Post a picture, a photograph, a drawing, a screenshot, ...no words.

[mhardy6647]

 

[pseudoid]

Not mine but a for real WYSIWYG long-exposure photo of 'Gigantic Jets' << Link

 

[Somafunk]

Very cool ^

 

[Doodski]

Very cool ^

There are videos online that show the sprites or gigantic jets from space. They are plentiful and occur at high altitudes. I think NASA released the videos of them.

 

[pseudoid]

Details for photo of: Gigantic Jets over Himalayan Mountains

"Explanation: Yes, but can your thunderstorm do this? Pictured here are gigantic jets shooting up from a thunderstorm last week toward the Himalayan Mountains in China and Bhutan. The composite image captured four long jets that occurred only minutes apart. Gigantic jets, documented only in this century, are a type of lightning discharge that occurs between some thunderstorms and the Earth's ionosphere high above them. They are an unusual type of lightning that is much different from regular cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning. The bottoms of gigantic jets appear similar to a cloud-to-above strike called blue jets, while the tops appear similar to upper-atmosphere red sprites. Although the mechanism and trigger that cause gigantic jets remains a topic of research, it is clear that the jets reduce charge imbalance between different parts of Earth's atmosphere. A good way to look for gigantic jets is to watch a powerful but distant thunderstorm from a clear location."
From <https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html>

Like a ground-based laser-weapon.

 

[Somafunk]

There are videos online that show the sprites or gigantic jets from space. They are plentiful and occur at high altitudes. I think NASA released the videos of them.

I imagine a suitable grounding box would sort them out

Details for photo of: Gigantic Jets over Himalayan Mountains

Like a ground-based laser-weapon.

Godamn frigging alien space lasers, Dat’s wot they are….I tells ya….no good will come of this……no good at all.

 

[pseudoid]

By squinting at first view of the image, I pretended that this is how all those drones aimed at Israel were shot down!

 

[mags65]

 

[Lux_ury]

 

[pseudoid]

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Please sing us a few more bars of that picturesque scene, despite OP's request for "no words'!
Is that your (and your dog's) sweet spot?

 

[mags65]

Please sing us a few more bars of that picturesque scene, despite OP's request for "no words'!
Is that your (and your dog's) sweet spot?

Sure! That is Lyra in the picture, 4yr old Lagotto, taken from a repositioned hammock now overlooking the fjord with me and a duvet inside. We’re next to our outmost terrace at our cabin, with the new lounge furniture carried up last week at the cost of blood and sweat. 140kg in total, taken across to the island in two stages and carried up (34 altimeters from the coastline, 100m in as the crow flies). Not doing that again the next 40 years!

My daughter is also hanging out, reading John Irving in the sun while waiting for the nailpolish to dry

 

[Somafunk]

Sure! That is Lyra in the picture, 4yr old Lagotto, taken from a repositioned hammock now overlooking the fjord with me and a duvet inside. We’re next to our outmost terrace at our cabin, with the new lounge furniture carried up last week at the cost of blood and sweat. 140kg in total, taken across to the island in two stages and carried up (34 altimeters from the coastline, 100m in as the crow flies). Not doing that again the next 40 years!

My daughter is also hanging out, reading John Irving in the sun while waiting for the nailpolish to dry

Sigh…………..That looks impossibly idyllic, there’s so many places on the Scottish west coast that would suit such a cabin but with our restrictive planning regulations it’s an impossibility, the benefits to health and mental well being of our nation’s population would be immense if such cabins were possible.

You’re very blessed indeed

 

[pseudoid]

Sure! That is Lyra in the picture, 4yr old Lagotto, taken from a repositioned hammock now overlooking the fjord with me and a duvet inside. We’re next to our outmost terrace at our cabin, with the new lounge furniture carried up last week at the cost of blood and sweat. 140kg in total, taken across to the island in two stages and carried up (34 altimeters from the coastline, 100m in as the crow flies). Not doing that again the next 40 years!

My daughter is also hanging out, reading John Irving in the sun while waiting for the nailpolish to dry

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I can't seem to locate any outdoor music hardware, from your photos...

 

[mags65]

I can't seem to locate any outdoor music hardware, from your photos...

True! I'm really the type that prefers not to bother the rest of the world with my music listening. But in the living room behind the reflective window in the last photo I have my cabin setup

 

[mags65]

Sigh…………..That looks impossibly idyllic, there’s so many places on the Scottish west coast that would suit such a cabin but with our restrictive planning regulations it’s an impossibility, the benefits to health and mental well being of our nation’s population would be immense if such cabins were possible.

You’re very blessed indeed

FWIW, planning regulations are very strict here as well. The general rule for the last 60 years is that building in the so-called «100m belt» around the coastline is prohibited, in order to give everyone unfettered access. But you can apply for exemptions, which are given when there is deemed to be no hindrance to the public. The cabin on the bottom right in the last photo was built under this exemption.

 

[pseudoid]

Just the start of another SoCal wildfire in August. meh!
Noooooo, I said a Bud Light!

 

[pseudoid]

Just the start of another SoCal wildfire in August. meh!
Noooooo, I said a Bud Light!

Next day:

Named "Airport" fire, it got even worse overnight.
The small rising smoke -on the right of the lifeguard tower ladder- went "wild" a few hours after this (nuke-looking) outburst.
We are surrounded by (but protected from) other local fires in San Bernardino and LA Counties.
The only threat is the to the antenna-farm at that peak and comm antennas at Mt. Baldy.
This all should make for a great sunset tonight.

 

[Laserjock]

 

[antcollinet]

Next day:
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Named "Airport" fire, it got even worse overnight.
The small rising smoke -on the right of the lifeguard tower ladder- went "wild" a few hours after this (nuke-looking) outburst.
We are surrounded by (but protected from) other local fires in San Bernardino and LA Counties.
The only threat is the to the antenna-farm at that peak and comm antennas at Mt. Baldy.
This all should make for a great sunset tonight.

Take care - those wild fires can move fast and unpredictably. Make sure you have an escape route planned. A boat and the ocean are probably particularly effective

(I've been listening to a "True Survival" podcast series - at least three episodes of which involved people trapped by wildfires. In all cases all the forecasts said it wouldn't get near them.)

 

[Doodski]

Take care - those wild fires can move fast and unpredictably. Make sure you have an escape route planned. A boat and the ocean are probably particularly effective

(I've been listening to a "True Survival" podcast series - at least three episodes of which involved people trapped by wildfires. In all cases all the forecasts said it wouldn't get near them.)

I am S100 certified for forest fire fighting. I took the course when I lived in a small city where a forest fire was getting very close to the city. The fires generate their own weather and that sometimes means the fire goes in unpredictable directions. The super heat comes in 3 forms. Radiant, convection and conduction but the convection and radiant heat are the worst of them in this situation. I heard from a experienced wildland forest fire fighter that at a distance of 1500 feet (457m) they could not stand the heat of the candling trees as the fire's superheated air and radiant heat caused trees in the fire path to spontaneously ignite without a flame applied. The description included vivid terms that defined a hurricane like/roaring tornado thing that carried burning branches and even entire burning trees around in the air currents. Weather reports are critical but eyes on the fire are the best method of predicting the airflows and such. The fireproof tents that fighters are equipped with in Canada are called, "Shake and bake tents." Canada does not issue these tents because by this time the fighters are supposed to be long gone from the fire's path of destruction and because the tents do not protect enough for a viable shelter as can be seen in some USA fire fighters' deaths when they took shelter in the shake and bake tents. So get out fast if a forest fire is coming and no sightseeing because you may well be in something that is inescapable or worse if that is even possible.