Comments by "TheThirdMan" (@thethirdman225) on "Sky News" channel.

  1. Creative accounting on climate change and carbon credits.
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  2. Musk claimed to have been “getting great feedback” from the dive team, which is a load of BS. The only diver who responded to him was Rick Stanton, whose reply was neutral, saying nothing more than “keep going”. It certainly did not indicate any intention to proceed with this kiddie sub. It was a conversation Musk was having with himself. A classic example of someone smelling too many of his own farts. The sub was never included in any of the planning. By the time he delivered it, the rescue plan was already in place and approved by the Thai government. There was no alternative. So Musk was asked to leave and cracked the shits. He had absolutely no idea what he was dealing with.
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  3.  @rcbif101  "No, he told Elon to shove his rescue capsule "where it hurts" after Elon worked nonstop on it, just trying to help." Without bothering to find out the conditions in which it would need to be used, the needs of the dive/rescue team and the options the Thai government was prepared to accept. That's simply being out of touch with reality. Either that or it really was a publicity stunt.
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  4. He's suing him to clear his name.
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  5. There’s a difference between an insult and defamation.
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  6. No excuse for defaming him.
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  7. The Hole in Dans Sock No it doesn’t. Defamation per se requires no proof of damage.
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  8. He needed an Aspirin and a good lie down.
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  9.  @elephantsong7782  Yeah, it's pathetic, isn't it?
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  10. Hugh White No it isn’t.
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  11. Whiterun Guard 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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  12. Shamrock No excuse for defaming someone.
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  13.  @yorkiemike  I agree. This is pretty distasteful and we’re it not for Gina’s wishes, I’d much sooner it was left on the bottom. And point taken on displaying Donald with it. I think it just highlights how mawkish the whole thing is.
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  14.  @redlightmax  Nah. Scotty's from Marketing. Angus is from Accounting.
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  15. Neil Williams Yes but they don’t have to speak to party agendas any more. They have a Iot more freedom to express their opinions.
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  16. James Hanson It was called the GFC.
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  17.  @ColinMill1  Estimates are not records.
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  18. The aerodynamic layout was probably the major contributing factor. A stable aerodynamic layout has the centre of pressure very slightly ahead of the centre of gravity. A hydroplane like this one has quite a bit of upper surface area ahead of the centre of gravity and because of the position of the heaviest component - the engine - the centre of gravity is quite a long way back. This means that the aerodynamic layout is grossly unstable and extremely prone to divergence and this appears to be true for all hydroplanes. It’s basically exactly the same thing that causes F1 cars to flip, only worse. Once the stability margin is exceeded, it will take off. While stability margins have improved in motorsport, they are very much harder to improve in craft like Bluebird K7. Too much downward pressure on the bow and she will struggle to get too a good speed. Insufficient downward pressure and she will take off and flip. The margin for error is incredibly small and the slightest ripple at 500 km/h could kill the driver. I examined Ken Warby’s ’Spirit of Australia’ up close, when it was in the National Maritime Museum in Sydney many years ago. I can only guess but I suspect Warby had her tail trimmed slightly light and I’m pretty sure I know how he did it. I notice nobody else has tried that idea. I suggest everyone find the three part documentary about Warby’s (successful) assault on the World Water Speed Record and watch how that thing moves. Even though I think Warby had the right answer, I’d have been shitting pumpkins.
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  19.  Shlomo Shekelberg  Like what?
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  20. Maria I agree.
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  21. Atorras It doesn’t matter. It got laughed out of court in the October pre-trial.
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  22. I just think this is macabre, bordering on silly. We’re it not for his daughter’s wishes, I would have said leave it where it was, the way they do with crashed aircraft where the pilot’s remains are still in it. Any thoughts about another attempt to break a record with this are madness.
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