Random Object Photographs

[Rustyt1953]

If Ruthie needs to help me up.

It's been a while.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Logan snagged these today at Goodwill for $5 each.

 

[JohnRippert]

Have had a bunch of these grasshoppers show up in the jungles that used to be Mom's gardens lately. Every time I head out to get the mail a couple of them launch and fly off. They are called Obscure Bird Grasshoppers.

 

[John in Yuma]

 

[CamW]

 

[ladder13]

Peyto Lake on the road to Lake Louise

 

[bgrafsr]

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Near miss. I always wondered about the fish, whales, etc. that were killed when a bomb went off in the oceans.

 

[TX-Dennis]

Near miss. I always wondered about the fish, whales, etc. that were killed when a bomb went off in the oceans.

Saw a story once that claimed Naval use of SONAR was killing whales.

 

[John in Yuma]

Near miss. I always wondered about the fish, whales, etc. that were killed when a bomb went off in the oceans.

This is shock testing. Each class of ship gets it done. The photo is of USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 undergoing shock test shortly after commissioning. For reference that is a 1003 foot long, 100,000 ton carrier making that explosion look huge. Not done every day.