Internet memotivationally epic fails

[overpowered]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/10273453_829259500428396_8352918980130876501_n.jpg

[overpowered]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/10369722_10152413482176469_1103856012526822679_n.j pg

[LHutton]

^:lol:

& where's the 8-track?

[LHutton]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbt_rizFoxQ

[pl8ster]

I don't know why I found this so hilarious, but it made me cry. Bonus remix version.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyuoUwxCLMs


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBe4xOAyxRA

[overpowered]

https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10303446_10201994437290700_3737347015658023072_n.j pg

[Freude am Fahren]

Speaking batman (that building is referred to as the Batman building)
http://gtxforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=587&d=1400557193
587

[JSGeneral]

http://i.imgur.com/jCfGDHy.jpg

[Crazed_Insanity]

Sounds logical to me! :D

[Phil_SS]

Saw that a few months ago. And it made perfect sense to me.

[LHutton]

http://c1.likes-media.com/img/20cee6cae27d14cdcb58e7ba8593b384.600x.jpg

[Freude am Fahren]

darude - sandstorm


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiPrPK6zRsg

[Alan P]

:up:

[Rare White Ape]

http://220.245.92.1/photostation/api/get_file_api.php?size=s800&type=thumb&f=L1B1YmxpYyBwaWNzL21pc2MvZWxsaW90cm9kZ2VyLmpwZw-3D-3D

[Yw-slayer]

That cover is FUCKING EPIC

[overpowered]

Solar Panels Drain the Sun’s Energy, Experts Say (http://nationalreport.net/solar-panels-drain-suns-energy-experts-say/)

[Godson]

heh.

[LHutton]

http://arcturus415.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tumblr_m6o49vym9d1r92550o1_500.jpg

[speedpimp]

Johnny Manziel sued for $25 million (http://deadspin.com/25-million-lawsuit-filed-against-johnny-manziel-is-bat-1580596256).

[Kchrpm]

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--AKXwPICh--/dlqmt7mfmakglizb45v7.gif

[speedpimp]

Looks like they took your sig literally, Keef.

[Rob]

http://220.245.92.1/photostation/api/get_file_api.php?size=s800&type=thumb&f=L1B1YmxpYyBwaWNzL21pc2MvZWxsaW90cm9kZ2VyLmpwZw-3D-3D

Woooooooooow.

[overpowered]

https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10314672_959891567373630_523907611313059919_n.jpg

[thesameguy]

What was the dude in the red even doing???

[Sad, little man]

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/dear_prudence/2014/05/dear_prudence_my_daughter_mistook_my_having_sex_wi th_violence.html

:lol:

[Crazed_Insanity]

Hey, it wouldn't be as funny if you're mama is the one being bitch slapped every night!

Gee, how does one talk to her child about this... Tough break! ;)

[Sad, little man]

I'm more amused by the sheer fact that their normal everyday sex was violent enough to be mistaken for domestic abuse.

[speedpimp]

Fifty Cent outdoing Baba Booey at throwing a shitty first pitch.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v709/speedpimp/fittypitch.gif (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/speedpimp/media/fittypitch.gif.html)

[FaultyMario]

I don't think it was the slapping that got the child's attention. It must have been the accompanying languagery.

[overpowered]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v709/speedpimp/fittypitch.gifI can't stop watching this.

[Freude am Fahren]

Photog in blue takes it over the top.

[Kchrpm]

http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aRQWMm7_700b_v2.jpg

[overpowered]

https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t1.0-9/1653434_10152069419218305_1786938381_n.jpg

[Godson]

Now THAT is badass.

[George]

I suppose this can go here as well as anywhere else. I have eaten in this restaurant, although not nearly this much or this quickly. They have pictures of their 72-ounce steaks on the walls and menus and they are a truly fearsome sight. This lady ate two. All I could put away was a mere 18-ounce ribeye and one beer, which I remember being in a mug so large I had to use both hands to lift it.


AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A competitive eater from Nebraska has set a record by devouring a 72-ounce steak at an Amarillo steakhouse, and then decided to chase it down with another 72 ounces.

The Amarillo Globe-News (http://bit.ly/TQGbwz) and the Twitter page for the Big Texan Steak Ranch say Molly Schuyler on Monday downed the 4 ½-pound slab of beef in 4:58.

