Wilshire

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Wilshire to c/militaryporn
 

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/15547852

📸Efrem Lukatsky / AP

 

tl;dr

Heat building up inside the thrusters may be causing Teflon seals to bulge, restricting the flow of propellant.

[–] Wilshire 29 points 8 months ago

That's a very accurate description.

[–] Wilshire 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I worked at Walmart before 2010, and witnessed how they were getting rid of 20+ yr employees that had accrued higher wages and benefits, to replace them with part-time people working for nearly minimum wage and no benefits.

The worst one I can remember is a very old man working outside in the garden center in central Alaska during winter. He was written up for having a coffee cup.

[–] Wilshire 2 points 8 months ago

Infant mortality

[–] Wilshire 3 points 8 months ago
[–] Wilshire 24 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Probably mental illness.

[–] Wilshire 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

"Dude, you're getting your identity stolen!"

[–] Wilshire 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Orbán loves dictators.

[–] Wilshire 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] Wilshire 15 points 8 months ago

Title corrected, thank you.

[–] Wilshire 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Blue has a shorter wavelength, and thus collides with more particles and is reflected more. That's why the sky and ocean appears blue. The human eye is also more sensitive to 450nm (blue) than 650nm (red).

I think you're confused. These aren't range finders.

[–] Wilshire 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)
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