Watch: Fireworks Market Sets Off Massive Chain Reaction | Last Moments Qxir 2023-08-04 | This chain reaction explosion at a fireworks market is dazzling but deadly."The cause of the explosion is unknown, but sources preliminarily claimed that gunpowder from the fireworks ignited the explosion. Up to 300 tonnes of fireworks were reported to have been present at the market. The explosion occurred at approximately 15:00 CST (21:00 UTC). As of 24 December, at least 36 people died, with at least 84 more injured. Of the dead, 26 died at the site of the explosion and the remaining at the hospital. Of the injured, 46 individuals were hospitalized, five of whom were in critical condition.Six children were among the injured, including a girl with burns to over 90% of her body. Once they were stable and guardians had been contacted, these children were planned to be transferred to Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston, Texas, United States, to be treated. Nearby homes were damaged significantly and much of the market was leveled in the explosion."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_San_Pablito_Market_fireworks_explosionJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Venezuelan Navy Attacks Cruise Ship, Loses | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2023-07-28 | You'd think an armed military vehicle could easily bully a civilian ship, but apparently it's not so easy..."In a statement released by Venezuela on 31 March, RCGS Resolute was accused of committing an act of "aggression and piracy" by intentionally ramming and sinking Naiguatá while the patrol boat was conducting a maritime traffic control operation, as well as of acting "cowardly and criminal" for not participating in the search and rescue of the patrol boat's crew of 44, all of which were rescued by other Venezuelan vessels. An illustration of the incident released by the Venezuelan Navy describes RCGS Resolute turning hard starboard to ram Naiguatá while the patrol boat was sailing alongside the cruise ship. Video footage later released by the Venezuelan Navy first show a Naiguatá crewman firing warning shots with an AK-47 assault rifle, followed by the patrol boat taking water after colliding with the RCGS Resolute's visibly damaged bow. In addition, Venezuela has also alleged that Portuguese-flagged RCGS Resolute was carrying mercenaries for attacking the country's military bases and that the ship's inflatable Zodiac boats were intended to transport them to shore.According to a statement released on 1 April by Columbia Cruise Services, the company responsible for technical management of RCGS Resolute, the cruise ship was approached by Naiguatá in international waters, about 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi) from La Tortuga Island, Venezuela, shortly after midnight. RCGS Resolute, which had left Buenos Aires on 5 March, had been adrift in the open sea for a day while carrying out routine maintenance on the starboard main engine before reaching her next destination, Willemstad in Curaçao. After having questioned her intentions over radio, the Venezuelan Coast Guard vessel ordered RCGS Resolute to follow her to Puerto Moreno on the eastern side of Margarita Island. While the master was in contact with the company's head office and designated person ashore (DPA), warning shots were fired from Naiguatá and, shortly afterwards, the Venezuelan patrol boat purposely rammed the cruise ship's starboard bow. During an apparent attempt to change the heading of RCGS Resolute towards Venezuelan territorial waters, Naiguatá came in contact with the cruise ship's ice-strengthened bulbous bow, started to take water, and eventually sank. RCGS Resolute, which had a crew of 32 onboard but was not carrying passengers, survived the encounter with superficial damage and remained on site for over an hour to provide assistance until being allowed to continue towards Willemstad by Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Curaçao."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_AdventurerJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
The Dangers of Hiding on a Plane | Last Moments Qxir 2023-07-21 | What dangers does the plane stowaway face? More than you may think."Wheel-well stowaways are people who attempt to travel in the landing gear compartment, also known as the wheel bay or undercarriage of an aircraft. Between 1947 and June 2015, a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) researcher had documented 113 such attempts on 101 flights. These 113 people were all male and predominantly under age 30. There were 86 deaths, a 76 percent fatality rate, with many unidentified decedents. There may be additional undocumented cases of wheel-well stowaways. A further 19 incidents, identified since 2015, are listed here.Wheel-well stowaways face considerable risk of death during all phases of flight. Some have been unable to remain in the well during takeoff and landing and have fallen to their death. Immediately after takeoff, the landing gear retracts into the wheel wells, with the potential to crush the stowaway. If the stowaway is able to avoid physical injury, they still face hypothermia and hypoxia risks at the extremely low temperatures and low atmospheric pressure at high altitude, as well as hearing damage from prolonged exposure to the dangerously high noise levels outside the cabin."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel-well_stowawayJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
What Happens if You’re Hit by Sonar? Qxir 2023-07-07 | Think sonar is harmless? Think again!"Sonar (sound navigation and ranging or sonic navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, measure distances (ranging), communicate with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water, such as other vessels."Sonar" can refer to one of two types of technology: passive sonar means listening for the sound made by vessels; active sonar means emitting pulses of sounds and listening for echoes. Sonar may be used as a means of acoustic location and of measurement of the echo characteristics of "targets" in the water. Acoustic location in air was used before the introduction of radar. Sonar may also be used for robot navigation, and SODAR (an upward-looking in-air sonar) is used for atmospheric investigations. The term sonar is also used for the equipment used to generate and receive the sound. The acoustic frequencies used in sonar systems vary from very low (infrasonic) to extremely high (ultrasonic). The study of underwater sound is known as underwater acoustics or hydroacoustics.The first recorded use of the technique was in 1490 by Leonardo da Vinci, who used a tube inserted into the water to detect vessels by ear. It was developed during World War I to counter the growing threat of submarine warfare, with an operational passive sonar system in use by 1918. Modern active sonar systems use an acoustic transducer to generate a sound wave which is reflected from target objects."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SonarJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Watch: Alcoholic Thinks He Can FIGHT Lions | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2023-06-30 | You'd have to be out of your mind to jump into the lion's enclosure - and this guy is!"The Taipei Zoo, sometimes referred to as the Muzha Zoo, is a public zoological garden in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is the most famous zoological garden in Taiwan and a leader in conservation, research and education, and recreation. It is one of the largest zoos in Asia, with a total area of 165 hectares, of which more than 90 ha are developed."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_ZooJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
