Anubis
On this day, 3 February 2003, the Washington Post published the following article about Iraq’s “Weapons of Mass Destruction” entitled “Irrefutable”. The article states “it is hard to imagine how anyone could doubt that Iraq possesses [WMDs]”, says that the “evidence, including satellite photographs, audio recordings and reports from detainees and other informants, was overwhelming… powerful and irrefutable.” It also goes on to claim that “Saddam Hussein’s regime is cooperating with a branch of the al Qaeda organization that is trying to acquire chemical weapons and stage attacks in Europe”. We thought this was worth bearing in mind amidst the current furore around “fake news”: https://wapo.st/2t6civy http://bit.ly/2HQU3oh
It is amazing how much both happiness and efficiency can be increased by the cultivation of an orderly mind, which thinks about a matter adequately at the right time rather than inadequately at all times.
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| — | Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness (via philosophybits) |
Heard some important information on Twitter today, and thought I’d post it here for anyone who may not have heard it. This is actually a thing, devised by human rights organisation called Karma Nirvana.
Reblog to save a life?
Reblog to save a life.
Sharing because it’s actually a verified and sourced thing and not one of those dumbass fake tip posts.
Fuck me thats clever, actually worth reblogging
Luxor Temple
View of the obelisk and colossal statues of Ramesses II at first pylon of Luxor Temple. Photo: Robert Harding
Space Shuttle Launch - High-Speed Footage
High-speed (slow motion) footage of a launch of a Space Shuttle. This footage focuses on the exhaust nozzles of the shuttle’s main engine.
The white plumes that are venting through the edges of the engine nozzles are excess oxygen, while the sparks are designed to burn off any free hydrogen gas that might be lurking near the vehicle. The shuttle engines will ignite first, followed by the external booster rockets.
The Space Shuttles were spacecraft designed to be launched into low Earth orbit. Operated by NASA, the National Aeronautical Space Administration, they flew 135 missions from 1981 to 2011.
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They were launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The vehicle was attached to an external fuel tank and two solid rocket boosters. Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen stored in the external tank was piped into the Shuttle in order to run its three main internal engines (pictured above).
Most of the thrust came from the two booster rockets that were attached to the external tank. They used an explosive solid fuel mixture. Once their fuel was exhausted, the spent boosters were later jettisoned and fell back to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean. The empty fuel tank was also discarded and burned up in the atmosphere.
An ascent to Earth orbit took about 9 minutes. The rocket thrust accelerated the shuttle upwards, achieving an escape velocity of over 40,250 kilometres per hour.
Footage from launch pad cameras were used to monitor and analyse each launch.
Video above © NASA / Science Source
