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Whatever, the sound didn’t play well with my TV and sound set-up. The announcers were crystal clear, but anything from the public address system like officials, was significantly diminished. No matter, turned it off before the half. A pretty uncompetitive Superbowl.

And I doubt it’s a real photo.

I had the opportunity to visit the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ in 2019. What can seen in the visible spectrum without computerized imagery is staggering. I got to see a collapsing star thousands of light years away and the planet Saturn. It’s humbling.

When I first quickly scrolled down the thread listings, I read this one as, “Why Do I See Animal Crackers?” 🤔

That’s a really high “pucker factor” event. Bet they had to extract the pilot’s seat from his behind on landing… 🇺🇸

My US Navy dad could do marvelous things with rope, like creating loops with seamless splices, all from memory.

Same here. I watch a lot of YouTube videos. The commercials became so intrusive that I pay to be rid of them. Unlike broadcast TV, the programs aren’t designed for commercial interruptions. On YouTube, they cut somebody off mid-sentence. For example, an 18 minute Jay Leno’s Garage episode will be interrupted 3-4 times at random intervals.

Call Pioneer Gun Works. Good people who will walk you through your timing issue.

Was Andie McDowell there…? 😊

Or they had already filmed the scene before he died. These movies are put together like Legos, where scenes are all shot at the same time for sequels. Saves a lot of money.

Hmmm, down but not out hot chick, flamethrower, martial arts choreography, comic book semi and automatic guns, and explosions galore. Yup, seen this one already.

I find the concept of optics on a shotgun amusing.

I don’t know. It’s a Cap gun, so it’s whatever he would have done.

That was part of Coyote Cap’s action job.

The launch had been delayed previously due to cold temps. When that happened, I remember Dan Rather saying in reference to NASA missing its schedule, “Another black eye for NASA…”

It’s just you. 😄

“It’s a trap!” 😁

It does. It’s that the lever throw is much longer than a rifle and it’s easy to stop or slow down before it reaches full travel. You gotta slam it all the way to the stop.

It ain’t no toggle link rifle - especially a short stroke modified version. As such, it’s hard to remember you gotta run that lever hard and slam it forward all the time. Some hulls eject easier than others. 😊

I’ve handled a few some friends have acquired. I’m underwhelmed as they’re unpleasant to shoot and (to me) their provenance isn’t worth the price. I love my 1990s govt series 80 Colt.

We have family in Tulsa which isn’t far from Muskogee. I’ve been wanting to visit Batfish for some time now. Hope they get it open soon as the grandkids have grown enough since 2019 (when it floated away) to appreciate it.

Adding on to Pat’s post, a lot of people use instagram to post personal pictures - family, vacations et al. What most don’t know is that instagram can legally sell the rights to your photo to another entity without your permission. So basically, the public is building a big stock photo library for them for free.

Maybe, but more probable is they’ll decide the cost is too high and reduce the number built as was done with the Zumwalt destroyer and B-2 programs, which made the unit cost umpteen bazillion each.

Sand will melt the sun? (sorry, I just couldn’t resist. 😁)

See Misty’s post at the top of the Saloon and Wire forums.