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Sibil Cream of the Crop 6,201 posts Likes: 13341 Joined Jan 2009 Location: SoCal More info       | Sep 22, 2017 21:00 | #17 |
OhLook Spiderwoman ![]() 16,400 posts Gallery: 68 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 3402 Joined Dec 2012 Location: California: SF Bay Area More info       | Sep 22, 2017 22:49 | #18 Two views of a fruit, probably inedible, dropped by a big ornamental tree up the street. These are 2 in./5 cm across. Heavy for their size. They feel as hard as wood, but they start to shrivel in a few days. Originally enclosed in a fuzzy, leathery, light green coat, which easily peels off. Obviously I don't know the name of the tree, or I'd just say. PRONOUN ADVISORY: OhLook is a she. | A FEW CORRECT SPELLINGS: lens, aperture, amateur, hobbyist, per se, raccoon, whoa, more so (2 wds.), shoo-in | IMAGE EDITING OK
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Timphoto Creme de la Curmudgeon ![]() 8,633 posts Gallery: 55 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 1766 Joined Apr 2008 Location: Milo's Meadow - Bloom County More info       | Sep 22, 2017 23:17 | #19 |
OhLook Spiderwoman ![]() 16,400 posts Gallery: 68 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 3402 Joined Dec 2012 Location: California: SF Bay Area More info       | Tim, that roof makes clear that architects in this part of the country have quite a bit of freedom because they don't need to worry about snow loads. PRONOUN ADVISORY: OhLook is a she. | A FEW CORRECT SPELLINGS: lens, aperture, amateur, hobbyist, per se, raccoon, whoa, more so (2 wds.), shoo-in | IMAGE EDITING OK
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Timphoto Creme de la Curmudgeon ![]() 8,633 posts Gallery: 55 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 1766 Joined Apr 2008 Location: Milo's Meadow - Bloom County More info       | It's not a design that would work in Tahoe. Thick soupy fog (the normal weather for that location) doesn't weigh much.
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hawaiiboy Goldmember More info       | Sep 23, 2017 08:24 | #22 Great curves folks. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lions Gate Bridge and West Vancouver curves.IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/YGDpYA ![]() ![]() ![]() https://www.flickr.com/gp/hawaiiboy/6V74P7
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hawaiiboy Goldmember More info       | Sep 24, 2017 11:50 | #24 Curves at the pier IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/XM4GkM![]() ![]() ![]() German Friendship Globe curvesIMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/XM4Gnk ![]() ![]() ![]() About the globe "Made in Germany, the granite sphere is precision machined to balance to the tolerance of 0.02 mm and weighs 2.5 tons. Pressurized water (25lbs/sq. inch) lets the Globe float freely on a fine film of water without danger to fingers. The Globe was weighted at the South Pole and offset by 23.5° to the sun before the continents were engraved. Left untouched the Globe eventually rotates around the Earth's axis point North towards the Polar Star." https://www.flickr.com/gp/hawaiiboy/6V74P7
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Timphoto Creme de la Curmudgeon ![]() 8,633 posts Gallery: 55 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 1766 Joined Apr 2008 Location: Milo's Meadow - Bloom County More info       | Sep 24, 2017 12:19 | #25 hawaiiboy wrote in post #18459368 ![]() German Friendship Globe curves ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() About the globe "Made in Germany, the granite sphere is precision machined to balance to the tolerance of 0.02 mm and weighs 2.5 tons. Pressurized water (25lbs/sq. inch) lets the Globe float freely on a fine film of water without danger to fingers. The Globe was weighted at the South Pole and offset by 23.5° to the sun before the continents were engraved. Left untouched the Globe eventually rotates around the Earth's axis point North towards the Polar Star." Interesting! I've added that to my list of "things to see the next time I visit BC."
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OhLook Spiderwoman ![]() 16,400 posts Gallery: 68 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 3402 Joined Dec 2012 Location: California: SF Bay Area More info       | Kevin, that globe is news to me. Is a magnet inside? PRONOUN ADVISORY: OhLook is a she. | A FEW CORRECT SPELLINGS: lens, aperture, amateur, hobbyist, per se, raccoon, whoa, more so (2 wds.), shoo-in | IMAGE EDITING OK
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TeamSpeed 01010100 01010011 ![]() More info       | Sep 24, 2017 20:48 | #27 Took time to take these during a wedding shoot...
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hawaiiboy Goldmember More info       | Sep 25, 2017 10:31 | #28 Timphoto wrote in post #18459389 ![]() Interesting! I've added that to my list of "things to see the next time I visit BC." Thanks Tim. It is what is called a Kugel fountain. OhLook wrote in post #18459409 ![]() Kevin, that globe is news to me. Is a magnet inside? No magnet. It floats on pressurized water. Just a light touch will spin it....even children can make https://www.flickr.com/gp/hawaiiboy/6V74P7
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OhLook Spiderwoman ![]() 16,400 posts Gallery: 68 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 3402 Joined Dec 2012 Location: California: SF Bay Area More info       | If there's no magnet, what causes the action described in this part? "Left untouched the Globe eventually rotates around the Earth's axis point North towards the Polar Star." (Maybe it should say "axis TO point"?) Now I'm thinking the mechanism may be simply the same inertia that makes a Foucault pendulum knock down pegs. PRONOUN ADVISORY: OhLook is a she. | A FEW CORRECT SPELLINGS: lens, aperture, amateur, hobbyist, per se, raccoon, whoa, more so (2 wds.), shoo-in | IMAGE EDITING OK
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hawaiiboy Goldmember More info       | Sep 25, 2017 11:18 | #30 I think the description might be a bit off. That came from the plaque that is nearby. https://www.flickr.com/gp/hawaiiboy/6V74P7
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