And now for something weird...

WBahn

Joined Mar 31, 2012
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"Nor did it wish to conduct an online survey on the bear’s future appearance. In its view, such a survey would not be representative and would have little informative value."

I think this is the first time that I've seen a political organization grasp the notion that these "online surveys" are fundamentally meaningless. In my view, they not only do not provide any useful information, but they represent negative knowledge in that people that use them think they have learned something when, in reality, they haven't. That's worse than at least knowing that you don't know something.

As an aside, the thing that strikes me about the bear is that it looks apprehensive, almost like it is skulking away from something that it is scared of or like it has just been scolded. This is based on the way the eye is portrayed.
 

WBahn

Joined Mar 31, 2012
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I can't even imagine how many different things would have had to go wrong on an elevator certified in the U.S. (or, I imagine, many other countries) for that to happen. There are interlocks to prevent motion while the doors are open. Acceleration limiters. Time delays. Presence sensors. Brakes that engage when the elevator is stopped. But, of course, this happened in India, where people are used to insanely dangerous things as a matter of routine, so even if this elevator had originally been equipped with some of these safety devices, it would not surprise me if they had all been simply bypassed over the years as what passes for "maintenance" only worried about keeping the elevator working, after a fashion.
 

SamR

Joined Mar 19, 2019
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When I taught at a private school their cafeteria put out ranch dressing for salads. Those kids put it on EVERYTHING including pizza!!!
 

SamR

Joined Mar 19, 2019
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Boss Hoss with water cooled 454 cu. in. V-8 @ 563 HP and 445 lb-ft of torque. Better hang on tight to those handlebars! Not built for speed but for raw power...
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sagor

Joined Mar 10, 2019
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Boss Hoss with water cooled 454 cu. in. V-8 @ 563 HP and 445 lb-ft of torque. Better hang on tight to those handlebars! Not built for speed but for raw power...
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Definitely very impressive and a lot of power. But, I still remember seeing a fully restored Honda CBX1000 about 10 years ago, which was a heck of a 6 cylinder bike for its day (late 1970's?)
 
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