ExiledInIllinois

So that means I can't go to Arizona? 😏 To answer the question, probably space, I'd want my intact body at least floating around some place.

That's why they make chicken wire!

Agree... If you read about the USS Thresher... First nuclear submarine of ours to be lost... They were picking up weird sounds... But ruled it.

Too soon?

Yeah. The integrity (of hull) has to be maintained. Gotta just accept, it's a death trap. This one is going 13,000 feet. Military submarines go only like 1,500 feet... Not sure where I heard that. Update: They supposedly are picking up noises in the water...

Further east. A stopped vessel in the middle of nowhere. Seems to be the proper angle off of St.John's NF/LAB: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-49.8/centery:41.6/zoom:7

Take a look. I betcha it's these cluster of vessels that are working the area: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-59.0/centery:41.7/zoom:8 Or maybe not... lol Out there somewhere!

It could be buoyant near the surface. They have no way to get out. If you think this a nightmare, how about the 3 sailors alive on the USS West Virginia after Pearl Harbor. They stayed alive for 16 days judging from the calendar they made. They probably heard rescuers all the time. Sorry for the lack of empathy... I can't believe they were so complacent. At least it will be quick for these guys...

Just to be sure. I'd change those plans for somewhere in Europe. 😆 Okay... GPS doesn't work underwater. Why hasn't a locator been built in? Why hasn't a "black box" been installed that could give out pings?

They could be nearer to surface. Reports are that they picked up banging sounds in intervals of 30 minutes... Sheesh...

Ordered to pay: $140,000 to employees. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/restaurant-must-pay-workers-140-155511249.html "...A restaurant in California has been ordered to pay $140,000 in back wages and damages to employees after it hired a priest to extract workers’ confessions, in what federal investigators are calling “the most shameless” acts of corruption an employer has taken against its staff. The US Department of Labor said an employee testified that owner Che Garibaldi, who operates two locations of Taqueria Garibaldi in northern California, hired a fake priest to hear confessions during work hours and “get the sins out,” including asking them if they had been late for work, stolen money from the restaurant or had “bad intentions” toward their employer. ..." 😆🤣😂 Hey @Gugny @BringBackFergy ... I am surprised you guys didn't didn't interview for the job of manager at this joint... 🤔😉😜

13,000 FEET. NOT meters. I think you're mixing up the distances. 13,000 is ~>4,000m But still... Seems crazy at 4,000m given the crush depths of those other hauls.

They some aren't that rich. They mortgage their houses to take these trips. /smdh...

That's not a graphic. That's AiS. Vessels moving in real time. Totally interactive. Click on any of them. Even the USCG Commander was acknowledging getting input from commercial interests. He knows it's very busy out there... True about the miles and scaling...

Just for reference. What's out there in this remote area of the North Atlantic. You'd think one of these guys would spot it: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-52.3/centery:46.9/zoom:3

NOTE to Self: MUST not say anything. LoL... 😉 😜

Just imagine 16 days! And they were almost "right there." ...Not like 13,000 feet below the surface of the ocean. They probably heard rescuers: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/pearl-harbor-16-days-to-die.html?andro=1&chrome=1 That's insane... For a $250,000 ticket? And people WERE/are complaining about the price of eggs and Bills PSL! 😏

Oldie but a goodie:

I guess they could... But why not use a nice scientific calculator? Outside of nostalgia, probably not. But, it's a handy skill to have: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2014/10/22/356937347/the-slide-rule-a-computing-device-that-put-a-man-on-the-moon

AND in all my years, never had a car battery die in the winter. Always the dead heat of summer. Hope... I didn't just jinx myself! 😕

Like to see great "risk assessment?" /sarcasm... Watch this... WARNING⚠️: If stuff like this bothers you, don't watch. Wanna a lesson in situational awareness? Check these high-speed clowns! The chick in the green bikini steps up her leadership game. Best comments: 😆 "Noticed Mr. Clean regaining consciousness for a moment but when he saw everybody got hurt because of his incompetence he played unconscious again." "The girl in the green bikini was amazing - was thrown the most violently, yet gained situational awareness immediately. The first to check others safety, signal for help and assist others. You cannot train for that - you just have to be like that. Inspirational." "Green Bikini's danger awareness meter: 10 Purple Bikini's danger awareness meter: 1" The full play-by-play:

Explanation from NOAA... "During the daytime, the distance the AM radio signal travels is the distance the ground wave travels, based upon the power of the transmitter. The signal also reaches the ionosphere. The D-Layer of the ionosphere plays an interesting role. While there are no radio signals reflected off this layer, it does absorb AM radio signals. Because signals are absorbed, there is less interference between them. Therefore, more radio stations are transmitting during the daytime, and these stations can often transmit at higher power. At night, the D-Layer disappears, and the transmitted signal can then bounce off the ionosphere and return back to the Earth. As a result, some low power stations must cease transmission at sunset, while others reduce their transmitted power to reduce interference. However, there are high power clear channel stations that can broadcast all night. It is these stations the students will most likely find." "Comparison showing how the D-layer affects daytime and night time radio transmissions." Toledo is west. Probably the reason. ??

I used to work in hydrographic survey with the Upper Mississippi crew between Quad Cites and Dubuque... Poison ivy was everywhere cutting line for a baseline. Some of us that were allergic to it just learned to live with the urushiol rash and take a cold shower (hot shower opens pores) and scrub any oil off immediately when getting back to the hotel at night.