She then took a more pedestrian time of 9:59 to finish the second.

The restaurant invites anyone to a free meal if they eat not just the 72-ounce steak, but also a baked potato, shrimp, a salad and bread roll in less than an hour.

The previous record was 8:52.

In February, Schuyler, a 5-foot-7, 125-pound mother from Bellevue, Nebraska, ate 363 chicken wings in 30 minutes to set a record in Philadelphia.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESCB_-8L994


“We witnessed history,” Big Texan co-owner Danny Lee said. “If there’s a zombie apocalypse, I want to stay away from this girl.”

[Crazed_Insanity]

Wow! That's competitive alright...

[thesameguy]

I've been there too. I couldn't take out the 72 ounce steak. I got through about 50 or 60 ounces of it and had to stop. I probably could have finished it but I didn't relish the idea of sitting in a car on that much food, and we had to make it to Norman, OK yet that day.

How many counties is that?

[George]

Only pl8ster knows for sure.

[Phil_SS]

Good fucking lord! Where does she put it all?

[pl8ster]

That is so...not sexy.

And if you'll reference my map, you'll see that I know nothing about counties west of Little Rock, Arkansas :(

[Kchrpm]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T3cAyfIBmw

[Freude am Fahren]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhfd9dIkXEk

[Godson]

:lol:

[Sad, little man]

Well, the high water mark for creepiness just crested at a new level.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-allegedly-stole-skin-grafts-from-philadelphia-hospital/

[21Kid]

Rich??? What did you do?

[2ndMoparMan]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vicUf3etSTM

Gor-wich

[thesameguy]

Well, the high water mark for creepiness just crested at a new level.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-allegedly-stole-skin-grafts-from-philadelphia-hospital/

I would be interested to know the square footage of those grafts. Seems like a statistic they left out of the article. What good are value and quantity without knowing total area?

[Jason]

Ok, that fishing video, I went back and forth from laughing hysterically to thinking it's pure animal cruelty. Glad they at least "caught" some (hopefully they used them as meat foods)

[Godson]

I agree with you on that, the problem is the Asian carp are destroying the local ecological system.

[Jason]

Man introduced invasive species are another thing altogether... have at 'em entertaining college kids. :up:

(Didn't know they were invasive until you mentioned that and I googled a bit)

[Alan P]

Also creepy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-27643702

[Freude am Fahren]

Yeah, I felt the same way at some points. That's a reassuring little bit of info though :up:

edit: new page. Above in reference to fish, animal cruelty, invasive species, etc.

[JoshInKC]

Yeah, those things kill somebody every few years by jumping out of the water in front of boats and catching people in the face.

[Freude am Fahren]

By the way, I found that video from a post in the comments section of this article on Jalopnik:

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/watch-a-kamikaze-fish-take-out-a-mini-gun-toting-sailor-1572799750/1572853284/+matthardigree


http://vimeo.com/17449674

The money shot comes towards the end.

[Godson]

SWCC are some of the baddest mofos out there. They do a lot of the same training as the Seals. Difference is, they are sent in to get the Seals out.



I say just make a giant sworded contraption that chops the shits up.

[Drachen596]

Asian Carp are legal to bowfish in Indiana with zero limit to how many you can take.

in fact... state law seems to say that if you were fishing and caught one you could be in violation of a law making it illegal to possess one. that is, unless you kill the fish immediately upon catching it since it's an invasive species. no catch and release for the Asian Carps.

[overpowered]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10155672_841764879177858_8350003318734167793_n.jpg

[Godson]

Octopus eating a bird?

[LHutton]

Some days are unpredictable:

http://i.imgur.com/LGjF2qw.gif

http://i.imgur.com/azZi2YH.gif

http://i.imgur.com/4E5PdZ5.gif

[Jason]

Octopus eating a bird?

Winged Octopus.

What is life.

[Dicknose]

Winged Octopus.

The Australian winged venomous octopus.
Almost extinct due to feud between them and drop bears.

[Crazed_Insanity]

Nah, I think it's an angel octopus!

And what's up with that robbery of the convenient store?

[Cam]

The convenience store robbery thing can't be real. :lol:

[speedpimp]

The open wheel looked like something out of a movie. The convenience store vid looks to be a Lucha Libre/Joust tribute.

