Talk:2072: Evaluating Tech Things - Revision history

SqueakSquawk4 at 17:21, 25 July 2025

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172.69.214.113 at 14:19, 25 May 2025

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162.158.106.96 at 15:26, 19 November 2018

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162.158.106.96 at 15:23, 19 November 2018

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Dgbrt at 20:25, 16 November 2018

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Linker at 14:44, 16 November 2018

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Kynde at 13:04, 16 November 2018

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Kynde at 13:03, 16 November 2018

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Daemonik at 11:44, 16 November 2018

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Shamino at 20:21, 15 November 2018

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	Has now happened [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGD2e741Riw Inside the Arnett, OK tornado - May 18, 2025, The OTUS Project] [[Special:Contributions/172.69.214.113\|172.69.214.113]] 14:19, 25 May 2025 (UTC)		Has now happened [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGD2e741Riw Inside the Arnett, OK tornado - May 18, 2025, The OTUS Project] [[Special:Contributions/172.69.214.113\|172.69.214.113]] 14:19, 25 May 2025 (UTC)
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		+	:This should go in the main article somehow. Idk how to fit is in but it should [[User:SqueakSquawk4\|SqueakSquawk4]] ([[User talk:SqueakSquawk4\|talk]]) 17:21, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

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	What about Twister??? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_(1996_film)/ Movie: Twister (1996 film)] [[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.96\|162.158.106.96]] 15:23, 19 November 2018 (UTC)		What about Twister??? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_(1996_film)/ Movie: Twister (1996 film)] [[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.96\|162.158.106.96]] 15:23, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
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		+	Has now happened [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGD2e741Riw Inside the Arnett, OK tornado - May 18, 2025, The OTUS Project] [[Special:Contributions/172.69.214.113\|172.69.214.113]] 14:19, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

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	I think Randall just tries to use his influence to get the job done. Just like he has experiences before with [[249: Chess Photo]] and [[225: Open Source]] (see [https://blog.xkcd.com/2007/04/19/life-imitates-xkcd-part-ii-richard-stallman/ Life Imitates xkcd]). See also the explanation for [[254: Comic Fragment]], which no one has enacted yet... This insight could be part of the explanation above, that Randall hopes alot of engineers will be inspired to try and maybe succeed in getting pictures and data from the inside of a tornado using drones. --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 13:03, 16 November 2018 (UTC)		I think Randall just tries to use his influence to get the job done. Just like he has experiences before with [[249: Chess Photo]] and [[225: Open Source]] (see [https://blog.xkcd.com/2007/04/19/life-imitates-xkcd-part-ii-richard-stallman/ Life Imitates xkcd]). See also the explanation for [[254: Comic Fragment]], which no one has enacted yet... This insight could be part of the explanation above, that Randall hopes alot of engineers will be inspired to try and maybe succeed in getting pictures and data from the inside of a tornado using drones. --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 13:03, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

−	What about Twister??? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_(1996_film) / Movie: Twister (1996 film)] [[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.96\|162.158.106.96]] 15:23, 19 November 2018 (UTC)	+	What about Twister??? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_(1996_film)/ Movie: Twister (1996 film)] [[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.96\|162.158.106.96]] 15:23, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

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	I think Randall just tries to use his influence to get the job done. Just like he has experiences before with [[249: Chess Photo]] and [[225: Open Source]] (see [https://blog.xkcd.com/2007/04/19/life-imitates-xkcd-part-ii-richard-stallman/ Life Imitates xkcd]). See also the explanation for [[254: Comic Fragment]], which no one has enacted yet... This insight could be part of the explanation above, that Randall hopes alot of engineers will be inspired to try and maybe succeed in getting pictures and data from the inside of a tornado using drones. --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 13:03, 16 November 2018 (UTC)		I think Randall just tries to use his influence to get the job done. Just like he has experiences before with [[249: Chess Photo]] and [[225: Open Source]] (see [https://blog.xkcd.com/2007/04/19/life-imitates-xkcd-part-ii-richard-stallman/ Life Imitates xkcd]). See also the explanation for [[254: Comic Fragment]], which no one has enacted yet... This insight could be part of the explanation above, that Randall hopes alot of engineers will be inspired to try and maybe succeed in getting pictures and data from the inside of a tornado using drones. --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 13:03, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
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		+	What about Twister??? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_(1996_film) / Movie: Twister (1996 film)] [[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.96\|162.158.106.96]] 15:23, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

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 The Black Mirror-Mythbusters scale. Or, to give it it's proper name, the Brooker-Hyneman Scale. [[User:GranadalandDreamer|GranadalandDreamer]] ([[User talk:GranadalandDreamer|talk]]) 23:59, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
-:lol, find it a little funny that it sounds almost like a real name.
+:lol, find it a little funny that it sounds almost like a real name. {{unsigned|Linker}}
 I'm amazed that no one has flown a drone into a tornado yet. Or is it just that they've yet to recover any footage from the mangled remains of the poor smashed drones? --[[User:Quantum7|Quantum7]] ([[User talk:Quantum7|talk]]) 09:07, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

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	The Black Mirror-Mythbusters scale. Or, to give it it's proper name, the Brooker-Hyneman Scale. [[User:GranadalandDreamer\|GranadalandDreamer]] ([[User talk:GranadalandDreamer\|talk]]) 23:59, 14 November 2018 (UTC)		The Black Mirror-Mythbusters scale. Or, to give it it's proper name, the Brooker-Hyneman Scale. [[User:GranadalandDreamer\|GranadalandDreamer]] ([[User talk:GranadalandDreamer\|talk]]) 23:59, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
		+	:lol, find it a little funny that it sounds almost like a real name.

