[1savoyracer]

Point Nemo isn’t just a geographical curiosity — it’s also where decommissioned spacecraft are often directed to crash, earning it the nickname “the Spacecraft Cemetery.” For most of human history, it remained an unmarked stretch of water, unknown and unreachable, until modern mapping revealed its true significance.
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That picture is extremely misleading, because Point Nemo is a location in the ocean, it is NOT an island or piece of land at all. It’s simply the coordinates in the ocean that is furthest away from any land.

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" READING COMPREHENSION " ...... 👈 👈 👈 👈 👈 ..... is not your strong suit.

It’s actually one of my strongest. Apparently not yours. Did you notice the part where I said the PICTURE was misleading?

did you notice the multiple entries in the article that failed to mention land or an island?👈👈👈
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or, the part that states [ it remained an unmarked "STRETCH OF WATER " ]👈👈👈👈👈

Fuck, you ARE stupid as rocks, aren’t you? There isn’t even any point in trying to explain it to you again, you will never get it.

I’m never surprised by such willful ignorance as this, but it sure is disappointing. Hard to accept that so many people in society today are so intentionally, purposefully stupid as you are.

........i find you amusing.....especially when you are backed up, after proving you to be ignorant......I bet you do great with box of crayons, which color is your favorite to nibble on ? ....keep flailing about, it is entertainment on a slow monday...... .

 

[Racer997]

In days gone by, manufacturers would give ex-race bikes to riders all the time, usually as a gift for winning a championship. "Hey, thanks for winning us a championship! As a token of our appreciation, please accept the bike you won it on in addition to your championship bonus!" Almost as often, though, the factories would crush its race bikes at the end of the season. This was done for liability reasons as much as trade secret reasons. Today it is quite rare for a rider to be presented with a factory ex-race bike, so some riders try to include a provision in their contract to obtain an ex-race bike if they win a championship, but it rarely makes its way past the factory's attorneys anymore. If it happens at all, it's almost always at the discretion of the factory. In the event that a racer is bestowed an ex-race bike, it typically comes with a manila folder full of documents that need to be notarized and signed by the rider, and in some cases, his estate. Lawyers call this "bailment" and it essentially means the transfer of possession of personal property without transfer of ownership. Items that go to museums are very often transferred in the same manner…

Honda is almost always the strictest in terms of language used in these contracts. In the modern MotoGP era if Honda presents a rider with an ex-race bike, the bike typically comes with a contract spelling out that ownership of the motorcycle is retained by Honda Motor Company (HMC) or Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) and that the bike is on loan to the rider. The bike also comes with an NDA stating that the contents of the contract are not to be made public. Yamaha, Suzuki, Team Roberts, Ducati, and Harris are progressively less strict with es-race bikes and ownership contracts…

For Honda, there are people in Japan whose job it is to keep track of motorcycles presented, er, loaned, to riders. Typically, if a rider has been presented with an ex-MotoGP bike, he gets a packet in the mail every year or so which needs to be filled out, notarized and returned by the due date. And it's not just a "ya still got that bike?" communication. Honda will want to know exactly where the bike is being stored, and that it is currently insured. If someone has worked on the bike (flushing brake lines for example), Honda will want to know who, what they did, and why…

Can the bikes be sold? Well, they have been sold. After Mike Hailwood's death in 1980, for example, his family was left struggling financially, so Pauline, his widow, sold all the factory Honda bikes Mike the Bike had amassed. Mr. Honda himself was deeply unhappy about this situation when he learned of it, but a letter from Pauline to Mr. Honda spelled out the unfortunate situation regarding Mike's estate. Mr. Honda blessed the sale, eventually. These bikes are still accounted for…

Ducati sells MotoGP bikes on occasion. A bike raced by Casey Stoner in 2007 sold for $400,000 a couple years back, and a bike the late Nicky Hayden may have never even ridden sold for $288,000 a month ago. A few years ago, a U.S. collector with a ton of cash bought a an ex-Rossi and ex-Hayden Ducati. The sale came with a detailed contract – signed by Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali – which defined how the new "owner" could use the bikes: no racing, and if Ducati cleared it, in advance, the engine could be maintained. However, if disassembled the contract specified that that no photos of the engine internals were to be published. Ever…

Way back when, an ex-Grand Prix bike arrived in a crate at the racer's home. Today, they (infrequently) still do, and they also show up with a lawyer and enough paperwork to stall a small government…





The late, great Nicky Hayden, who passed in 2017, displays his 2006 MotoGP Championship-winning Honda in his Kentucky home. His family still has it...

 

[BBF612]

The fear of long words is called “Hippopotomonstrosesquippedalioph"

 

[Racer997]

The wording may not have been technically perfect

"May not have been technically perfect," you say? Haha. You mean wrong. You bet your ass it’s wrong. Either every Saturn launched, or they didn’t. TaxStamp wrote that every Saturn launched. He wrote, "Every single Saturn V launched and performed flawlessly." That's wrong. He claimed he didn't make a mistake but you agree with me and say he did. Thanks. Say what you mean, mean what you say, right? After all, one should not have to interpret facts. Now, you can look stupid to everyone around you and argue otherwise if you want, and because you erroneously - and hilariously - believed that Saturn had throttling capabilities, I expect you will. But, hey, look at the bright side – Taxidermy is your YB buddy now. Get his phone number and exchange nudes or whatever it is you do...

