Administrators Eric Posted December 14, 2023 Administrators Share Posted December 14, 2023 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 WOW! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 I expected puppy noses. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aomagrat Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Cougar_ml said: BMW? Bull Made Warm? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, jmohme said: BMW? Bull Made Warm? Pretty sure that's not a bull... Bovine Made Warm would fit though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Eric said: So did those boats sink because of the weight of the ice, or was there a storm before the freeze? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Cougar_ml said: Pretty sure that's not a bull... Bovine Made Warm would fit though. Did You Know--- that a BMW automobile is called a Bimmer, and a BMW motorcycle is called a Beemer? Or maybe it's the other way around, I forget... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted December 15, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted December 15, 2023 14 minutes ago, Borg warner said: So did those boats sink because of the weight of the ice, or was there a storm before the freeze? It was the weight of the accumulated ice. That **** is heavy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Ice is terrible for the weight build up. However, once in my lifetime we had such a bad thunderstorm that the rainfall sunk some fishing boats tied to the dock in Mille lacs lake, Minnesota. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 A few years back a crab boat was moving through a storm in the Gulf of Alaska, the ice build up got worse and worse. They turned into a bay and the turn sank them in an instant. Investigation found that the force of the wind acting against the boat was holding it upright against the weight of the ice on the windward side. When they turned the force of the wind was lost and the weight of the ice took over. IIRC a few of the crew survived. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Damn! https://www.kucb.org/regional/2021-11-03/man-who-survived-the-sinking-of-the-scandies-rose-dies-in-anchorage-motorcycle-cras 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentpoet Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Stop collaborate and listen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Cougar_ml said: Pretty sure that's not a bull... Bovine Made Warm would fit though. Yes, I know. But Heifers Made Warm did not fit. And you just don't know, she may just go warm up the farm yard bull afterwards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aomagrat Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Borg warner said: So did those boats sink because of the weight of the ice, or was there a storm before the freeze? The boats in the background have no ice on them, so something must have been spraying water on them for a while, maybe a burst pipe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Is the weight buildup the problem with icing on airplanes? Or does the ice interfere with the lift and control surfaces? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 58 minutes ago, jmohme said: Yes, I know. But Heifers Made Warm did not fit. And you just don't know, she may just go warm up the farm yard bull afterwards. So she's a high-efficiency 2-stage heat exchange unit. Probably high-μ ("unit" is such a great way to add bulk to one's writing without saying anything. Adds credence like a British accent.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 3 hours ago, aomagrat said: The boats in the background have no ice on them, so something must have been spraying water on them for a while, maybe a burst pipe? I don't know the specifics of what happened in the photo. But, I have seen situations that were similar, and in those the boats that got ice were closer to the breakwater. Waves were crashing and splashing and causing spray that only carried a couple hundred feet. Boats on the other side of the marina and those under the covered moorings were mostly ice free. One time I saw 4' of snow on the covered marina and the roof partially collapsed, the boats under it were holding up the roof. Crews were working to try to save the boats and get the snow off. In the end they used a fire hose to wash the snow off, pumped the water out of the river. It worked pretty well and they didn't have to put guys on the failing roof. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 11 hours ago, gwalchmai said: Is the weight buildup the problem with icing on airplanes? Or does the ice interfere with the lift and control surfaces? Ice on control surfaces reduces lift and causes erratic, sometimes unexpected handling in the air. Often causes aircraft to go from flying to falling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 And, to answer your question that you didn't think to ask, supersonic aircraft do not include on-board de-icers, such as the expandable boots along the leading edges of the wings. Like any other aircraft they are de-iced on the ground prior to launch, but once aloft, if ice forms on the control surfaces, they just put it in third gear and the ice departs the aircraft. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfost11 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 12/14/2023 at 4:05 PM, Cougar_ml said: BMW = Bavarian Moo Warmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 12/14/2023 at 7:07 PM, Borg warner said: Did You Know--- that a BMW automobile is called a Bimmer, and a BMW motorcycle is called a Beemer? Or maybe it's the other way around, I forget... Forgot… that’s a real bummer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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