The Surgery Speedrunner | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2023-06-23 | You probably wouldn't want to undergo surgery with no anesthesia - but how would you feel if your surgeon asked everyone in the room to time him?"Robert Liston FRCSE, FRCS, FRS (28 October 1794 – 7 December 1847) was a Scottish surgeon. Liston was noted for his speed and skill in an era prior to anaesthetics, when speed made a difference in terms of pain and survival. He was the first Professor of Clinical Surgery at University College Hospital in London and performed the first public operation utilizing modern anaesthesia in Europe."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_ListonJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Galaxies to Fill You With Existential Dread Qxir 2023-06-16 | Some of these galaxies are mind-blowing, some of them are beautiful, and some of them are both."A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity. The word is derived from the Greek galaxias (γαλαξίας), literally 'milky', a reference to the Milky Way galaxy that contains the Solar System. Galaxies, averaging an estimated 100 million stars,[3] range in size from dwarfs with less than a hundred million stars, to the largest galaxies known – supergiants with one hundred trillion stars,[4] each orbiting its galaxy's center of mass. Most of the mass in a typical galaxy is in the form of dark matter, with only a few percent of that mass visible in the form of stars and nebulae. Supermassive black holes are a common feature at the centres of galaxies.Galaxies are categorized according to their visual morphology as elliptical, spiral, or irregular. Many are thought to have supermassive black holes at their centers. The Milky Way's central black hole, known as Sagittarius A*, has a mass four million times greater than the Sun. As of March 2016, GN-z11 is the oldest and most distant galaxy observed. It has a comoving distance of 32 billion light-years from Earth, and is seen as it existed just 400 million years after the Big Bang.It is estimated that there are roughly 200 billion galaxies (2×1011) in the observable universe. Most galaxies are 1,000 to 100,000 parsecs in diameter (approximately 3,000 to 300,000 light years) and are separated by distances on the order of millions of parsecs (or megaparsecs). For comparison, the Milky Way has a diameter of at least 26,800 parsecs (87,400 ly) and is separated from the Andromeda Galaxy (with diameter of about 152,000 ly), its nearest large neighbor, by 780,000 parsecs (2.5 million ly.)The space between galaxies is filled with a tenuous gas (the intergalactic medium) with an average density of less than one atom per cubic meter. Most galaxies are gravitationally organized into groups, clusters and superclusters. The Milky Way is part of the Local Group, which it dominates along with Andromeda Galaxy. The group is part of the Virgo Supercluster. At the largest scale, these associations are generally arranged into sheets and filaments surrounded by immense voids.[9] Both the Local Group and the Virgo Supercluster are contained in a much larger cosmic structure named Laniakea."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GalaxyJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Private Jet Stops Responding, Changes Course | Last Moments Qxir 2023-06-09 | This jet hasn't responded to radio or made any movement for hours - what can be done about this?"On October 25, 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 business jet was scheduled to fly from Orlando, Florida, United States to Dallas, Texas, United States. Early in the flight, the aircraft, which was climbing to its assigned altitude on autopilot, lost cabin pressure, and all six on board were incapacitated by hypoxia, a lack of oxygen in the brain and body. The aircraft continued climbing past its assigned altitude, then failed to make the westward turn toward Dallas over North Florida and continued on its northwestern course, flying over the southern and midwestern United States for almost four hours and 1,500 miles (2,400 km). The plane ran out of fuel over South Dakota and crashed into a field near Aberdeen after an uncontrolled descent.The two pilots were Michael Kling and Stephanie Bellegarrigue. The four passengers on board were PGA golfer Payne Stewart; his agent, and former Alabama football quarterback, Robert Fraley; president of the agency, Van Ardan; and Bruce Borland, a golf architect with the Jack Nicklaus golf course design company."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_South_Dakota_Learjet_crashJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
6 Questions Youve Never Asked (But Want the Answers To) | Why? Qxir 2023-06-02 | WHY do we blow to cool something down but breathe to warm it up?WHY shouldn't you put your hands in wet cement?WHY do we get goosebumps?WHY is yawning contagious?WHY do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?WHY do we have leap years?WHY is it called Bluetooth?Join membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
The Smiley Face Bomber | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2023-05-19 | Why would someone plant bombs across the country in the shape of a smiley face?"Lucas John "Luke" Helder (born May 5, 1981) also known as the Midwest Pipe Bomber, is an American domestic terrorist and former University of Wisconsin–Stout student from Pine Island, Minnesota.He was arrested in 2002 as a suspect in pipe bombings in mailboxes, which injured several people. In 2004 he was found mentally incompetent to stand trial and is still incarcerated in a federal medical facility."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_HelderJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Not a Toy: Worlds Scariest Aircraft | Last Moments Qxir 2023-05-12 | There's no aircraft in the world quite like this one - because it's too dangerous."The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft primarily designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. It is the only operational rocket-powered fighter aircraft in history as well as the first piloted aircraft of any type to exceed 1,000 kilometres per hour (620 mph) in level flight.Development of what would become the Me 163 can be traced back to 1937 and the work of the German aeronautical engineer Alexander Lippisch and the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (DFS). Initially an experimental programme that drew upon traditional glider designs while integrating various new innovations such as the rocket engine, the development ran into organisational issues until Lippisch and his team were transferred to Messerschmitt in January 1939. Plans for a propeller-powered intermediary aircraft were quickly dropped in favour of proceeding directly to rocket propulsion. On 1 September 1941, the prototype performed its maiden flight, quickly demonstrating its unprecedented performance and the qualities of its design. Having been suitably impressed, Nazi officials quickly enacted plans that aimed for the widespread introduction of Me 163 point-defence interceptors across Germany. During December 1941, work began on the upgraded Me 163B, which was optimized for large-scale production.During early July 1944, German test pilot Heini Dittmar reached 1,130 km/h (700 mph), an unofficial flight airspeed record that remained unmatched by turbojet-powered aircraft up until 1953. That same year, the Me 163 began flying operational missions, being typically used to defend against incoming enemy bombing raids. As part of their alliance with Empire of Japan, Germany provided design schematics and a single Me 163 to the country; this led to the development of the Mitsubishi J8M. By the end of the conflict, roughly 370 Komets had been completed, most of which were being used operationally. However, some of the aircraft's shortcomings were never addressed, and the type was not as effective in combat as had been hoped. Being only capable of a maximum of seven and a half minutes of powered flight, its range fell short of projections and greatly limited