 

[Racer997]

In 2022, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported that there were 47,770 penny slot machines in Las Vegas…

 

[Matcoman1]

In 2022, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported that there were 47,770 penny slot machines in Las Vegas…

Yeah, and one of them actually paid. I think.

 

[1savoyracer]

in 1880, the American engineer Hiram Stevens Maxim invented the automatic machine gun. At the time, this weapon attracted the attention of military and naval circles, because its way of working was truly revolutionary. The weapon was able to fire more than 315 rounds per minute, and the operating mechanism was very simple: the first bullet was inserted manually and after pressing the trigger the other bullets held by the belt ran automatically. The recoil of the weapon was such that after each shot the capsule of the fired bullet was expelled, and in doing so allowed the
entry of the next ammunition. Over the years, due to the tests done on the weapon, Hiram Stevens Maxim lost his hearing. Only in 1910 did his son Hiram Percy Maxim invent the silencer, capable of reducing the flame caused by the shot and the noise by about 20 dB.

 

[Racer997]

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in 1880, the American engineer Hiram Stevens Maxim invented the automatic machine gun. At the time, this weapon attracted the attention of military and naval circles, because its way of working was truly revolutionary. The weapon was able to fire more than 315 rounds per minute, and the operating mechanism was very simple: the first bullet was inserted manually and after pressing the trigger the other bullets held by the belt ran automatically. The recoil of the weapon was such that after each shot the capsule of the fired bullet was expelled, and in doing so allowed the
entry of the next ammunition. Over the years, due to the tests done on the weapon, Hiram Stevens Maxim lost his hearing. Only in 1910 did his son Hiram Percy Maxim invent the silencer, capable of reducing the flame caused by the shot and the noise by about 20 dB.

Yep, the first automatic machine gun. Sweet gun...

Maxim was a sharp dude. Maxim held patents on numerous mechanical devices such as hair-curling irons, a mousetrap, and steam pumps. He claimed to invent the lightbulb, too...

 

[Topfun99]

Yep, the first automatic machine gun. Sweet gun...

Maxim was a sharp dude. Maxim held patents on numerous mechanical devices such as hair-curling irons, a mousetrap, and steam pumps. He claimed to invent the lightbulb, too...

Yep, the first automatic machine gun. Sweet gun...

Maxim was a sharp dude. Maxim held patents on numerous mechanical devices such as hair-curling irons, a mousetrap, and steam pumps. He claimed to invent the lightbulb, too...

I believe if you research you'll find that Edison did not invent the lightbulb. He did, thru a long process of hit and miss, develop a lightbulb that was commercially viable.

 

[Racer997]

I believe if you research you'll find that Edison did not invent the lightbulb. He did, thru a long process of hit and miss, develop a lightbulb that was commercially viable.

That's the point - there are at least six well-known inventors of the time who lay claim to inventing the lightbulb. I am going with Swan for no particular reason...

 

[taxman]

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in 1880, the American engineer Hiram Stevens Maxim invented the automatic machine gun. At the time, this weapon attracted the attention of military and naval circles, because its way of working was truly revolutionary. The weapon was able to fire more than 315 rounds per minute, and the operating mechanism was very simple: the first bullet was inserted manually and after pressing the trigger the other bullets held by the belt ran automatically. The recoil of the weapon was such that after each shot the capsule of the fired bullet was expelled, and in doing so allowed the
entry of the next ammunition. Over the years, due to the tests done on the weapon, Hiram Stevens Maxim lost his hearing. Only in 1910 did his son Hiram Percy Maxim invent the silencer, capable of reducing the flame caused by the shot and the noise by about 20 dB.

I have a PM1910 Maxim gun. It is an incredible piece of machinery.

 

[Racer997]

Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta (Pietro Beretta Weapons Factory), known to you as Beretta, is a privately held firearms manufacturer founded in Italy in 1526. It one of the oldest continuously operating companies in the world with its 500th anniversary coming up next year. They are the oldest active firearm manufacturer in the world and have supplied weapons for every major European war since 1650...

The Beretta 418 in .25 caliber is surmised to be James Bond's first firearm in Ian Fleming's novels. His pistol is described as "a very flat .25 Beretta automatic with a skeleton grip," i.e. side grip panels removed – frame only, and a threaded barrel to support a suppressor. The model number is never specified by Fleming. It was later replaced by the Walther PPK in .32 caliber when Bond wanted more stopping power…

 

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[BBF612]

 

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[Racer997]

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In college years ago, I got into a sensory deprivation tank. It was like a coffin and I floated on salt water. Quiet as it gets. It was freaky...

 

[1savoyracer]

A prison in El Salvador. A country once known for having the world's highest m*rder rate now has the world's highest incarceration rate.
By 2023, the homicide rate had decreased to around 2.4 per 100,000 inhabitants from approximately 19.7 per 100,000 in 2020.

 

[1savoyracer]

 

[1savoyracer]

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Due to an overwhelming number of medical emergencies occurring recently in our diner before we receive payment, all Customers will now be required to undergo a brief physical examination to determine whether they should pay before or after their meal.
Thanks for your understanding