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Palate Cleanser – The SloMo Guys Are at It Again: 2 Inch Gun

September 19, 2022 Skip

No, not a 2″ BORE gun, just a gun that is 2 inches in size. A toy, if you wish, but if up close, it would be one of those “that’ll leave a mark”. No, not a large mark and if you are wearing a coat, your ears will hurt worse than the impact. However, … Read more

Palate Cleanser – One in a Billion Shot?

September 6, 2022 Skip

I have to say that this is a remarkable shot caught at exactly the right moment: Too early and you’d not see that fire down the trunk. A few microseconds later, that tree could have been blown apart like a bomb as the heat of the strike could have instantly boiled the sap. That, of … Read more

Palate Cleanser – Yes, She Knew All Along. Now Everyone Else Does Too!

August 29, 2022 Skip

I sometimes just go surfing around for “different stuff” as even I, being the political junkie I am, grow a bit weary of a non-stop political diet. And yes, this made me laugh: And she has, ever since. The last laugh. (H/T: Pleated Jeans)

Palate Cleanser: Gee, and I thought Michelle’s scamming days were over?

August 19, 2022 Skip

Heh! Received this today: —— Original Message —— From: “Mrs. Michelle Obama.” <support@profaom.fr> To: skip@granitegrok.com Sent: 8/17/2022 12:14:23 AM Subject: Hello Hello and how are you? I am Mrs. Michelle Obama from United states of America and wife to the ex-president, I have business idea which I want to share with you. Please contact me … Read more

Palate Cleanser – University of Washington Commencement 2020: Star Spangled Banner.

August 18, 2022 Skip

I’ve had this hanging around sine June but given everything going on, I finally stumbled back on it in my “stack of stuff”. It is a WONDERFUL rendition given that it was done over the ‘Net. Great arrangement as well. Take the two minute – just spectacular! (H/T: True North Reports)

Palate Cleanser – Just Because I Can

July 24, 2022 Skip

Sometimes run into something like this, I just have to get it out of my system: Hopefully, now, this will become that “song I can’t get out of my head” for the rest of the evening… (H/T: Sad and Useless)

Palate Cleanser – When She Says “I Don’t Care”, Now You Know What She Means!

July 20, 2022 Skip

Yes, a play on that old joke that men will never know what a woman wants. And if you are offended by that joke (having been married for over 40 years, it’s a truism), you can complain directly to me (as I won’t care). I ask TMEW all the time “where do you want to … Read more

Palate Cleanser – This Is NOT a Simple “Home Based Fireworks Gone Wrong” Example

July 15, 2022 Skip

Steve has already posted a couple of fireworks-gone-really-bad (here and here). Ghastly if you are within ten feet or so when a single spark decided to light up your life! Not that I was looking to “out do” Steve, but while surfing, I came across this and decided that the “ten foot” mentioned earlier definitely … Read more

Palate Cleanser: Sorry, Couldn’t Resist Being Punny

July 11, 2022 Skip

Well? It’s true, right? I look at it this way – I’d go from a weight of 187 down to 82. Right? From 3 digits to 2 digits HAS to mean something, right? Quick thought – the metric system is weird. My weight is almost half in kilograms but my walking around is almost doubled … Read more

Palate Cleanser – This Is Why I Won’t Allow Myself to Own a Chainsaw

May 19, 2022 Skip

And some of these folks are “professionals”! At first, I didn’t think I’d be interested in it but figured I’d take a peek at the video. The more I watched, I felt like one of those folks that DVR NASCAR races and speed through the race looking only for crashes. ‘Cept with this, there were … Read more

Palate Cleanser: shooting an egg at 50 Frames/sec, then 10,000, then 50,000; 100,000 fps; then…

May 13, 2022 Skip

Shot speed: 747 mph. From not seeing the bullet at all, to seeing it traverse the egg, to seeing the rifling applied to the round, can see the shock wavse (leading and trailing), to seeing the impact without the exit immediately. The faster the frame speed, the more details you can see. Up to 1,000,000 frames … Read more

Palate Cleanser – James Webb Space Telescope: Alignment Complete

May 11, 2022 Skip

I read a lot of tech stuff on a regular basis but I just don’t blog about it much as this is much more a Politics & Culture site than a tech one. But this is just plain cool tech. Billions over budget, years late, the James Webb Space Telescope was supposed to the next … Read more

Palate Cleanser -Even If I Could Go Back “In the Day”, I Wouldn’t Try Those Parkour Stunts

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 Skip

Spider-Man Skills Unlocked / The World’s Best Parkour and Freerunning Oh, I bet that back in my twenties/thirties, I could probably advance through some of the basics and get middling decent but I’m not sure I’d be willing to risk all the bumps, bruises, and broken limbs to get to that level.

Gas Pump Stickers – First Joe, Then Pelosi and Kamala, and Now Hunter Biden Has Joined In!

April 9, 2022 Skip

I put up another one two days ago but others had already been there. I could tell by the “sticker scraping”residue. And from what I see in the blogosphere there are now Biden stickers, Pelosi, and the newer Kamala one that are driving the Left nuts.

Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon NLAW Forbes Jorchr via CCYB 3.0

Palate Cleanser – A Couple of Russian Tanks Being Done in by NLAW(UK) Or Javelin (US) Anti-tank Weapons

April 1, 2022 Skip

For around $40,000, a Saab built NLAW does a pretty good job on a convoy of unsuspecting Russian armored tanks:

Palate Cleanser – Not Thinking Things through Enough…

March 14, 2022March 13, 2022 Skip

I’m off doing some other related projects for GraniteGrok so I’m not writing much today but a loyal reader sent this in for some chuckles: Brad lives in California. He was sick of the world, of Covid-19,of Trump, Russian belligerence, China, global warming, racial tensions, and the rest of the disturbing stories that occupy media … Read more

Palate Cleanser – Well, It’s Not Quite a Real Star Wars Lightsaber but Still Pretty Cool!

March 12, 2022 Skip

A YouTuber in Russia has set a new world record for the first working, retractable lightsaber. The Star Wars-inspired technology uses white-hot elemental plasma, can run for up to 30 seconds at a time, and can even cut straight through steel. And even better: it’s mostly crafted from old, discarded parts. In January, Guinness World Records … Read more

Palate Cleanser – Even “Pottery Barn Ukraine” Is Getting into the Act

February 28, 2022 Skip

Heh! And who says that there is no humor in wartime? (Image H/T: The Truth About Guns) What’s even funnier is that the NY Times, generally in full support of American Civilian Disarmament even with our centuries old Second Amendment, has gone ga-ga over the Ukrainian Government passing out FULLY AUTOMATIC weapons to its citizens … Read more

The Wisdom of AOC on Burglars and Victims – A Victim’s Response

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Skip

I am ashamed that I graduated from Boston University, the same place that turned this dope-ette out into the wild. It doesn’t help that Ibram Kendi is a professor there and NO one has ridiculed him off campus for his lazy equity rhetoric.

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The Holy Grail of Spaceflight

January 20, 2022 Steve MacDonald

What is the holy grail of space flight? In 2022 it is a single-stage reusable vehicle that takes off for orbit and comes back and lands. No boosters, no nothing. Just like a commercial jet except – you know – Outer Space!