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In my opinion ... I would agree that the Nordstream explosion appears to be internal rather than external. Explosion as in man made detonation and not a "natural" leak/rupture followed by detonation. I have seen "normal' pipeline failures and explosions but am not familiar with the details of a pipeline intentionally blown up. The "missing piece" of pipe on Norstream is more indicative of an explosion that cut the pipe in a circumferential direction rather than a longitudinal direction, maybe in two different places. With easy access, this could be done from the outside. The deep water location is not easy access and would require time and equipment, first to expose the buried pipelines lines just to gain access, and then to place the explosive charges. That type of activity would have been noticed. If there was a valve assembly of sorts above the sea floor, an external explosion becomes more probable. Nordstream 2 is huge, two pipelines with a total capacity of 5.3 BCF (Billion Cubic Feet) of gas per day, roughly half of the US LNG capacity. Each pipeline is made of 100,000, 12m-long individual steel pipe joints, with 24t (tons?)in concrete weight. The internal diameter of the pipeline is 1,153mm (45 in) and the wall thickness is 41mm (1.6 in). Not quite a "gun barrel" pipe, but that's a big ass piece of iron. Pipeline leaks/ruptures look similar, with the initial cause of the leak affecting the appearance. A corrosion related leak starts with a pinhole; once the integrity of the pipe is compromised, the leak propagates until eventually there is a catastrophic rupture. Whether or not there is an explosion will determine what the site looks like. Without an explosion, the pipeline still has continuity, there is just a big gap in it. A mechanical failure, like a bad weld at a pipe joint, looks different, like the pipe was simply cut in half. Similar action; a pin hole leak at the weakest point, with the leak/crack propagating circumferentially along the weld, until it separates and ruptures. This is a really cool picture! Bernoulli's fluid principle: PV=nRT. A rapid drop in pressure has a proportional rapid decrease in temperature. I remember a similar pipeline rupture w/o an explosion on a natural gas liquid pipeline; I could feel the temperature dropping as we got closer to the pipeline, and we didn't get very close!!! Same principle as a thermobaric weapon. Explosions are ... the most exciting thing to make the evening news. Big orange fireballs. Gas will leak until the leak is stopped, disperses, or until it finds an ignition source. The explosion itself will rip the pipe wide open, so you have a full diameter pipeline leak at pressure, ~ 1,OOO PSI (lbs/square inch), burning with enough heat to melt steel and turn dirt into glass. Nordsteam appears to have had an explosion that ripped the pipe in pieces, but didn't have a fire that would have melted the steel. Hard to imagine an explosion that could rip apart a 1.6" thick, concrete coated, pipeline. Pipeline "pigs" were used initially just to clean out pipelines, commission new pipelines (use a pig in a pipe to separate the fluid in front of the pig (water or nitrogen) from the fluid behind the pig, the fluid paying the bills (oil, gas, gasoline, diesel, etc.), or to just separate two different fluids . Over time smart pigs were developed in the 70's-80's with instrumentation to measure metal thickness, corrosion, etc. (I have no idea how far technology has progressed since my training program.) Suffice it to say that it would be relatively easy to rig a very complicated bomb, place it in/on a pig, move it where you want it, and blow it up.
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Thanks for posting.
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That's ~ 15 miles of trucks lined up.
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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet
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Enjoy looking at #3 on the field while you can ... Reposted from another thread..., with a few edits. The collective offensive talent Texas puts on the field is as good as any that has ever graced the 40 acres. Ewers, Bijan, Whittington, Sanders & Banks (the 5* guys) w/ a side of Roschon, Worthy, & Robinson #2, and a few things that haven't finished marinating yet. The imagination and play calling of the offense for an entire game is off the charts compared to anything else that has been here. The combination of those has yet to fully mature. Remember, Colt had been throwing to Shipley for 10 years. Quinn's only had 1st team reps for a few months. A lot of the "OU playbook" was under wraps until last week. There is no substitute for reps between the QB and receivers. Bijan; "...he ain't going to throw it...get open, man ... here it comes...catch it", or Whittington's enthusiasm when talking about QE's calm demeanor and confidence. There will come a time when their response will be "...oh, ...yeah... he does that all the time!" It reminds me of when a reporter watched a Troy Aikman-Dallas Cowboy practice and reflected that he didn't remember a pass ever hitting the ground, and a staffer replied "that happens a lot". Wait 'til Ewers has had hundreds of reps w/ all the receivers. QE has played in parts of 3 games. Big arm? "You got a gift. When you were a baby, the Gods reached down and turned your right arm into a thunderbolt." But he has so much more; Anticipation. Awareness. Unreal ball placement. Attitude. Humble beyond belief. The video of him trotting out of the Cotton Bowl tunnel, looking around, taking it all in. He was born for this. Ewers is young and has some lessons to learn. Other good coaches that watch game film. LB's and DL that are faster than he is. DB's that have the same awareness and anticipation. He has already faced adversity, and his response was admirable. "You take good care of this boy of yours Mister Sarkisian, because if you drop him, you'll not find another like him." -
Maginot Line 2.0? That mindset is damn near 100 years old! "The Maginot Putin Line had two major failings – it was obviously not mobile and it assumed that the Ardennes Ukrainian farmland was impenetrable. Any attack that could get around or over it would leave it floundering like a beached whale."
