Dord

@swansont , my apologies for extending the discussion. @Xorim look at your mobile (cell) phone keypad

"Yes, but" replies the flat earther smuggly "the air gets thinner the higher up one goes which weakens the effect of the atmospheric distortion so one can see further." Simples 🤣

I and the team of detectives I supervise do exactly that, thank you very much Not by me they're not. Utter bollocks.

E=pc Thank you @Markus Hanke et al

How far have you got with trying to answer it yourself? Post your thought process and I might be able to give you some pointers.

Are you referring to the 5 (or sometimes 6) I's? • Inoculation • Incubation • Isolation • Inspection • (Information) • Identification Or something else?

I'm not sure if the US President has studied the Classics or not, but this quote springs to mind...

Metal corrosion requires(?) moisture so I guess* the same would apply for plastics. Also, as well as any environmental conditions, it may well depend on the type of salt being applied the type of plastic being used. Not much help, sorry! *I know it's not a scientific term, but I'm not a scientist!

There's a (fairly) famous quote from poem The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Coleridge that emphasises this very point... "Water, water, every where, nor a drop to drink." https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43997/the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-text-of-1834 (Although the modern version has not instead of the outdated nor.)

It seems to be pretty awesome looking camouflage... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110425120344.htm#:~:text=A team of researchers at,hindwings that are folded underneath.

The winners of the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020 awards have been announced with some truly spectacular images. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/in-pictures-54105085 Nicolas Lefaudeux: Overall Winner I don't have sufficient permissions to upload all the images but I'd like to give the winners a name check nonetheless... Nicholas Roemmelt: Aurorae category Bence Toth: Best New Comer Alain Paillou: Our Moon category Alexandra Hart: Our Sun category Lukasz Sujka: Planets, Comets and Asteroids category Thomas Kast: Skyscapes category Peter Ward: Stars and Nebulae category Alice Fock: Young category Julie F Hill: Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation Finally, Rafael Schmall: People and Space category (my particular favourite) The star in the centre of the image is the Albireo double star, surrounded by trails of moving satellites.

Mazel tov!

^SMH. oops

I found this (untested) source that suggests that there have been 118 USA mass shootings in the previous 38 years which averages at about one a quarter. It also suggests that just over 50% are perpetrated by whites. Or, alternatively, just under 50% by non-whites: SHM

Yanchinin looks like typo as the title of the pdf posted by @SergUpstart includes Janchilin V.L. Does this help..? https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.pirt.info/files/documents/proceedings_PIRT_2015.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi7_aWduv7pAhVxsHEKHRFdBcoQFjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw3v6BAYpo9xPt503b_96TEq The name Janchilin only appears twice, most notably as Reference 21,on page 298. It may be worth a look...?

Hmmm. Maybe he was bored and just fancied a chat, or were you wearing an inappropriate amount of lycra for a man of your age?

BIG CAVEAT: The video, like far too many others in apparently similar circumstances, seems to clearly represent the relevant facts at that time. BUT... just to clear: I am in no way commenting on any officers' actions before, during or after this event. I think enough people have done that already. But I will say that I am in favour of the legal concept (held by most countries) that a person suspected of a crime is presumed innocent until proven otherwise - and that suspicion can only be fully tested by independent judicial oversight in the courts where the provenance, veracity, value and weight of the entire evidence can be challenged and properly assessed. And that includes police officers suspected of a criminal offence. I have a different view; maybe it is because I am on the inside having been in the military and various law enforcement agencies throughout my entire adult life. Yes we have corrupt, criminal and incompetent officers, but they are a very small minority IMO disproportionately magnified in the public conscious due to a seemingly endless supply of Hollywood movies and TV cop shows all with the same narrative: • Any senior officer willing to help - baddie and needs to be killed • Cop's partner and best friend - baddie and needs to be killed • Protected Persons (aka witness protection) - traced in minutes and then killed by one or both of the above as part of a major conspiracy that involves countless and random participants • Suspects - tortured, they confess so that's okay • Evidence tested in court - why bother when there's a confession? • Accountability - non-existent • Unethical and unprofessional behaviour - rife and possibly even encouraged by the audience "to get the job done" And then there's social media, Youtube clips and some MSM reporting that offer us alternative facts. Here for instance is an encounter from the UK that is all too familiar... (Viewers' discretion is advised) But then from another angle, the scene takes on a different perspective... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w7CC540KnOE So, yes there corrupt, criminal and incompetent bad apples who may be supported by their colleagues closing ranks or (pretending to) not see certain events. But a bad apple spoils the barrow; not the orchard.

Today, I learned this from @Strange +1

I'm not entirely sure if this is relevant but we get quite a lot of "multiple truths" in law enforcement such as independent witnesses giving conflicting accounts of the same event, potentially false memories of childhood trauma, or the weapon-focus effect. All these are influenced, in varying degrees, by an observers' unconscious bias, their (flawed?) perception or outside influences. The knack it to test the observations and piece together the most likely "truth" then let a jury decide. A bit like peer review, I suppose.

Hello everybody I'm Dord I've been around the block, and would say that I'm worldly-wise and inquisitive but lack the abilty to grasp fully the concepts outside of my 3D world. I've been reading this forum for a while and 99% of what's said goes over my head but is very interesting nonetheless. (When I Google what people are saying, more often than not I have to re-Google the results to try and dumb it down to my level.) All this may go towards explaining some of my future posts which will probably end up in the Trash Can! Anyway, nice to meet you all and I will try not to interfere too much.