[Kchrpm]

The open wheel looked like something out of a movie.
I feel like I've seen it before.

[Kchrpm]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptmg3Q0sqWI

Found! Formula 2, Morocco, 2010. Crash is around 1:10 in the video.

[Impreza]

For some reason I was sure Paul Tracy would have been involved...

[G'day Mate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fqPke49jU

[Rikadyn]

http://i.imgur.com/WnOXVhL.jpg

[overpowered]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4nyetaXgf1qgz7y4o1_1280.jpg

More here:

http://www.comicvine.com/forums/gen-discussion-1/those-out-of-context-panels-670132/?page=1

[GreatScawt]

http://i.imgur.com/AT5GGmM.jpg

[Sad, little man]

I'm going to cry.

[Kchrpm]

That posts nearly describes the opening to the Speed Racer movie from 2008.

[Godson]

I'm going to cry.

werd.

[Yw-slayer]

That was definitely a COOL STORY BRO (without the usual snark)

[21Kid]

must be allergy season... :sniff:

[Impreza]

:up:

The mood of this page needs to be lightened:
http://origincache-frc.fbcdn.net/10358400_312960518854787_2017330547_a.jpg

[JSGeneral]

http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/comicsalliance.com/files/2011/12/avengersxmasfull.jpg

[Alan P]

:lol: especially the presents. Piranha 3D indeed.

[overpowered]

Rocky IV?

[Yw-slayer]

Probably because of the Russian-American conflict that is core to the "storyline".

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjejTQdK5OI

[Impreza]

Rocky IV?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Widow_%28Natalia_Romanova%29

[GB]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjejTQdK5OI

That's one of the best things I've ever seen. It was her own fault that she fell... she wasn't clear to move over. But the recovery was awesome.

[Kchrpm]

Wow, that was an epic fail and success :up:

[LHutton]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JBaR_uK9CsU/UtIF6uTvNJI/AAAAAAAAg44/fAd5iWTlvYg/s1600/Formula+1+Engine+Coffee+Maker7.jpg

[JSGeneral]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl4GyMzi2SM

Luigi giving the stink-eye and driving to the lyrics of the song...

[George]

For the electric guitarists among us:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/craigslistuser/tremelo_stop_zps2890afac.jpg

[Sad, little man]

High school seniors stage a prank by hiring a mariachi band to follow the principle around... Hilarity ensues.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_coi49LF7g

[overpowered]

https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t1.0-9/10437461_967677203261733_1943428463050914928_n.jpg

[Freude am Fahren]

https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t1.0-9/1236027_10152065405326363_2639405460513199369_n.jp g

[overpowered]

http://static01.mediaite.com/med/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/realman-e1402255674269.jpg

[Godson]

....

[Impreza]

So, so wrong...


... but I chuckle every time I see it.

[G'day Mate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhTn8cjm9ZM

[JSGeneral]

http://i.imgur.com/zdjVnJL.jpg?1

[Impreza]

Sometimes I fear for the fate of the human race...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/we-cant-have-nice-things?bffb

(Yes, some are clearly sarcasm or lame attempts at irony.)

[thesameguy]

o
m
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[GreatScawt]

The hotdogs one is a joke from reddit/imgur/other about how holding two hotdogs in front of a body of water is eerily accurate to all the girls who post their legs in front of a pool.

[George]

"President Barraco Barner" :lol:

[Yw-slayer]

The comma ones are the best.

[overpowered]

Language NSFW


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ilMx7k7mso

[Cam]

Effing brilliant. :lol:

[Leon]

Effing brilliant. :lol:

Brilliant :)

[Godson]

:(

[2ndMoparMan]

Here's an old one, but still funny.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRBNIfRG2xo

[overpowered]

http://i.imgur.com/fvuFqxb.jpg

[thesameguy]

If that's how it really works I'm going to sleep a lot better knowing my house is surrounded by snipers.

[George]

http://www.loldig.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/little-girl-gamer-rage-why-is-my-whole-team-sniping-600x599.jpg

[Freude am Fahren]

Haha, totally a Billy Madison reference too.

