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Alpha71@lemmy.worldto
pics@lemmy.world•A hot air balloon landed in my back yard.English
311·6 days agoHere’s the thing they don’t tell you about hot air balloons. You are completely and TOTALLY at the mercy of the wind.
I was guarding an empty warehouse on a quite Sunday afternoon. I was standing on the roof just relaxing. The warehouse was right on the edge of the city limits. Beyond it was nothing but farmland. Anyways while i was up there I noticed a hot air balloon starting to descend. It was descending and coming in at an angle quite fast. When it hit the ground I wold say it was still going about 30Kph. and the basket was dragged about a football fields length before it finally came to rest. while it was being dragged I could see two people just go ass over teakettle and fall out of the basket as it was being dragged along.
I assume it was an emergency landing because the wind had started picking up. Unfortunately the field they landed in didn’t have any access that wasn’t fenced off and was surrounded by deep ditches all around. The chase car drove everywhere around the field to try and get to them and eventually ended up driving up to a farmhouse and I assume they let them onto the field.
I had to get back to wandering the warehouse so I never got to see what finally happened. But it was and interesting part of a quiet Sunday.
Alpha71@lemmy.worldto
Comic Strips@lemmy.world•had this convo just yesterday 🤦♀️English
1·14 days agoYou realize your argument is like, “ALL muslims are terrorists!” right?
Alpha71@lemmy.worldto
Comic Strips@lemmy.world•had this convo just yesterday 🤦♀️English
122·15 days agoHOW are the Harry Potter books Anti-trans? Where in ANY of the books do they promote Anti Trans attitudes?
I’ve thought about this for awhile before posting. To me, it’s not just Americans. It’s every country on earth (except strangely enough for Dictatorships)
ALL countries look out for their own interests. And a content populace is a large part of that. It’s just that some countries are better at it than others.
Criminal law is basically self interest fully encoded. “Well I don’t want bad things to happen to me, so lets codify them all and make it illegal to do any of them.”
Alpha71@lemmy.worldtoHacker News@lemmy.bestiver.se•US reputation hits 'depths not seen this century' – and 'may never recover'English
15·18 days agoProbably the only good thing Trump has done. He ripped off the mask that America was wearing, and showed everybody their true self.
Photographed on a iPhone 17 Pro Max
Alpha71@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Someone finally did it: a high-end TV with a DisplayPort connection actually is coming this year, including 4K 180Hz supportEnglish
12·19 days agoI like TV’s. I was using 3 1080p 60hz TV’s as monitors. I recently upgraded to a Philips Google TV. 43" 4K, 144Hz, with HDR10 & Dolby Atmos. The difference is amazing. and I love the larger size.
Alpha71@lemmy.worldto
Technology@lemmy.world•Microsoft wants Edge to automatically open by default every time you turn on your Windows 11 PCEnglish
11·21 days agoCould someone PLEASE build an idiot proof way to permanently remove Edge from your system!?
Alpha71@lemmy.worldto
Memes@lemmy.ml•The “equality before the law” libs tout has only ever existed on paperEnglish
8·23 days agoNot to mention just using the “wrong” bathroom.
Alpha71@lemmy.worldOPto
Off My Chest@lemmy.world•I think Amazon is now on the downward part of the bell curve.English
1·25 days agoThis trend has pretty much been continuous since the holidays.
Alpha71@lemmy.worldOPto
Off My Chest@lemmy.world•I think Amazon is now on the downward part of the bell curve.English
32·25 days agoLike I said, I’ve been using Walmart more.
I love this comment. It’s origins are from the 60’s and was bandied about by rich white guys. The reason they said flat is best, is because that’s all there was back then Mono was king.
As for that’s how the music was meant to be recorded and heard. Ask a hip hop producer about that…
Whenever anyone asks for a quick get rich scheme I always tell them either Psychic stuff or Audio. 😂
Alpha71@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.ml•Iran destroys five US refueling aircraft.English
42·29 days agoThey also hit a radar and two blackhawks with drones. And the best part part is, the radar taken out was a short range radar that was supposed to be used to track drones.
Alpha71@lemmy.worldto
World News@lemmy.ml•Iran destroys five US refueling aircraft.English
3·29 days agoSo we’re forgetting about Iraq then?
Alpha71@lemmy.worldto
Movies@lemmy.world•Stephen Colbert Set to Adapt Next 'Lord of the Rings' MovieEnglish
4·1 month agoThat’s good. I think he’ll be happier once he leaves CBS. Besides, late night television is a dying art anyways.


















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