 2013

    I received and email from Yahoo stating that many accounts were hacked in 2013. This is a different one than the one in Sept. 2016 and seems to be serious if you have used your real personal info. Hopefully no one uses Yahoo for anything more than a casual email account or for their fantasy...
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    NYPD: Rookies get Better Guns

    NYPD vets upset that rookies get better guns By Shawn Cohen November 28, 2016 | 5:24am | Updated The NYPD’s young guns are hitting the streets with new pistols that are more accurate and feature better grips — but veteran cops are angry that, unlike rookies, they’ll have to pony up $525 if...
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    VW/Audi Have Highest Engine Failure Rates

    German cars lose out in reliability survey A recent survey has found that German cars, including Audi, BMW and VW, are among the worst when it comes to engine failure. German cars lose out in reliability survey German brands, including Volkswagen, didn't perform well in the study by Warranty...
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    NanoProMT Oil Stabilizer?

    Is oil inherently unstable or is this just snake oil? https://www.autozone.com/motor-oil-and-t...zer/302496_0_0/ Claims it's tested by the military but doesn't say they actually use it...
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    Is Syn 10W-30 Almost Eqv. to SAE30?

    I've mentioned this a few times and recall it being said here. But I'd like to hear some comments regarding if a synthetic 10W-30 with minimal or no VII's is roughly equivalent to a conventional SAE30 at most temps. Is this still true with the shift to Group III oils and GTL base-stocks? Is...
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    Sweden's IKEA of Weapons

    November 16, 2016 The US military should look to Sweden for military innovation and not just IKEA furniture IKEA is the most influential retailer of the last 25 years. One of seven major parts of IKEA success is they have pricing that is inexpensive but not cheap. There are stores that sell...
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