[overpowered]

https://scontent-b-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t1.0-9/1964980_975981162431337_3306933495478068908_n.jpg

[speedpimp]

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-06/11/16/enhanced/webdr07/enhanced-15552-1402519585-9.jpg

[George]

^ you've been letting your hair grow, I see. :p

[Freude am Fahren]

Not much of a country fan, but this is just awesome (besides, this sounded more like a blues song/solo, which I dig):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co9BY6ZyQvA

Make sure to watch more than just the first half.

[G'day Mate]

That's f'n sweet

[speedpimp]

^ you've been letting your hair grow, I see. :p

You didn't remember me putting my arm around you like that?

[jimeezlady]

647

[Godson]

*applause*

[G'day Mate]

:lol:

[Rare White Ape]

Reminds me of...

Be sure to turn on the subtitles.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30dxrwd0Kss

Jaysus!

[Leon]

Love it :)

[overpowered]

https://i.imgur.com/d0sLsc5.jpg

[Yw-slayer]

WTF?

[overpowered]

Try doing the math.

26-21.96 = ?

[Yw-slayer]

Wow, that's some serious geekery there.

[G'day Mate]

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--P3ngO4pp--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/dpwwsrczmqpiuhrijzr3.gif

[Kchrpm]

Nailed it :up:

[Godson]

That rally vid is priceless. "No yer fuckin' er"



LOL

[Impreza]

"Check Engine light, Check Engine light."

"I checked the engine, she's there."

LMAO! Priceless!

[Random]

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--P3ngO4pp--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/dpwwsrczmqpiuhrijzr3.gif


Nailed it :up:

Yes, but did he pass anouther car while in the air? I think not.

[Kchrpm]

So picky!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzFgGcfgjZ0

[Random]

:up:

[Godson]

https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t1.0-9/10420278_1463653430539244_4424662861571798831_n.jp g

[JSGeneral]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxDSiwqM2nw

A smart, yet critical review regarding the F33 from one of the designers of the F-16. It's fascinating... and some of the things he mentions (including why ALL stealth doesn't work) are things I've never heard of before.

[G'day Mate]

Compromise :up:

[Crazed_Insanity]

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is a bad idea from the get go. It just doesn't make sense that one plane can be used to complete all kinds of missions. As if we can buy one car that can drive like a sports car and then fit a big family and then haul a big load of cargo. But as the cost of developing new airplanes skyrocket..., when you can only afford to buy one car and you really need a new car to replace your old ones, it's kinda understandable how one might get suckered into this stupid idea. To me, the concurrent engineering, committing so much into production before you actually finish testing is the dumbest idea of all. That's lobbyists abusing power... or congress being too corruptible... that shit definitely need fixing.

With regard to stealth technology, I don't think anyone advertised that stealth planes are completely invisible to radar, just that a good stealth design can significantly reduce your radar signature. If I'm not mistaken, B-2 probably has the least radar signature so far... mainly because there aren't any vertical fins at all..., but anyway, I could be wrong. ;)

http://trynottolaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Top-stealthiest-plane-in-the-world.jpg

[Kchrpm]

Finally watched this because Tyler posted it, I didn't realize there would be ladies from the crowd getting up and getting into it, it's hilarious. You could tell they were reliving the high school dance they were at when it came out.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w59e20ijOpE

[GreatScawt]

http://i.imgur.com/1L1e8u6.gif

[overpowered]

https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t1.0-9/10371741_10152203818869611_223087194039666596_n.jp g

[JSGeneral]

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--_VMcQywc--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_320/775072555687516965.gif

[TheBenior]

:lol:

[GreatScawt]

^^^:lol:

http://i.imgur.com/L2ASIya.gif

[G'day Mate]

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/06/19/16/36/pastafarian-guy-albon-wears-colander-in-gun-licence-photo


A South Australian atheist who successfully had his gun licence printed with a photo of him wearing a colander on his head has been forced to undertake a psychological test to prove he is fit to own firearms.

http://prod.static9.net.au/~/media/images/2014/june/19/1906_albon_sp.ashx?h=360&w=640

[Random]

He's clearly a pastafarian, not an athiest.

[George]

:smh:





:lol:

[George]

Epic fail or massive win?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yByv56XvGYM

[Freude am Fahren]

Heh, I know that reporter. He used to work down here, we've played golf a few times, and one time he almost flipped us through a bunker in the cart.