its potential. Efforts to improve the aircraft were made (most notably the development of the Messerschmitt Me 263), but many of these did not see actual combat due to the sustained advancement of the Allied powers into Germany in 1945.For a dedicated interceptor aircraft that achieved operational status, the track record of the Me 163 is somewhat underwhelming, having been credited with the destruction of between nine and 18 Allied aircraft against ten losses. Aside from the actual combat losses incurred, numerous Me 163 pilots had been killed during testing and training flights. This high loss rate was, at least partially, a result of the later models' use of rocket propellant, which was not only highly volatile but also corrosive and hazardous to be around. One noteworthy fatality was that of Josef Pöhs, a German fighter ace and Oberleutnant in the Luftwaffe, who was killed in 1943 through exposure to T-Stoff in combination with injuries sustained during a failed takeoff that ruptured a fuel line. Besides Nazi Germany, no nation has ever made operational use of either the Me 163 specifically, or rocket planes in general; however, a few captured Me 163s were flown for evaluation and research purposes."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_163_KometJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Attempting the Impossible: Hands Across America | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2023-04-28 | Forming a human chain of people from coast to coast seems impossible - but it's been tried, so is it?"Hands Across America was a public fundraising event on Sunday, May 25, 1986, when 5 to 6.5 million people held hands for 15 minutes in an attempt to form a continuous human chain across the contiguous United States. The attempt to have a complete line of people across the country failed, although the number of participants would have been sufficient to succeed if they had been spread out over the full length of the planned course. The various gaps in the line between participants were filled using ribbons, ropes, or banners.Many participants donated $10 each to reserve their place in line. The proceeds were donated to local charities to fight hunger and homelessness and help those in poverty.The event raised about $15 million for charities after operating costs."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_Across_AmericaJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
NEVER Hire a Stupid Hitman | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2023-04-21 | These hitmen turned a contract killing into a pyramid scheme, with hilarious results."Contract killing is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or persons. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of payment, monetary or otherwise. Either party may be a person, group, or organization. Contract killing has been associated with organized crime, government conspiracies, dictatorships, and vendettas. For example, in the United States, the Italian- and Jewish-American organized crime gang Murder, Inc. committed hundreds of murders on behalf of the National Crime Syndicate during the 1930s and '40s.Contract killing provides the hiring party with the advantage of not having to carry out the actual killing, making it more difficult for law enforcement to connect the hirer with the murder. The likelihood that authorities will establish that party's guilt for the committed crime, especially due to lack of forensic evidence linked to the contracting party, makes the case more difficult to attribute to the hiring party. Contract killers may exhibit serial killer traits, but are generally not classified as such because of third-party killing objectives and detached financial and emotional incentives. Nevertheless, there are occasionally individuals that are labeled as both contract killers and serial killers.A contract killer is colloquially known as a hitman. Contract killers who work for criminal organizations are often known as enforcers."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_killingJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Why This Straightforward World Record Is So DEADLY | Last Moments Qxir 2023-04-14 | Everyone who's tried to beat this 1978 record was killed in the attempt - why is it so dangerous?"The world unlimited Water Speed Record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle, irrespective of propulsion method. The current unlimited record is 511.11 km/h (317.59 mph), achieved by Australian Ken Warby in the Spirit of Australia in 1978.The record is one of the sporting world's most hazardous competitions. Of the thirteen people who have attempted the record since June 1930, seven have died. There have been two official attempts to beat Ken Warby's 1978 record, and both resulted in the death of the pilot; Lee Taylor (1980) and Craig Arfons (1989). Despite this, there are several teams currently working to make further attempts.The record is ratified by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM)."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_speed_recordJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Messed Up Gameshow Makes DYING Contestants Compete for Organ Transplant | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2023-04-07 | 'De Grote Donorshow' is perhaps the most controversial game show of all time, ending with just one episode."De Grote Donorshow (The Great Donor Show) was a reality television program which was broadcast in the Netherlands on Friday, June 1, 2007, by BNN. The program involved a supposedly terminally ill 37-year-old woman donating a kidney to one of twenty-five people requiring a kidney transplantation. After a first selection, three people remained. Viewers were able to send advice on whom they thought she should choose to give her kidney to via text messages. The profit made by the text messages was given to the Dutch Kidney Foundation. The program, due to its controversial nature, had received heavy international criticism in the run-up to the broadcast. In the end, it was revealed during the course of the show that the "terminally ill" woman was, in reality, an actress, although the three candidates were, in fact, real kidney patients; they were aware that Lisa was an actress, and participated because they were supportive of BNN's cause to give awareness to the limited number of organ donors in the Netherlands.In a press statement after the show, Paul Römer, the director of the program's creator Endemol, stated that the show was necessary in order to get the shortage of donors back on the political agenda."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Grote_DonorshowJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
What Happens if Your Plane Is Exposed to the Elements? | Last Moments Qxir 2023-03-31 | Aloha Airlines Flight 243 lost a large section of fuselage during its journey, exposing passengers to the elements at 24,000 ft. So what happened to them?"Aloha Airlines Flight 243 (IATA: AQ243, ICAO: AAH243) was a scheduled Aloha Airlines flight between Hilo and Honolulu in Hawaii. On April 28, 1988, a Boeing 737-297 serving the flight suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight, caused by part of the fuselage breaking due to poor maintenance and metal fatigue. The plane was able to land safely at Kahului Airport on Maui. The one fatality, flight attendant Clarabelle "C.B." Lansing, was ejected from the airplane. Another 65 passengers and crew were injured. The substantial damage inflicted by the decompression, the loss of one cabin crew member, and the safe landing of the aircraft established the incident as a significant event in the history of aviation, with far-reaching effects on aviation safety policies and procedures."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243Join membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
