Why airplanes taxi

Mxsmanic wrote in
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terry writes:

come on live a little, push that envelope, you only live once.

There are old pilots and bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.


Yeah, there are, in fact.



But you aren't a pilot and you will never be one


Bertie

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Dudley Henriques writes:

Terry is another matter, but as for your analogy, you are incorrect.
There most certainly are old bold pilots.
The trick in flying isn't the avoidance of bold action, in fact the
reverse is true.
The trick is in knowing when to be bold and when not to be. Those who
know the difference are the ones who become "old, bold pilots".

I didn't invent the saying.


And yet, without any experience whatsoeve, you repeat it.

Bertie

On Feb 10, 2:27 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote :

writes:

Air molecules don't have altimeters to tell them the altitude.

Air molecules in a tank don't have rulers to tell them the dimensions
of the tank, either.

Yes, they do.

Bertie

No, they don't. They have dial calipers.

On Feb 10, 12:05 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote :

WingFlaps writes:

So how do you explain the rather well known lapse rate?

It depends on which lapse rate you have in mind.

The one which states that as the temperature rises, the two molecules in
your head take a siesta.

Bertie

Those two molecules you so gaily mock, are the only things separating
the universe from an implosion of matter and anti-matter. (See
previous thread of Star Trek engine noises).

"Dogs and cats sleeping together. MASS HYSTERIA!"

Mxsmaniac is a 30-foot twinkie.

wrote in
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On Feb 10, 2:27 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote
:

writes:

Air molecules don't have altimeters to tell them the altitude.

Air molecules in a tank don't have rulers to tell them the
dimensions of the tank, either.

Yes, they do.

Bertie

No, they don't. They have dial calipers.


Micrometers?

Bertie

wrote in
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On Feb 10, 12:05 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote
:

WingFlaps writes:

So how do you explain the rather well known lapse rate?

It depends on which lapse rate you have in mind.

The one which states that as the temperature rises, the two molecules
in your head take a siesta.

Bertie

Those two molecules you so gaily mock, are the only things separating
the universe from an implosion of matter and anti-matter. (See
previous thread of Star Trek engine noises).


You don't think that Anthony's are the two particles that theyy're going to
try to rip a hole in space/time with in that Larg Hadron Collider this
year?


"Dogs and cats sleeping together. MASS HYSTERIA!"

Mxsmaniac is a 30-foot twinkie.

I know this reference form somewhere, but can;'t place it. It could only be
KV2, though.



Bertie

terry wrote in
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On Feb 12, 5:26*am, Mxsmanic wrote:
snip
I stay close enough to the center of the envelope that this is never
a fac
tor.
It's a lot easier than pushing the envelope and having to do a
truckload o
f
calculations before every flight just to see if I can squeak by.

come on live a little, push that envelope, you only live once. dont
die wondering
Whats the worst thing that could happen?


He could live through it and come back here.


Bertie

On Feb 14, 7:16 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
wrote :



On Feb 10, 2:27 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote
:

writes:

Air molecules don't have altimeters to tell them the altitude.

Air molecules in a tank don't have rulers to tell them the
dimensions of the tank, either.

Yes, they do.

Bertie

No, they don't. They have dial calipers.

Micrometers?

Bertie

To six insignificant places. Engineering 101.

On Feb 14, 7:18 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
wrote :



On Feb 10, 12:05 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote
:

WingFlaps writes:

So how do you explain the rather well known lapse rate?

It depends on which lapse rate you have in mind.

The one which states that as the temperature rises, the two molecules
in your head take a siesta.

Bertie

Those two molecules you so gaily mock, are the only things separating
the universe from an implosion of matter and anti-matter. (See
previous thread of Star Trek engine noises).

You don't think that Anthony's are the two particles that theyy're going to
try to rip a hole in space/time with in that Larg Hadron Collider this
year?



"Dogs and cats sleeping together. MASS HYSTERIA!"

Mxsmaniac is a 30-foot twinkie.

I know this reference form somewhere, but can;'t place it. It could only be
KV2, though.

Bertie

I think he's already got a ripped hole. Yeah, curious to see if the
universe turns inside out. There was a decent sci-fi novel based on
this experiment a few years ago but can't remember the name.

The quotes are from Ghostbusters. "She barks, she drools, she sleeps
above the covers....four FEET above the covers".

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On Feb 14, 7:18 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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On Feb 10, 12:05 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Mxsmanic wrote
:

WingFlaps writes:

So how do you explain the rather well known lapse rate?

It depends on which lapse rate you have in mind.

The one which states that as the temperature rises, the two
molecules in your head take a siesta.

Bertie

Those two molecules you so gaily mock, are the only things
separating the universe from an implosion of matter and
anti-matter. (See previous thread of Star Trek engine noises).

You don't think that Anthony's are the two particles that theyy're
going to try to rip a hole in space/time with in that Larg Hadron
Collider this year?



"Dogs and cats sleeping together. MASS HYSTERIA!"

Mxsmaniac is a 30-foot twinkie.

I know this reference form somewhere, but can;'t place it. It could
only be KV2, though.

Bertie

I think he's already got a ripped hole. Yeah, curious to see if the
universe turns inside out.


Or if people start arriving from the future.

There was a decent sci-fi novel based on
this experiment a few years ago but can't remember the name.

Wel, there's been lots of similar sorts of things over the years, hasn't
there?



The quotes are from Ghostbusters. "She barks, she drools, she sleeps
above the covers....four FEET above the covers".


OK, got it now.