what a load of bullshit , the whole viral aspect of this is so shit , I mean its totally idiotic this whole "shot with x device" especaily when the device has nothing to do it with it , be better to just say brought to you by nokea N8 or to have the animation reflect the phone in some way.

Its made even more stupid by the fact he used multiple phones ( because the phone is obviously not suited to this task so that negates that sales point )


the whole shot with x camera only makes sense if for example the film is of a quality level that makes you think wow must have been shot with profestional kit and then u see it was done with an i phone or some shit making you then think the product has a good camara , then that would make some sense ( evan though vast majorty of what makes things look profestional is in the editing / colour grading / post work/ camara angles ( meanign you could use a £15 webcame and still end up with a end result that looks professionally)

or if the camera itself had a unqu function or feature that added something specific to the film like the ablity to film those high altitude videos or say exstreem sports stuff then again that would make sense.


anyway ill stop talking shit , at least the animation was nice ( I couldn't give a shit about the scale gimmick but it looked like they had fun making i liked the dark part and it generaly was fun.

>> ^blankfist:

>> ^rottenseed:
Well this is what you wanted you litigious cunts. Did you know that if a certified nurse is involved with or witnesses a car accident she WILL NOT help in any medical fashion. If she does and something goes wrong, she is liable. Everything is about liability these days. And what do you want this police officer to do? He's following protocol. Oh yea, so many of you fucking heroes would have saved that (SUICIDAL) guy, but why didn't you? Huh? Why didn't you dickheads go save him? Because you're not qualified to swim out there and do it? Well guess what...NEITHER ARE COPS! You're a moron on this one, Cenk.

Dear boiling water,
Please won't you simmer down?
Yours,
blankfist


I'm at high altitude so it's easier to make me boil


...you statist scum

From the artist:

"This was filmed between 4th and 11th April 2011. I had the pleasure of visiting El Teide. Spain’s highest mountain (@3715m) is one of the best places in the world to photograph the stars and is also the location of Teide Observatories, considered to be one of the world’s best observatories.

The goal was to capture the beautiful Milky Way galaxy along with one of the most amazing mountains I know El Teide. I have to say this was one of the most exhausting trips I have done. There was a lot of hiking at high altitudes and probably less than 10 hours of sleep in total for the whole week. Having been here 10-11 times before I had a long list of must-see locations I wanted to capture for this movie, but I am still not 100% used to carrying around so much gear required for time-lapse movies.

A large sandstorm hit the Sahara Desert on the 9th April (bit.ly/​g3tsDW) and at approx 3am in the night the sandstorm hit me, making it nearly impossible to see the sky with my own eyes.

Interestingly enough my camera was set for a 5 hour sequence of the milky way during this time and I was sure my whole scene was ruined. To my surprise, my camera had managed to capture the sandstorm which was backlit by Grand Canary Island making it look like golden clouds. The Milky Way was shining through the clouds, making the stars sparkle in an interesting way. So if you ever wondered how the Milky Way would look through a Sahara sandstorm, look at 00:32."

— Terje Sorgjerd

>> ^quantumushroom:

Missing: high-altitude surveillance blimps, Predator drones, electrified fencing, razor wire, land mines.
And a new sound-proof asylum for liberals.


Throw the conservatives of equal annoyance in there with em.

Missing: high-altitude surveillance blimps, Predator drones, electrified fencing, razor wire, land mines.

And a new sound-proof asylum for liberals.

My guess is the "speed" in Speedflying is referring to the sensation of speed you get when flying so close to the ground/cliffs, versus being at high altitude where the terrain appears to pass quite slowly.

If they didn't have morons designing the thing, it would've been fine. The recent increase in HAA (high altitude airships) is really promising, so long as they don't hire these guys to design them.

>> ^rasch187:
“Many people are of the assumption that aircraft lavatories dump overboard when they are flushed, this is not the case. Lavatory waste is contained on the aircraft in a holding tank until the aircraft lands. When the aircraft is safely on the ground, only ground crew personnel may operate the valve to dump the waste tank. While in flight it is physically impossible for the pilots to dump the waste water because the valve is usually located on the exterior of the aircraft.”
From the Chicago O'Hare Flight Standards District Office
socialist propaganda!

