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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Cracked Propeller

Cracked Propeller

I'm watching this video and I am confused by what I see. Is this guy using some weird camera setup that is distorting the image of the propeller? Is it an AI thing? And then I notice the two pieces that go on either side of the mount and I realize the hub of this propeller is really twisted.  Who makes a twisted mount like this? And how would they do it? I think this was done before the advent of CNC. Or maybe the Brits had a secret CNC project to machine parts like this. I don't think I've ever seen anything crazier. And oh yeah, don't put that prop back on the airplane.



Shin Meiwa US-1A

Shin Meiwa US-1A

Video of Japanese flying boat US2 here. Wikipedia page here.

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast - Netflix Series


How to Get to Heaven from Belfast | Official Trailer | Netflix
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Goofball murder mystery, very funny. Three hysterical women go to a funeral for their friend, who isn't really dead, but somebody is. Hijinks ensue.

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10 Short Videos #6095

10 Short Videos #6095

Small car escapes from ice bowl

Holster for chain saw file

Why my Amish culture goes to Mexico for medical treatment

CNC mill cutting threads

Isle of Mann TT - Michael Dunlop & Dean Harrison | FULL SEND | Ballascary

Winter Solstice in Iceland Sunrise: 11:23 am Sunset: 3:30 pm Daylight: 4 hrs 7 min

Unitree’s G1 wins obstacle course at the Humanoid Games

Making a Yooperlite Sphere

The Greatest single male athlete performance of all time

The Real Reason Hamsters Cannot Stop Running

Monday, April 6, 2026

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy (A Harry Palmer Novel) by Len Deighton

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy (A Harry Palmer Novel) by Len Deighton

Stopped by Barnes & Noble the other day so I'm looking for something to read. I looked over the new Science Fiction section but it seemed to be all swords and sorcery. If there was any hard science fiction in there I didn't see it. So I headed over to Mystery / Thrillers. No Jo Nesbo, and no Michael Dibdin. Okay, I didn't remember Michael's last name exactly, but I knew some of the letters and I didn't find anything. And the I saw this book by Len Deighton and for some reason that name rang a bell. Seems I've read a couple of his books - The Ipcress File and Berlin Game. Don't often buy new books from bookstores. I think this is the second one this year. It's one of the perks of having paid off the mortgage - I can indulge in penny ante whims.

Dornier DO 28 Skyservant

The book starts off with a rendezvous in the middle of the Sahara desert. Business completed, they are picked up by a Dornier DO 28 Skyservant.

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