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Brisket, You Rock!!! "I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." - Thomas Jefferson The guiding principle that is my foundation. Sometimes it's hard, and I have some scars to prove it, but some things are worth fighting for, whatever the cost.
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The collective offensive talent on the field as good as any that has ever graced the 40 acres. Ewers, Bijan, Whittington, Sanders & Banks (the 5* guys) w/ a side of Roschon, Worthy, & Robinson #2, and a few things that haven't finished marinating yet yet. The imagination and play calling of the offense for an entire game is off the charts compared to anything else that has been here. The combination of those has yet to fully mature. Remember, Colt had been throwing to Shipley for 10 years. Quinn's only had 1st team reps for a few months. A lot of the "OU playbook" was under wraps until last week. There is no substitute for reps between the QB and receivers. Bijan; "...he ain't going to throw it...get open, man ... here it comes...catch it", or Whittington's enthusiasm when talking about QE's calm demeanor and confidence. There will come a time when their response will be "...oh, ...yeah... he does that all the time!" It reminds me of when a reporter watched a Troy Aikman-Dallas Cowboy practice and reflected that he didn't remember a pass ever hitting the ground, and a staffer replied "that happens a lot". Wait 'til Ewers has had hundreds of reps w/ all the receivers. Quinn Ewers has played in parts of 3 games. Big arm. Unreal ball placement. Anticipation. Awareness. "You got a gift. When you were a baby, the Gods reached down and turned your right arm into a thunderbolt." Ewers is young and has some lessons to learn. Other good coaches that watch game film. LB's and DL that are faster than he is. DB's that have the same awareness and anticipation. "You take good care of this boy of yours Mister Sarkisian, because if you drop him, you'll not find another like him."
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Love this play from Sark & Quinn. Pre snap, he reads the safety following the motion, vacating the middle and leaving Worthy outside 1 on 1. He knows where the ball is going. As he fakes to the RB, he sets his feet in anticipation of the pass to come. Play fake, feet are set, quick set up and release, Touchdown Texas! Now that's a Quarterback.
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I think Alabama was the loudest game. (Sat in N. end zone, second deck) Ricky's Run was loudest sustained moment. (Stood on East side, ~ 30 yard line, ~ 20th row.) Ricky's run started loud, and got louder as be broke through the line, and just got louder and louder 'til he scored, like Marty McFly cranking the giant amp to 11. Boom!