Because the Supertanker uses a pressurized dump system it can drop water from 400 to 800 ft as opposed to other water bombers which use gravity to drop the water and must be around 200ft. This video, though, is probably just a test of the system itself, so is flying much higher.
>> ^Zyrxil:
It's hard to imagine how dropping the water from what looks like a very high altitude would do anything useful, as by the time the water reached the ground it'd be dispersed over an extremely large area.

>> ^Skeeve:
Yep, it's an Evergreen 747 Supertanker, the largest aerial firefighter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Supertanker>> ^vaporlock:
Is this a firefighter or what's going on. Anyone know?

It's hard to imagine how dropping the water from what looks like a very high altitude would do anything useful, as by the time the water reached the ground it'd be dispersed over an extremely large area.


>> ^Skeeve:
Yep, it's an Evergreen 747 Supertanker, the largest aerial firefighter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Supertanker>> ^vaporlock:
Is this a firefighter or what's going on. Anyone know?

Yep, it's an Evergreen 747 Supertanker, the largest aerial firefighter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Supertanker>> ^vaporlock:
Is this a firefighter or what's going on. Anyone know?

Even if the events unfolded just the way Candelaria reported them, there's one small detail missing from this video: his enemies, the Bf 109s, were "Schulungslehrgang Elbe", a suicide ramming squad with pilots who barely knew how to keep the airplanes airborne and planes without radios, armor or armament except for a single MG131 with very limited ammo. The squad might have been led by Oberst Hajo Herrman, a bomber pilot and night fighter pilot - not a proper fighter pilot for single seater like the 109.

You'll notice how they are basically climbing straight up to the bombers. That's either inexperience or they had no time to set up for a proper attack. Normally, you need to gain the altitude advantage in a 109, so you can dominate the fight without resorting to turnfights. As for the Me 262s: they could have easily outclimbed the Mustang, despite his initial altitude advantage. They played his game instead of forcing theirs upon him.

The defensive formation described as the circle was practiced by Bf 110s when they were used as escort fighters, because they were not nearly maneuverable enough to engage Hurricanes or Spitfires. Thus they resorted to a defensive formation, rendering them utterly useless for bomber protection. If 109 pilots employ this "tactic", you know they are as green as they get.

By the way: the fight between Sonderkommando Elbe and the bombers took place over the "Steinhuder Meer", a lake not even 20km from where I'm writing these very words. A memorial can be found in Celle, about 30km from here.

A survivor of the unit, who didn't take part in this sortie though, is Dr. Fritz Marktscheffel, who was active every now and then on Luftwaffe-Forum.de while it was still online.

>> ^Engels:
Kudos where kudos are due...but the 109 was no match for the P-51D and it was very easy to outmanouver those ME-262s. They were very primitive jets with only speed in a straight line on their side.

Can't leave this uncommented, sorry.

The Bf 109K4, deployed at the time of the engagement, outclimbs and outaccelerates the P51D at almost any altitude and has a similar top speed at high altitude. If used correctly - only BnZ, no TnB -, it can dominate the Mustangs. G6, G10 and G14 could hold their own as well. Even though they were inferior, to say they were "no match" is oversimplifying and/or exaggerating. Most Luftwaffe fighters simply had a different flight profile than the others.

Same for the Me 262 - keep to BnZ and no piston engine fighter will stand a chance. Unfortunatly, it's a luxury you can't quite afford if you have to shoot down bombers as quickly as possible, because they are already over your territory. Mustangs could easily outturn them, but they couldn't catch them either unless they started with a significant altitude advantage.

Check my response... or just read this: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-026-DFRC.html

In reply to this comment by Raaagh:
Wow.

So I assume he was struggling to get the trainer oriented so he could eject safely?

And what on earth was that thing? Was it dropped from a high altitude? or was it tethered

Wow.

So I assume he was struggling to get the trainer oriented so he could eject safely?

And what on earth was that thing? Was it dropped from a high altitude? or was it tethered

oh..
so scientists only warn about N.Y wash D.C and san francisco,
what about ALL of florida?miami,tampa,jacksonville?
this state is an avg of 3 inches above sea level!
why dont they just come out and say it..
florida..you're FUCKED.

*NOW SEEKING* to rent a room from anybody living in a high altitude zone.
i am relatively tidy,get along with pets and children,can cook better than your mom (thats true)..sorry..i dont do windows.
reach arounds are extra.
minor possible conflict:wicked bad addiction to pornography.