The Man With a PhD in SUPLEXES | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2023-03-24 | Not only did he have the size, strength and speed to dominate his opponents - he also had the smarts. "Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin (Russian: Александр Александрович Карелин, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ kɐˈrʲelʲɪn]; born 19 September 1967) is a Russian politician and retired athlete.Karelin competed in Greco-Roman wrestling, representing the Soviet Union and Russia between 1987 and 2000. Nicknamed the "Russian Bear", "Russian King Kong", "Alexander the Great" and "The Experiment", he is widely considered to be the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of all time. Karelin won gold medals at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games under a different flag each time (Soviet Union, Unified Team and Russia respectively), and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games. His wrestling record is 887 wins and two losses, both by a single point. Prior to his last match versus Rulon Gardner in September 2000, a point had not been scored on him within the previous six years. He went undefeated in the world championships, having never lost a match. Karelin was the national flag bearer at three consecutive Olympics: in 1988 for the Soviet Union, in 1992 for the Unified Team, and in 1996 for Russia.Karelin entered politics in 1999, being elected a deputy of the State Duma that year. He sat in the Duma through various convocations until 2020, when he entered the Federation Council as a senator."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_KarelinJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
The Horror of Methanol Fires | Last Moments Qxir 2023-03-17 | Methanol burns with an invisible flame, making accidents involving it absolutely terrifying."Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the formula CH3OH (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH). It is a light, volatile, colourless, flammable liquid with a distinctive alcoholic odour similar to that of ethanol (potable alcohol). Methanol acquired the name wood alcohol because it was once produced chiefly by the destructive distillation of wood. Today, methanol is mainly produced industrially by hydrogenation of carbon monoxide.Methanol consists of a methyl group linked to a polar hydroxyl group. With more than 20 million tons produced annually, it is used as a precursor to other commodity chemicals, including formaldehyde, acetic acid, methyl tert-butyl ether, methyl benzoate, anisole, peroxyacids, as well as a host of more specialised chemicals."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MethanolJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Did This Train Driver Deserve the Death Penalty? | Last Moments Qxir 2023-03-10 | This train driver's carelessness cost many lives, but did he deserve the death penalty?"In the early morning of 27 February 2019, in Cairo's main train station, Ramses Station, a locomotive hit the buffers at the end of the track at platform 6 at high speed, causing an explosion that sparked a major blaze and fireball that blackened the walls of the station. The locomotive could later be seen inside, leaning to one side next to a platform. One eyewitness said:I saw a man pointing from the locomotive as it entered the platform, and screaming, ‘There are no brakes, there are no brakes’ before he jumped out of the locomotive. He was probably the driver, but I don’t know what happened to him.It was later confirmed that the driver was not inside the locomotive during the accident. According to Egypt's Prosecutor General, Nabil Sadek, one train driver had left his train to fight with another train driver; thereafter, the unmanned train struck the barrier.Transport Minister Hisham Arafat resigned after the incident.An Egyptian member of parliament publicly called for the employees that were responsible for the accident to face the death penalty."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramses_Station_rail_disasterJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
How the $100 Bill Prevents Counterfeiting, And How It’s Counterfeited Anyway | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2023-02-24 | If you make it, they will break it. This is true for virtually everything, but especially so with the security features present in banknotes. After all, who doesn't want to print their own money?"Arthur "Art" Williams Jr. is an American-born artist and former counterfeiter, who counterfeited the 1996 hundred dollar bill, and was subject of the book The Art of Making Money by Jason Kersten. His notoriety came as being the first to break all the security features within the 1996-issued $100 bill. Williams would serve twelve years in various prisons throughout his life."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_J._Williams_Jr.Join membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
The Incident That Made the Mona Lisa So Famous | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2023-02-17 | You know the Mona Lisa, but do you know WHY you know the Mona Lisa?"Vincenzo Peruggia (8 October 1881 – 8 October 1925) was an Italian museum worker, artist, and thief, most famous for stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum in Paris on 21 August 1911."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_PeruggiaJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
They Changed the Name (Its Still Funny) Qxir 2023-02-08 | This village was forced to change their name due to unruly English-speaking tourists. Thankfully, the new name is still funny."Fugging, spelt Fucking until 2021, is an Austrian village in the municipality of Tarsdorf, located in the Innviertel region of western Upper Austria. It is 33 km (21 mi) north of Salzburg and 4 km (2.5 mi) east of the Inn river, which forms part of the German border.Despite a population of only 106 in 2020, the village has drawn attention in the English-speaking world for its former name, which was spelled the same as an inflected form of the vulgar English-language word "fuck". Its road signs were a popular visitor attraction and were often stolen by souvenir-hunting vandals until 2005, when they were modified to be theft-resistant. A campaign to change the village's name to Fugging, which is pronounced the same in the local dialect, was rejected in 2004 but succeeded in late 2020."More on Wikipedia: hen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugging,_Upper_AustriaJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Rampaging Driver Films High-Speed Crash | Last Moments Qxir 2023-02-03 | You've never seen a driver as out of control as this. Watch as he rants nonsensically while speeding and weaving through traffic."In United States law, reckless driving is a major moving violation that generally consists in driving a vehicle with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property. It is usually a more serious offense than careless driving, improper driving, or driving without due care and attention, and is often punishable by fines, imprisonment, or the suspension or revocation of one's driver's license. In Commonwealth countries, the offense of dangerous driving applies.Reckless driving has been studied by psychologists who found that reckless drivers score high in risk-taking personality traits. However, no one cause can be assigned to the mental state.Depending on the jurisdiction, reckless driving may be defined by a particular subjective mental state that is evident from the circumstances, or by particular driver actions regardless of mental state, or both."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reckless_drivingJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Every Honour Earned by Nils the Military Penguin | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2023-01-27 | Nils Olav had the body of a penguin, the heart of a lion and the job of a Norwegian King's Guard. This is a list of his many achievements."Brigadier Sir Nils Olav III (Norwegian: [ˌnɪls ˈôːlɑv]) is a king penguin who resides in Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. He is the mascot and colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King's Guard. The name 'Nils Olav' and associated ranks have been passed down through three king penguins since 1972 – the current holder being Nils Olav III."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_OlavJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