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Yes!!! 1977 was my 4th Tex-OU game. Earl Christian Campbell and I were both freshman in 1974 and lived in Jester East; he was a god-like physical specimen of a man, and I was not. Earl was highly recruited and very well known in Austin, having led John Tyler to the High School Championship over Austin Reagan in 1973. Reagan won the prior Championships in '67, '68, & '70. In 1974, time and again, Earl disappeared as he went into the middle of the OU line, just getting swallowed up by OU's defense. OU won 16-13. In 1975, with OU leading 24-17 late in the 4th quarter, OU faced a 3rd & 8 from their own 10. With Texas chomping at the bit, Joe "Smoke through a keyhole" Washington quick-kicked a 76 yard punt down to the Texas 14 yard line, giving OU 5 in a row over Texas, and eventually back to back National Championships. The '74 & '75 OU teams were the best college football teams nobody ever saw, as OU was on probation and banned from TV. OU had a 28 game winning streak, back to back National Championships, 8 All Americans each year, Joe Washington, & the Selmon brothers. In 1976, we had the best seats in the house, ~ 15 rows up right on the 50 yard line, immediately next to 36,000+ Okies, w/ 36,000 Texans at my back. Incredibly intense, hair standing up on the back of my neck. No way we were leaving Dallas without getting in a fight. Game ended in a 6-6 tie. Disappointing season. Darrell Royal's last year at Texas. 1977: Preseason, OU came is as #1 and Texas was unranked. Fred Akers scrapped the Wishbone and put Earl in the "I". Texas started 3-0, winning 44-0, 68-0 and 72-15 v. Rice (Texas was favored by ~59 over Rice, and I was drunk, or course, and hollering for Texas to score at the end of the game to cover my bet). Earl running from the "I" was a gift from the gods. Thank you Fred! The vibe in Austin was already electric. The Armadillo, Mother Earth, The Silver Dollar and Willie & Waylon and the boys and no cover to see Stevie Ray Vaughan. Earl & Texas Football supercharged it. Friday night; for Texas-OU weekend, Dallas would block off 8-10? blocks of Commerce Street for the crush of people in Dallas, and the crowd would move in a long counter-clockwise circle along the sidewalks on either side of the street. Screaming, yelling, no standing, just keep moving, or else. Arrests would number in the hundreds. We (12-14 of us) had a 2 rooms in the Baker Hotel that fronted Commerce Street. Seems like Dallas County was dry back then, but they allowed open containers on the street that night? We'd make a drink, walk the big circle, up to the room for refills, and repeated as necessary. At midnight, maybe 1am?, they lined up big fire engines w/ their water cannons and slowly paraded down the street, washing everything, including the people, off the sidewalks and the streets. I fondly remember watching that from our hotel room, yelling at people below to run! Oh yeah, they also had a football game that weekend. October 8, 1977. #5 Texas v. #2 OU. Damn, my head hurts!!! Earl scored the only TD on a highlight reel 24 yard run right before halftime, leading Texas to a 13-6 win over OU for the first time in 7 years. He finished 23 for 124 yards, 1 TD, (0-1 passing with an interception), accelerating his Heisman Trophy run. Please note All American's Earl Campbell (standing), LB Daryl Hunt (85 ) and NG Reggie Kinlaw (62). Randy McEachern came in off the bench in the 2nd quarter (the first 2 Texas Qb's got knocked out of the game) to guide Texas to a hard fought win, and the #1 ranking. Russell Erxleben kicked 64 & 58 yard field goals and missed one from 69 yards. Johnnie Johnson, Collin's All American DB father, had a key 4th quarter play, stopping the OU QB inches short on 4th down at the Texas 5 yard line. Erxleben had a 69 yard punt w/ 2 1/2 minutes left to seal the game. Points were hard to get back in the day. I only remember part of Fred's quote early in the week, something about expecting a tough, physical game, "... they better have their head gear strapped on tight!" We choose not to linger in Dallas after the game and made a beeline back to Austin to a Mardi Gras-like scene down on the Drag. By far, my most memorable weekend of College Football. Texas Shocks Oklahoma, 13-6 The Rites of Autumn
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The Azovstal Defender Mykhailo Dianov
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That appears to be a cargo plane and not a Mig, like a RU version of a C-130.
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Thanks for all the good info. It seems that UK doesn't really need to "take" Kherson. The city and the RU troops aren't going anywhere, and the RU supplies will decrease day by day without any significant resupply options. Once UK pushes south along the Dnipro to Beryslav and controls the P47 bridge across the river, about 25 miles south of Mylove, it appears to be nothing but open farmland down to Crimea. Game on. The highway's jammed with broken heroes On a last chance power drive Everybody's out on the run tonight But there's no place left to hide... Oh honey, tramps like us Baby, we were born to run
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First play of the game is a 22 yard catch & run by Bijan. That was also his last reception. At worst, he is always the last option on any passing play when he is on the field, and to not be able to get him the ball is unforgivable. Tied for the worst utilization of talent in the history of football. We scored on 4 of 5 first half possessions, with an interception being the outlier. Quick hitters on short passes worked. We did executed none of that in the second half. That is basic 7 on 7 stuff, pre snap reads, short quick throws. Ball game. In 3 possessions, when moving the ball and running some clock was paramount, Card was 1 for 6 for 0 yards. Speed and athleticism all over the field nets ZERO yards. Beyond pathetic. As Abe Lemons would say, "... you got 1 more yard then a dead man...". Oops! No, you didn't!!! There was a lot of bad coaching and bad plays to go around. 1 for 6 for zero yards doesn't need much context.
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Where’s the pressure!!!
