Picture from another Planet

Interepoch transmission is iffy at best. Fidelity is not all that good, and somebody's edge detection software has marked all the edges in black.

Duelality by Lenny Wilson - 2007

Dual in the desert between an Su-27 Flanker and an F-15 Eagle.

how'd you do that?

sgcollins, who is one of my favorite internet characters, made a video yesterday about the Norwegian parachutist and the meteorite. Now he explains how he did it. I sort of knew you could do all these things, but I have never seen it done. Still haven't, really, but now I can pretend like I know what he's talking about.

Girls with Guns

Palestinian women during training, in Jericho, West Bank. Twenty-five Palestinian women are set to become the first female members of the Presidential Guards, a Palestinian elite force of 2,600 men. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

Near as I can tell, "The West Bank" was part of Jordan until the Six-Day War. After that, or shoot, even before that, it's a muddled mess.

Pic of the Day

Italian Dardo IFV in Afghanistan.

I like this photo, though I'm not sure why. Perhaps the angle is unusual.

P.S. The Wikipedia page linked above had this warning posted:

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It's about time somebody started a blacklist.

S**t I Say

Or I would say, if I had thought of it. Stolen from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.

Security

The aftermath of Ian Ball's attempt to kidnap Princess Anne. Ball's white Ford Escort is parked blocking the path of the Princess's Rolls Royce limousine.
Talking about tipping points, this may been the event got us started down the road to the overbearing security presence that now accompanies any kind of public appearance by a government official. 40 years ago a certified nut-case tried to kidnap Princess Anne. He failed in his attempt and was apprehended at the scene, but before officer Edmonds tackled him he had shot four of the eight people who were trying to protect the Princess.



All four of the people shot recovered. I don't know whether this is a testament to the skill of the British surgeons or the pop-gun size caliber of the weapon. Probably a combination of both. I couldn't find any information about the weapon.