The Government Claimed This Man Did Not Exist (They Were Right) | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2023-01-20 | This man disappeared for over 20 years, and not even he knows what happened to him during this time.""Benjaman Kyle" was the alias chosen by an American man who had severe amnesia. On August 31, 2004, he was found, naked and injured, without any possessions or identification, next to a dumpster behind a Burger King restaurant in Richmond Hill, Georgia. Between 2004 and 2015, neither he nor the authorities had determined his identity or background, despite searches that had included television publicity and various other methods.In late 2015, genetic detective work, which had gone on for years, led to the discovery of his identity as William Burgess Powell, born August 29, 1948. A gap of more than 20 years in his life history still remains without any documented records. With the rediscovery of his Social Security number, he has again become eligible for employment and has received public assistance."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjaman_KyleJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Father TAKES OVER Hospital to Protect Comatose Son | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2023-01-13 | Grief is something most of us have had to endure at some point, but must of us didn't deal with it by bringing a gun into the hospital..."Tomball (/ˈtɒmbɔːl/ TOM-bawl) is a city in Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas, a part of the Houston metropolitan area. The population was 12,341 at the 2020 U.S. census. In 1907, the community of Peck was renamed Tomball for local congressman Thomas Henry Ball, who had a major role in the development of the Port of Houston."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomball,_TexasJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Why You Can’t Yell “FIRE!” in a Crowded Place | Last Moments Qxir 2022-12-30 | Shouting "fire!" in a crowded place is probably more dangerous than you think, and sadly there are real-life examples of this."The Italian Hall Disaster (sometimes referred to as the 1913 Massacre) was a tragedy that occurred on Wednesday, December 24, 1913, in Calumet, Michigan, United States. Seventy-three men, women, and children – mostly striking mine workers and their families – were crushed to death in a stampede when someone falsely shouted "fire" at a crowded Christmas party."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Hall_disasterJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Breeding Supersoldiers - Its Been Done in the Past! | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2022-12-23 | You want an army of giants, so what do you do? Breed tall people, of course - but don't forget to treat them like crap."The Potsdam Giants was the name given to Prussian infantry regiment No 6. The regiment was composed of taller-than-average soldiers, and was founded in 1675. It was eventually dissolved in 1806, after the Prussians were defeated by Napoleon. Throughout the reign of the Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia (1688–1740), the unit was known as the "Potsdamer Riesengarde" ("giant guard of Potsdam") in German, but the Prussian population quickly nicknamed them the Lange Kerle ("long fellows")."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam_GiantsJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Convicted Murderer Tries to Give His Last Meal to the Homeless | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2022-12-16 | Death row inmates may not be known for their selflessness, but many wonder if this man should have been on death row at all..."Philip Ray Workman (June 1, 1953 – May 9, 2007) was a death row inmate executed in Tennessee on May 9, 2007. He was convicted in 1982 for the murder of a police officer following a robbery of a Wendy's restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee, and sentenced to death by lethal injection."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_WorkmanJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
World Cup Mistake Gets Player Killed | Last Moments Qxir 2022-12-09 | A mistake in the 1994 World Cup ended up getting a player killed, just a week later."Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga; 13 March 1967 – 2 July 1994) was a Colombian footballer who played as a defender. He played for Atlético Nacional, BSC Young Boys, and the Colombia national team. Nicknamed The Gentleman, he was known for his clean style of play and calmness on the pitch.On 2 July 1994, Escobar was murdered in the aftermath of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, reportedly as retaliation for having scored an own goal which contributed to the team's elimination from the tournament. His murder tarnished the image of the country internationally. Escobar himself had worked to promote a more positive image of Colombia, earning acclaim in the country.Escobar is still held in high regard by Colombian fans, and is especially mourned and remembered by Atlético Nacional's fans."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_EscobarJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
How Booth SAVED Lincolns Life Qxir 2022-11-28 | Booth killed Lincoln, but Booth saved Lincoln's life.#shorts#TheSearch#CreatorDAO@creatordao"Edwin Thomas Booth (November 13, 1833 – June 7, 1893) was an American actor who toured throughout the United States and the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespearean plays. In 1869, he founded Booth's Theatre in New York. Some theatrical historians consider him the greatest American actor, and the greatest Prince Hamlet, of the 19th century. His achievements are often overshadowed by his relationship with his younger brother, actor John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated the 16th US President, Abraham Lincoln."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_BoothJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
The WORST Inflation in History | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2022-11-25 | What could you buy with this SEXTILLION banknote? Well, not much as it turns out..."The pengő (Hungarian: [ˈpɛŋɡøː]; sometimes written as pengo or pengoe in English) was the currency of Hungary between 1 January 1927, when it replaced the korona, and 31 July 1946, when it was replaced by the forint. The pengő was subdivided into 100 fillér. Although the introduction of the pengő was part of a post-World War I stabilisation program, the currency survived for only 20 years and experienced the most serious case of hyperinflation ever recorded."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_peng%C5%91Join membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Why Is the V-Sign ONLY Offensive in Certain Countries | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2022-11-18 | The V-sign has led many unfortunate US representatives to accidentally make an obscene gesture in different parts of the world - so what makes it unique to these countries?"The V sign is a hand gesture in which the index and middle fingers are raised and parted to make a V shape while the other fingers are clenched. It has various meanings, depending on the circumstances and how it is presented.When displayed with the palm inward toward the signer, it can be an offensive gesture in some Commonwealth nations (not dissimilar to showing the middle finger), dating back to at least 1900. When given with the palm outward, it is to be read as a victory sign ("V for Victory"); this usage was introduced in January 1941 as part of a campaign by the Allies of World War II, and made more widely known by Winston Churchill. During the Vietnam War, in the 1960s, the "V sign" with palm outward was widely adopted by the counterculture as a symbol of peace and still today in the United States it is commonly called the "peace sign". Shortly thereafter, it also became a gesture associated with fun used in photographs, especially in East Asia, where the gesture is also associated with cuteness."