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Terrible 4 play sequence. Kick out of bounds. Did they take a nap at halftime?
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UTSA had 8 returning offensive starters from a 12-2 team (Sr QB and 3 Sr WR w/ 5,000 receiving yards between them). 68 yd, 20 play drive, included a few Texas penalties ... ~ 3 yards/play. UTSA QB was sllppery, and made a lot of good, short throws on the run. Not much you can do about that. Nothing was terrible. Texas game plan was to run the ball, knowing UTSA would stack the box. UTSA started well, used their trick plays, and got their butts kicked. Sark did well. Texas did not play bad. UTSA made some plays. Yes, without our offense and defense we may have got the short end of the stick. Dumbass! UTSA QB is better than the majority of P5 QB's. UTSA is a feeder school for UT Austin. Bingo! Frustrating to watch, but you have to give UTSA credit. UTSA will finishing w/ 10 wins this year, again. Yeah, based on the postings here, we got lotsa of stupid here.
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That feeling you get when you know it's coming, and it can't be stopped. We're Texas! Now that's a flyover! "Well the house is a rockin' don't bother knockin'Yeah the house is a rockin' don't bother knockin'Yeah the house is a rockin' don't bother come on in Walkin' up the street you can hear the soundOf some bad honky tonkers really layin' it downThey've seen it all for years and got nothin' to loseSo get down on the floor shimmy 'til you shake sumpin' loose" My favorite pic of the day, I know the kid is from Texas, ... wearing Alabama colors, grandpa? decked out in Crimson, parents in neutral black ... Admirable kid, watched and learned, no complaining, after sitting in the heat & the sun for 4 hours. Him, and his parents stayed for The Eyes of Texas, as did most everybody in the house. Little guy had seen the "Hook 'Em Horns" all day, and was looking around to make sure he did it right. He did. ( I wasn't going to post his face) Only pic I took at the Burnt Ends tailgate; Good times, nice putting faces w/ screen names. Thanks again & again to @immamacand @RGBIIIand to everyone else who helps make all this happen!
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Thank you all for your passion and continued input into the most important event in my lifetime. Ukraine standing toe to toe with Russia, and repeatedly pushing their shit is in inflection point in the history of the world. Selfishly, for the US and the free world, it doesn't get any better. Ukraine, with our our substantial, and increasing support, is doing all of the heavy lifting while we cheer them on. God Bless Ukraine!!! Surly, you rock! The amount of information from all the postings and links takes more time to read & digest than most people are awake every day. Donny, who wandered into the middle of a hurricane, ..., sorry, dude. It is hard to boil down the last 6 months into a short answer on the present status. When progress is measured by tiny towns that Google Maps doesn't recognize, 10 miles from small towns nobody has ever heard of, 100 miles from any city that at best is vaguely familiar, it's hard to put the puzzle pieces together to make a picture that you don't even know what it looks like. If one was left to make sense from only the mainstream media, I don't think that's possible. The educations, life experiences and backgrounds you have meld into a combination of factual information and insight that is unique and enlightening. Ironic that it's hosted on a college football message platform, where those same inputs lead to such drastic outputs. I'm glad I played Risk as teen, and more glad that I played it with my kids. If you know nothing of history, the game teaches you of the pitfalls of attacking asia. How a beaten Russia comes out of this, and what scorched earth they inflict along the way, are hard things to project. That is where we, and Ukraine, end up. Onward, thru the fog!
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Most of this is cultivated farmland, with small/tiny villages scattered here and there. No place to run and no place to hide. Eyes are everywhere.
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This. Mac built a small fortune hawking discount furniture. He didn’t have iPhones to sell, or cheap air line tickets, or Disney passes, just furniture and a quirky personality. He’s done many unorthodox things over the past years, and always ended up in a better place. He has endured himself to many people many times over. Along the way, his charitable ventures are off the charts. Offering Super Bowl/World Series bets v.” Free furniture” was a zero sum hedge, but it moved a lot of furniture and earned him a lot of goodwill. He routinely bought a lot of the champion farm animals at the Houston Livestock Show. His relief work for Katrina & Harvey victims was immediate w/o the bureaucratic red tape. I wouldn’t bet against him.
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Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
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Re: Haynes "Spaceballs" King throwing the "deep" ball. 66 Yd Td was a 31 yd pass and 35 yd run after the catch 63 Yd Td was a 23 yd pass and 40 yd run after the catch 43 Yd Td was a 28 yd pass and 15 yd run after the catch
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