Naw, was watching my stories.
If I go outside (and lose about half my blood-volume to skeeters; I’m like sugar to them), I can see the tops of the highest bursts, as buildings/trees block the view.
If I go up to my attic window, I’d have to lean out and look over to my right to see where they’d be coming from.
Gotta say, I really miss ‘egafire’, an old old old DOS-based fireworx simulator. Others were just too fast and unrealistic, but this one, you could see the pixel slooooowly rising and arcing over, then burst. Totally random types, heights, aim, and so on. Microscopic delayed “click” after the burst, simulating the distance, even!
Think I’d rather watch that than “real” fireworx on teevee.
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Unless I had a nice air conditioned box to watch them from, I’d prefer the TV version.
The Arial shots show them off better than in person.
This year on the Capital version, there were several drone shots that seemed to be being captured in amongst the displays. That was nifty.
One thing I always hate about the TV coverage is the way the editors always cut to crowd or “Artsy” shots with building instead of just showing us the darn fireworks.
In TV school, they are told that the American public can’t hold their attention for more than 7 seconds on a single shot without loosing interest. And they must always keep the shot moving or cut to another angle.
Maybe so, but that doesn’t count when the shot is showing an ever changing fascinating display.
Just show me the darn fireworks! I’m really pissed when an obviously new type of starburst happens and the friggen editor cuts to a closeup of some kids face being amazed by what she sees.
I’d like to be amazed too - so show it to me!
All the Best,
Jeff
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Rubrik’s Cube Magic,
Amazing slight of hand mixed with fantastic Cube manipulation.
All the Best,
Jeff
He’s a wiiiiitch! Buuuuurn him! Buuuuuuuuuuuurn him! 
Here's a video that captures the good folks at Ocean Conservation Namibia as they rescue a couple of seals. One of the seals has become ensnared in a fishing line. The other, a plastic strap. It's easy to empathize with the pain these seals are in, and it feels good to see them freed.
OCN is definitely a force for good, and since its rescue videos are so addictive, I thought I'd make it easy to binge. 
Dig in and enjoy this playlist of OCN's most-watched videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEOvi4Vao_I&list=PLpzxBRj1VgYsQRpyJBXp2HN_deURb4qvS
I just caught one of the OCN vids freeing a baby seal from an anchovy net.
I’d love to be doing that. At least I’d be leaving the world a net better place.
jeff51
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Kinda long. Here is an extended look at the border from West Texas sheriffs point of view.
All the Best,
Jeff
Just watching the vids makes me feel good. Doing the work must multiply that many times.
Although I doubt it's getting rich, at 3/4 of a million subscribers, OCN seems to have found an effective way to fund itself. Here's to wishing them continued success!
Oh, yeah... I've seen this dude before!
Oh yeh. I almost always catch his Mousetrap Mondays within the hour.
I want him to take that huge “amusement park” for mice and make it a Mouse Thunderdome instead.
15 mice enter, 1 mouse leaves.
“What if we combined the Titanic with the Hindenburg and then put a nuclear reactor in it? What if.”
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
That sounds just like the Titanic from Doctor Who - Voyage of the Damned.
Enter the Portal To Hell, but still manage to review and hawk the TN12.
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Wonder why they would pile all those rocks on top of the ceiling beams like that? Guess it’s easier to pile em inside than drag em out of the mine, but cutting timbers with hand tools is not easy labor either.
Did he say what they were mining for?
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That’s a really practical use of the electricity available from the closely-controlled fusion reactor, and i’ll bet they will add wireless power to sell any surplus back down to the ground. That will be a Bonus profit center for the Win! bringing Passenger ticket prices down to less than the cost of an Uber ride across town.
The only problem i can see is possible poor wifi/internet connectivity unless it flies high enough to get a solid antenna signal from satellite internet providers.
Not a clue. Just recalled “Frank” from the Horton Mine videos, and people made repeated mention of the TN12, which jogged my memory so I went looking for it and found it.
Waldeck Gold Mine – @ 0:16
Why does this fellow need to drive out in a storm to a mine to check out a small EDC light?
Would have been more useful in-house analysis with some empirical data.
As for stockpiling of rocks above the framework, perhaps the frame was built to withhold the rocks? They would be jarred together and not very stable, so a timber structure to support them.