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_signJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Zambias Laughable Space Program | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2022-11-11 | The Zambian space program is worth a look for a few laughs - but does it hide a darker secret?"From 1960 until sometime after 1969, Nkoloso's "space program" sought to accomplish the launching of a rocket that would send 17-year-old Matha Mwambwa and two cats to the Moon. There were also plans for a trip to Mars. Nkoloso hoped to beat the United States and Soviet Union's respective space programs at the height of the Space Race.To train the astronauts, Nkoloso set up a makeshift facility on an abandoned farm 11 kilometres (7 mi) from Lusaka, where the trainees would be rolled down a rough hill in a 200-litre (44 imp gal) oil drum. This, according to Nkoloso, would train them in the feeling of weightlessness in both space travel and re-entry. In addition, they used a tyre swing to simulate weightlessness.Nkoloso stated that the goals of the program were to establish a Christian ministry to "primitive" Martians and the hope of Zambia becoming the "controllers of the seventh heaven of interstellar space". However, he reportedly instructed the missionary in the space program not to force Christianity onto native Martians.The rocket, named D-Kalu 1 after President Kenneth Kaunda, was a 3-metre by 2-metre (10x6 ft) drum-shaped vessel.[3][10] Nkoloso claimed that it was made of "space-worthy" aluminium and copper. The planned launch date was on Independence Day, 24 October 1964 and would take place from the Independence Stadium, but the launch was purportedly denied permission due to being inappropriate.It is said that he then asked UNESCO for a grant of £7,000,000 in Zambian pounds to support his space program. It is also said he requested $1.9 billion from "private foreign sources". However, the Ministry of Power, Transport and Communication is reported as stating those requests had not been made on the behalf of Zambia.The term "Afronauts", coined by Nkoloso, refers to the participants of this program with hopes of bringing not just Zambia, but also the entire continent of Africa, to space.Interviewed in 2016, President Kenneth Kaunda said of the space program that "It wasn't a real thing ... It was more for fun than anything else.""More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Makuka_NkolosoJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Inside The Deadliest Single-Aircraft Disaster Ever | Last Moments Qxir 2022-11-04 | It's the worst single-aircraft accident in aviation history - and there's a picture from a passenger's point of view."Japan Air Lines Flight 123 (JAL123) was a scheduled domestic Japan Air Lines passenger flight from Haneda Airport in Tokyo to Itami International Airport in Osaka. On August 12, 1985, the Boeing 747SR operating this flight suffered a sudden decompression 12 minutes into the flight, and crashed in the area of Mount Takamagahara, Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, 100 kilometres (62 mi; 54 nmi) from Tokyo 32 minutes later. The crash site was on Osutaka Ridge, near Mount Osutaka.Japan's Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission (AAIC) concluded,[1]: 129 agreeing with investigators from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, that the rapid decompression was caused by a faulty repair by Boeing technicians after a tailstrike incident during a landing at Osaka Airport in 1978 as JAL Flight 115. The rear bulkhead of the plane had been repaired with an improperly installed doubler plate, compromising the plane's airworthiness. Cabin pressurization continued to expand and contract the improperly repaired bulkhead until the day of the accident, when the faulty repair failed, causing a rapid decompression that ripped off a large portion of the tail and caused the loss of hydraulic controls to the entire plane.The aircraft, which was configured with increased economy-class seating, was carrying 524 people. All 15 crew members and 505 of the 509 passengers died in the accident. Some of the passengers survived the initial crash but died of their injuries hours later while awaiting rescue. Surpassing the fatalities of All Nippon Airways Flight 58, which crashed 14 years earlier with 162 fatalities, it is the deadliest single-aircraft accident both in Japan and global aviation history.The event is known in Japan as The crash accident of Japan Air Lines Jumbo Jet (Japanese: 日航ジャンボ機墜落事故)."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Air_Lines_Flight_123Join membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Italian Bridge Collapses, Gets Demolished | Last Moments Qxir 2022-10-28 | Occurring in 2018, this spectacular (and deadly) incident was caught on camera. "Ponte Morandi (English: Morandi Bridge), officially Viadotto Polcevera (English: Polcevera Viaduct), was a road viaduct in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, constructed between 1963 and 1967 along the A10 motorway over the Polcevera River, from which it derived its official name. It connected Genoa's Sampierdarena and Cornigliano districts across the Polcevera Valley. The bridge was widely called "Ponte Morandi" after its structural designer, engineer Riccardo Morandi.On 14 August 2018, a 210-metre (690 ft) section of the viaduct collapsed during a rainstorm, killing forty-three people. The collapse led to a year-long state of emergency in the Liguria region, extensive analysis of the structural failure, and widely varying assignment of responsibility.The remains of the original bridge were demolished in August 2019. The replacement bridge, the Genoa-Saint George Bridge was inaugurated a year later."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_MorandiJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
I Asked AI to Show Me Heaven (And It Was Beautiful) Qxir 2022-10-22 | What does an AI think heaven and the angels look like? And what happens when we feed the AI verses from the Bible?"Stable Diffusion is a deep learning, text-to-image model released in 2022. It is primarily used to generate detailed images conditioned on text descriptions, though it can also be applied to other tasks such as inpainting, outpainting, and generating image-to-image translations guided by a text prompt.Stable Diffusion is a latent diffusion model, a variety of deep generative neural network developed by the CompVis group at LMU Munich. The model has been released by a collaboration of Stability AI, CompVis LMU, and Runway with support from EleutherAI and LAION. In October 2022, Stability AI raised $101 million dollars in a round led by Lightspeed Ventures and Coatue. Stable Diffusion's code and model weights have been released publicly, and it can run on most consumer hardware equipped with a modest GPU. This marked a departure from previous proprietary text-to-image models such as DALL-E and Midjourney which were accessible only via cloud services."