TinCan's blog

My public service announcement

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:46:25 -0500

Not exactly new news, but the life you may save could be mine.

good to know when they come a countin.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:23:42 -0500

I may get my citizen secret identity blown when I try some of this stuff when the counters show up.

Flyboy thrill

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:05:23 -0500

Here's one for you flyers looking for a little something to get your heart started. (Navy carrier pilots...never mind)

Interesting bit of history

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:27:44 -0500

I imagine Bonk$ may be one of the characters milling around in the street.

Historian David Kiehn with the
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum

BYU vs. Air Force

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:00:13 -0500

Just prior to the start of the Air Force-BYU football game, Sept. 22, 2009, this video was broadcast in the BYU stadium in Provo , Utah . Later, the USAF

National Anthem

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:51:07 -0500

The way it should be performed.

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This one doesn't fly

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:13:03 -0500

Don't know if there are any truckers (not you pickup guys) out there. But if so here's one for you. OK pickup guys, feel free to partake.

HR3200

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:59:16 -0500

OK, a little late to the party and unverfied, and maybe a moot point now, but just in case.

In defense of Dems

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:10:10 -0500

Text of an e-mail I got from an old shipmate.

"I take exception to saying that Bernanke, Obama, Reid and Pelosi are spending like drunken sailors.

Mr. TV

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:44:57 -0500

Just had to mute my TV because my ring hasn't arrived yet.

Flying again

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:40:57 -0500

Maybe some of you know this guy. Hell, maybe you are this guy!

Look at the attached video of a performance by a stunt pilot who is, in real life a Delta Airlines pilot. His act at Air Shows is to pretend that he is a drunken spectator who rushes from the stands and jumps in a Piper Cub and takes off without any understanding of how to fly a plane. The Piper Cub is actually specifically built to withstand enormous stress and has a very powerful engine.

Remember?

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:41:26 -0500

Those under 50 will not remember the great cartoonist Rube Goldberg, but the older folks will. He was famous for his cartoons depicting contraptions like this one to perform simple task. This kind of stuff is now a part of many college curriculums and competitions for physics students and civil engineers. Enjoy.

Massachusetts election analysis

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:21:00 -0500

This is about the 4th or 5th translation of this video I've seen. In my book funniest by far.

The kid can sing.

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:35:03 -0500

All is not lost when we have kids like this!

This young man sings the National Anthem prior to a college basketball game.

flight 1549 3D reconstruction

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:10:13 -0500

This is awesome

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