	I'm amazed that no one has flown a drone into a tornado yet. Or is it just that they've yet to recover any footage from the mangled remains of the poor smashed drones? --[[User:Quantum7\|Quantum7]] ([[User talk:Quantum7\|talk]]) 09:07, 15 November 2018 (UTC)		I'm amazed that no one has flown a drone into a tornado yet. Or is it just that they've yet to recover any footage from the mangled remains of the poor smashed drones? --[[User:Quantum7\|Quantum7]] ([[User talk:Quantum7\|talk]]) 09:07, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

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	I actually went through exactly this quandary when I walked through my living room a few nights ago and found my wife watching live open-heart surgery on the TV (UK - I don't know if this is a thing anywhere else). My dial is still quivering right in the middle as I'm fascinated, but wondering about the impact on "entertainment" and society's expectations thereof. [[User:Daemonik\|Daemonik]] ([[User talk:Daemonik\|talk]]) 11:44, 16 November 2018 (UTC)		I actually went through exactly this quandary when I walked through my living room a few nights ago and found my wife watching live open-heart surgery on the TV (UK - I don't know if this is a thing anywhere else). My dial is still quivering right in the middle as I'm fascinated, but wondering about the impact on "entertainment" and society's expectations thereof. [[User:Daemonik\|Daemonik]] ([[User talk:Daemonik\|talk]]) 11:44, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

−	I think Randall just tries to use his influence to get the job done. Just like he has experiences before with [[249: Chess Photo]] and [[225: Open Source]] (see [https://blog.xkcd.com/2007/04/19/life-imitates-xkcd-part-ii-richard-stallman/ Life Imitates xkcd]. See also the explanation for [[254: Comic Fragment]], which no one has enacted yet... This insight could be part of the explanation above, that Randall hopes alot of engineers will be inspired to try and maybe succeed in getting pictures and data from the inside of a tornado using drones. --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 13:03, 16 November 2018 (UTC)	+	I think Randall just tries to use his influence to get the job done. Just like he has experiences before with [[249: Chess Photo]] and [[225: Open Source]] (see [https://blog.xkcd.com/2007/04/19/life-imitates-xkcd-part-ii-richard-stallman/ Life Imitates xkcd]). See also the explanation for [[254: Comic Fragment]], which no one has enacted yet... This insight could be part of the explanation above, that Randall hopes alot of engineers will be inspired to try and maybe succeed in getting pictures and data from the inside of a tornado using drones. --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 13:03, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

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 Drones into a tornado is a thing.
-https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1517270439/the-sirens-project-uav-tornado-research
+https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1517270439/the-sirens-project-uav-tornado-research {{unsigned ip|162.158.78.166 }}
 I don't even see this as a question.  Of course it's massively cool.  But the engineer in me is concerned about any drone being strong enough to not be completely destroyed before it gets close enough to return good data/video.  [[User:Shamino|Shamino]] ([[User talk:Shamino|talk]]) 20:21, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
 I actually went through exactly this quandary when I walked through my living room a few nights ago and found my wife watching live open-heart surgery on the TV (UK - I don't know if this is a thing anywhere else). My dial is still quivering right in the middle as I'm fascinated, but wondering about the impact on "entertainment" and society's expectations thereof. [[User:Daemonik|Daemonik]] ([[User talk:Daemonik|talk]]) 11:44, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

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	I don't even see this as a question. Of course it's massively cool. But the engineer in me is concerned about any drone being strong enough to not be completely destroyed before it gets close enough to return good data/video. [[User:Shamino\|Shamino]] ([[User talk:Shamino\|talk]]) 20:21, 15 November 2018 (UTC)		I don't even see this as a question. Of course it's massively cool. But the engineer in me is concerned about any drone being strong enough to not be completely destroyed before it gets close enough to return good data/video. [[User:Shamino\|Shamino]] ([[User talk:Shamino\|talk]]) 20:21, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
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		+	I actually went through exactly this quandary when I walked through my living room a few nights ago and found my wife watching live open-heart surgery on the TV (UK - I don't know if this is a thing anywhere else). My dial is still quivering right in the middle as I'm fascinated, but wondering about the impact on "entertainment" and society's expectations thereof. [[User:Daemonik\|Daemonik]] ([[User talk:Daemonik\|talk]]) 11:44, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

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	Drones into a tornado is a thing.		Drones into a tornado is a thing.
	https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1517270439/the-sirens-project-uav-tornado-research		https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1517270439/the-sirens-project-uav-tornado-research
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		+	I don't even see this as a question. Of course it's massively cool. But the engineer in me is concerned about any drone being strong enough to not be completely destroyed before it gets close enough to return good data/video. [[User:Shamino\|Shamino]] ([[User talk:Shamino\|talk]]) 20:21, 15 November 2018 (UTC)