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stable_DiffusionJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Fantas Regrettable Origins | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2022-10-07 | Fanta can trace its origins back to dark times in world history - although they've inexplicably referred to these as "the good old times" in recent years, prompting backlash."Fanta is an American-owned German brand of fruit-flavored carbonated soft drinks created by Coca-Cola Deutschland under the leadership of German businessman Max Keith. There are more than 200 flavors worldwide. Fanta originated in Germany as a Coca-Cola alternative in 1940 due to the American trade embargo of Nazi Germany, which affected the availability of Coca-Cola ingredients. Fanta soon dominated the German market with three million cans sold in 1943. The current formulation of Fanta was developed in Italy in 1955."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FantaJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Why the US Government Hoards Millions of Cheese Wheels in Underground Caves Qxir 2022-09-30 | Of all the things the US Government could be stockpiling in underground caves, cheese seems the least likely - but they've got over a billion pounds of the stuff!"Government cheese is processed cheese provided to welfare beneficiaries, Food Stamp recipients, and the elderly receiving Social Security in the United States, as well as to food banks and churches. This processed cheese was used in military kitchens during World War II and has been used in schools since the 1950s.Government cheese is a commodity cheese that was controlled by the US federal government from World War II to the early 1980s. Government cheese was created to maintain the price of dairy when dairy industry subsidies artificially increased the supply of milk and created a surplus of milk that was then converted into cheese, butter, or powdered milk. The cheese, along with the butter and dehydrated milk powder, was stored in over 150 warehouses across 35 states."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_cheeseJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
I Asked an AI to Show Me Hell (And It Terrified Me) Qxir 2022-09-23 | Artificial intelligence seems to think hell is as scary as it's made out to be."Stable Diffusion is a machine learning, text-to-image model to generate digital images from natural language descriptions. The underlying approach was developed at LMU Munich and then extended by a collaboration of StabilityAI, LMU, and Runway with support from EleutherAI and LAION. The model can be used for other tasks too, like generating image-to-image translations guided by a text prompt.It can run on most consumer hardware equipped with a modest GPU and was hailed by PC World as "the next killer app for your PC".Stability AI, the company behind Stable Diffusion, is in talks to raise capital at a valuation of up to one billion dollars as of September 2022."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stable_DiffusionJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
The Joke That Corrupted Europes Currency Qxir 2022-09-16 | One of the world's foremost currencies has a stickman on the back - but why?"The euro (symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the 27 member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens as of 2019. The euro is divided into 100 cents.The currency is also used officially by the institutions of the European Union, by four European microstates that are not EU members, the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, as well as unilaterally by Montenegro and Kosovo. Outside Europe, a number of special territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency. Additionally, over 200 million people worldwide use currencies pegged to the euro.As of 2013, the euro is the second-largest reserve currency as well as the second-most traded currency in the world after the United States dollar. As of December 2019, with more than €1.3 trillion in circulation, the euro has one of the highest combined values of banknotes and coins in circulation in the world.The name euro was officially adopted on 16 December 1995 in Madrid. The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency on 1 January 1999, replacing the former European Currency Unit (ECU) at a ratio of 1:1 (US$1.1743). Physical euro coins and banknotes entered into circulation on 1 January 2002, making it the day-to-day operating currency of its original members, and by March 2002 it had completely replaced the former currencies.Between December 1999 and December 2002, the euro traded below the US dollar, but has since traded at or above the US dollar, peaking at US$1.60 on 18 July 2008 and since then returning near to its original issue rate. On 13 July 2022, the two currencies hit parity for the first time in nearly two decades"More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EuroJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Judge FIGHTS Lawyer | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2022-09-09 | Watch this court's reaction to the judge challenging the attorney to a physical fight, before the two get into it!"The Speedy Trial Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial". The Clause protects the defendant from delay between the presentation of the indictment or similar charging instrument and the beginning of trial."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedy_Trial_ClauseJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Secrets of the Cats Eyes | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2022-09-02 | The eyes are always watching - but why?"The cat's eye design originated in the UK in 1934 and is today used all over the world. The original form consisted of two pairs of retroreflectors set into a white rubber dome, mounted in a cast iron housing. This is the kind that marks the centre of the road, with one pair of cat's eyes showing in each direction. A single-ended form has become widely used in other colours at road margins and as lane dividers. Cat's eyes are particularly valuable in fog and are largely resistant to damage from snow ploughs.A key feature of the cat's eye is the flexible rubber dome which is occasionally deformed by the passage of traffic. A fixed rubber wiper cleans the surface of the reflectors as they sink below the surface of the road (the base tends to hold water after a shower of rain, making this process even more efficient). The rubber dome is protected from impact damage by metal 'kerbs' – which also give tactile and audible feedback for wandering drivers."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%27s_eye_(road)Join membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
WATCH: Fire Breaks Out in Rocket Fuel Plant | Last Moments Qxir 2022-08-26 | With the Space Shuttle fleet temporarily grounded after the Challenger Disaster, this production plant was left with two years worth of excess ammonium perchlorate - which is unstable and highly flammable. Watch what happens when the plant catches fire."On May 4, 1988, a fire followed by several explosions occurred at the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) chemical plant in Henderson, Nevada. The disaster caused two fatalities, 372 injuries, and an estimated $100 million of damage. A large portion of the Las Vegas Valley within a 10-mile (16 km) radius of the plant was affected, and several agencies activated disaster plans."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEPCON_disasterJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
