pesphoto
Veteran
Trust me...he was loud!
Show us.........ice cream!
Show us.........ice cream!
formal
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Ice Cream in Tuscany
Ice Cream in Tuscany
Show me death.
David
Ice Cream in Tuscany
Show me death.
David
iml
Well-known
(The lowermost lamb had died)
Show me comedy
Ian
pesphoto
Veteran
A comedian in a comedy club as seen from the outside
Show us a stormy sky...
Show us a stormy sky...
ferider
Veteran
A stormy sky:
Show me Stars.
Roland.
Show me Stars.
Roland.
traveller
Learning how to print
jpbob100
Established
Best I could do(digicam shot). The mountain behind the car is Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home near Charlottesvill, VA. Taken from Pantops mountain.
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Show me the money.
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Show me the money.
kmack
do your job, then let go
He is watching the money
"starting again" as the next shot
"starting again" as the next shot
ferider
Veteran
Starting again (at new years):
Show me "disease".
Roland.
(BUMP)
Show me "disease".
Roland.
(BUMP)
R
ray_g
Guest
Show me healing
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Beer is good for what ails ya:
Show me slacking off.
Show me slacking off.
iridium7777
Established
slacking off...
show me food
show me food
imajypsee
no expiration date
Food:
show me laughter
show me laughter
enochRoot
a chymist of some repute
laughter:
show me decay
show me decay
vrgard
Well-known
charjohncarter
Veteran
A friend for 44 years, $50.00 at a pawn shop.
show me race boat.
show me race boat.
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charjohncarter
Veteran
Is everybody stumped?
MikeL
Go Fish
ChrisN
Striving
Here's a race boat! Ken Warby's "Spirit of Australia".
From Wikipedia:
This photo was taken on one of the practice runs a few months before the record was set.
Now, back to Race Cars!
From Wikipedia:
Ken Warby is an Australian motorboat racer, who currently holds the Water speed record of 317.60 miles per hour (511.13 kilometres per hour). This was set in Blowering Dam, part of the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme, near Tumut, New South Wales, roughly 400km south-south west of Sydney, on October 8, 1978.
Warby designed the hull of the boat, Spirit of Australia, himself and built it in his backyard. He covered it with a canvas tarp when it rained. It was made of balsa wood and fiberglass. In addition, he was able to obtain a jet engine on his own. The engine was military surplus obtained from an auction for only $69.
On November 20, 1977, he set the world record of 288.18 mph, breaking the record of Lee Taylor by a little over 3 mph. With his 317.60 run, he was the first and only person to go over 300 mph on water successfully (Donald Campbell died on his attempt after his speedboat flipped over at over 320 mph on his return run in his 1967 record attempt). This record has never been beaten to this day. Many attempts have been made, some with significantly more powerful engines and much larger design budgets, but none have been successful at achieving even 300 mph. Approximately fifty percent of the attempts have proven fatal for the drivers.
Warby is in the process of designing another vessel, Aussie Spirit, with which he plans to heighten his record.
As a kid, Warby's hero was Donald Campbell.
In recent years, Warby has been associated with offshore power boat racing in the US with the AMF family of teams.
Warby designed the hull of the boat, Spirit of Australia, himself and built it in his backyard. He covered it with a canvas tarp when it rained. It was made of balsa wood and fiberglass. In addition, he was able to obtain a jet engine on his own. The engine was military surplus obtained from an auction for only $69.
On November 20, 1977, he set the world record of 288.18 mph, breaking the record of Lee Taylor by a little over 3 mph. With his 317.60 run, he was the first and only person to go over 300 mph on water successfully (Donald Campbell died on his attempt after his speedboat flipped over at over 320 mph on his return run in his 1967 record attempt). This record has never been beaten to this day. Many attempts have been made, some with significantly more powerful engines and much larger design budgets, but none have been successful at achieving even 300 mph. Approximately fifty percent of the attempts have proven fatal for the drivers.
Warby is in the process of designing another vessel, Aussie Spirit, with which he plans to heighten his record.
As a kid, Warby's hero was Donald Campbell.
In recent years, Warby has been associated with offshore power boat racing in the US with the AMF family of teams.
This photo was taken on one of the practice runs a few months before the record was set.
Now, back to Race Cars!
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MikeL
Go Fish
Thanks Chris for picking up the slack. My attempt was lame.