The Devils Bible | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2022-08-19 | The Codex Gigas is otherwise known as the Devil's Bible - but why?"The Codex Gigas ("Giant Book"; Czech: Obří kniha) is the largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript in the world, at a length of 92 cm (36 in). Very large illuminated bibles were a typical feature of Romanesque monastic book production, but even within this group, the page-size of the Codex Gigas is noted as exceptional. The manuscript is also known as the Devil's Bible, due to its highly unusual full-page portrait of Satan, and the legend surrounding its creation.The manuscript was created in the early 13th century in the Benedictine monastery of Podlažice in Bohemia, now a region in the modern-day Czech Republic. The manuscript contains the complete Vulgate Bible, as well as other popular works, all written in Latin. Between the Old and New Testaments are a selection of other popular medieval reference works: Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews and De bello iudaico, Isidore of Seville's encyclopedia Etymologiae, the chronicle of Cosmas of Prague, and medical works: an early version of the Ars medicinae compilation of treatises, and two books by Constantine the African.Eventually finding its way to the imperial library of Rudolf II in Prague, the entire collection was taken as spoils of war by the Swedish in 1648 during the Thirty Years' War, and the manuscript is now preserved at the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm, where it is on display for the general public."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_GigasJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Passerby Captures Insane Plane Crash | Last Moments Qxir 2022-08-12 | A plane isn't going to make it very far after losing both its wings - but how could the wings just fall off?"In 2002, two large airtankers – a Lockheed C-130 Hercules and a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer – crashed about a month apart while performing aerial firefighting operations. These crashes prompted a review of the maintenance and use of the entire U.S. large airtanker fleet. Ultimately, the whole fleet (33 aircraft in all) was grounded, dramatically reducing the resources available to fight major wildfires. Both aircraft were owned by Hawkins & Powers Aviation of Greybull, Wyoming and operated under contract to the United States Forest Service (USFS). The crashes occurred in one of the worst fire seasons in the last half century, one in which 73,000 fires burned 7.2 million acres (29,000 km2) of land."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_United_States_airtanker_crashesJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Why Do NASCAR Cars Have FAKE Lights? | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2022-08-05 | Not having real lights is one thing - but what's the deal with the stickers?"The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and his son, Jim France, has been the CEO since August 2018. The company is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida. Each year, NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 48 US states as well as in Canada, Mexico, and Europe."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCARJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Drugs & Guns: Rainbow Farms Last Stand | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2022-07-29 | It's the siege you've probably never heard of; find out why Rainbow Farm found itself under attack by the law, and why it wouldn't happen today."Rainbow Farm was a pro-marijuana campground in Newberg Township, Cass County, Michigan, United States, that was involved in a fatal police standoff on September 3, 2001. The campground was run by Tom Crosslin and his life partner Rolland "Rollie" Rohm, and was home to two annual festivals, "HempAid" and "Roach Roast", which ran from 1996 through 2001. The operation ended with the burning down of all the structures on the property and the deaths of both Crosslin and Rohm."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_FarmJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Gaelic Football Is Something Else | Televised Éireann Qxir 2022-07-22 | A boisterous game commentated by a hilarious, hungover legend of a man."Gaelic football (Irish: Peil Ghaelach; short name Peil), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team's goals (3 points) or between two upright posts above the goals and over a crossbar 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) above the ground (1 point).Players advance the football up the field with a combination of carrying, bouncing, kicking, hand-passing, and soloing (dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands). In the game, two types of scores are possible: points and goals. A point is awarded for kicking or hand-passing the ball over the crossbar, signalled by the umpire raising a white flag. A goal is awarded for kicking the ball under the crossbar into the net, signalled by the umpire raising a green flag. Positions in Gaelic football are similar to those in other football codes, and comprise one goalkeeper, six backs, two midfielders, and six forwards, with a variable number of substitutes.Gaelic football is one of four sports (collectively referred to as the "Gaelic games") controlled by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), the largest sporting organisation in Ireland. Along with hurling and camogie, Gaelic football is one of the few remaining strictly amateur sports in the world, with players, coaches, and managers prohibited from receiving any form of payment. Gaelic football is mainly played on the island of Ireland, although units of the Association exist in Great Britain, mainland Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.The final of the All-Ireland Senior Championship, held every year at Croke Park, Dublin, draws crowds of more than 80,000 people. Outside Ireland, football is mainly played among members of the Irish diaspora. Gaelic Park in New York City is the largest purpose-built Gaelic sports venue outside Ireland. Three major football competitions operate throughout the year: the National Football League and the All-Ireland Senior Championship operate on an inter-county basis, while the All-Ireland Club Championship is contested by individual clubs. The All-Ireland Senior Championship is considered the most prestigious event in Gaelic football.Under the auspices of the GAA, Gaelic football is a male-only sport; however, the related sport of ladies' Gaelic football is governed by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Similarities between Gaelic football and Australian rules football have allowed the development of international rules football, a hybrid sport, and a series of Test matches has been held regularly since 1998."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_footballSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: teespring.com/stores/qxirPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
Two Planes Collide Mid-Air, Becoming Stuck | Tales From the Bottle Qxir 2022-07-15 | In 1940, after an accidental collision, two planes found themselves lodged together a thousand feet in the air. So what happened to the crew?"On 29 September 1940, a mid-air collision occurred over Brocklesby, New South Wales, Australia. The accident was unusual in that the aircraft involved, two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Avro Ansons of No. 2 Service Flying Training School, remained locked together after colliding, and then landed safely. The collision stopped the engines of the upper Anson, but those of the machine underneath continued to run, allowing the aircraft to keep flying. Both navigators and the pilot of the lower Anson bailed out. The pilot of the upper Anson found that he was able to control the interlocked aircraft with his ailerons and flaps, and made an emergency landing in a nearby paddock. All four crewmen survived the incident, and the upper Anson was repaired and returned to flight service."More on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_Brocklesby_mid-air_collisionJoin membership: youtube.com/channel/UCGHDQtN_vzFYJaq_Fx1eikg/joinSecond Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCt93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrAMerch: qxir.creator-spring.comPatreon: patreon.com/qxirTwitter: twitter.com/QxirYTDiscord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJTwitch: twitch.tv/qxirytSubreddit: reddit.com/r/Qxir