[Freude am Fahren]

Went onto Steam today to look for some deals on games I wanted to play back when they came out. Anyway, came across this little nugget when I clicked on games played by friends...

http://www.freudeamfoto.com/gtx/GOAT.jpg

[Jason]

That dude needs to work on eating some humble pie. He got lucky, and that's about it.

[The359]

Went onto Steam today to look for some deals on games I wanted to play back when they came out. Anyway, came across this little nugget when I clicked on games played by friends...

http://www.freudeamfoto.com/gtx/GOAT.jpg

Actually a decent little game, in the same vein as Surgeon Simulator 2013. Something thrown together real quick, yet a bit addictive. It came out on April Fool's Day.

[overpowered]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/accidental-shooting-penis-georgia

[FaultyMario]

That dude needs to work on eating some humble pie. He got lucky, and that's about it.

Agree, bro. Such a douche*.

[Alan P]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/accidental-shooting-penis-georgia

How do you not notice that?

[speedpimp]

And that, childrens, is why you always make sure either the safety is on OR there isn't a round in the chamber.

[overpowered]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t1.0-9/10455440_692329580882706_6079412990032528425_n.jpg

[MR2 Fan]

:lol:

[Yw-slayer]

Bow wow wow yippee yo yippee yay

[TheBenior]

And that, childrens, is why you always make sure either the safety is on OR there isn't a round in the chamber.

I frequently carry pistols without manual safetys and with a round in the chamber. However, I do use holsters made for the pistols in question, and have disposed of a holster before because it got stretched out to what I consider a dangerous condition.

[Jason]

You're also (assumedly) well trained, being a police officer and all...

[speedpimp]

And Ross has that Hoss strength that makes his gun know it needs to behave.

[GB]

I KNEW it. :smh:



http://youtu.be/XbYNAZxcWh4

All you need is money.

[Kchrpm]

Confidence and evidence of success is what you need.

[tigeraid]

What a bunch of hot, hot, stupid stupid skanks.

[overpowered]

Same guy that was behind the Miami zombie prank.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitaly_Zdorovetskiy

[LHutton]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxDSiwqM2nw

A smart, yet critical review regarding the F33 from one of the designers of the F-16. It's fascinating... and some of the things he mentions (including why ALL stealth doesn't work) are things I've never heard of before.
Except he didn't actually design the F-16 and also petitioned for it to have smaller radar. He just likes old school planes.

The thing that f'ed up the F-35 was the B variant. It forced a single-engine design and stubby wings for STOVL.

It's well known that current RAM doesn't work particularly well against VHF radar, it just doesn't absorb very well at that frequency. Fortunately, only ground-based radars are VHF due to reasons of the size required for adequate gain and narrow enough beamwidth. So copious amounts of jamming via EA-18G will be required where they're concerned. Most aircraft radar are X-band, however the N036 Byelka planned for the PAK-FA (Su-50) has L-Band radars within its complex, believed to be for sniffing out a rough location of a stealth fighter and then narrowing in on that one spot with X-Band thereafter rather than spreading radar energy over the whole sky. Other methods of doing this include the use of phase interferometric RWR receivers and copious amounts of processing as planned for the Tranche 3 Eurofighter DASS upgrade. These provide geolocation of enemy radar threats down to 0.1deg in azimuth and elevation and 0.1% range, which is not only sufficient for targeting in itself but can also be used to cue radar. If you can narrow your radar to a +/-0.1deg spot rather than a +/-60deg sweep the returned energy increases by several orders of magnitude and the consistency can be used to filter against noise.

There's also copious other amounts of techniques being tried, like passive multi-static radar, where several units working together look at the affect a stealth aircraft causes when passing through the omnipresent field of EM waves (TV, radio, mobiles etc.):

http://tech.mit.edu/V121/N63/Stealth.63f.html
http://servv89pn0aj.sn.sourcedns.com/~gbpprorg/mil/radar/sentry.pdf
http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2003-10-19/super-radar-done-dirt-cheap
http://www.cassidian.com/en_US/web/guest/Passive%20radar%20from%20CASSIDIAN%20remains%20inv isible

The other methods include using a narrow-band chirp to send with stepped carrier frequencies as a continuum and monitoring for a characteristic frequency responses of known stealth aircraft held in database. This known response is used to pull them out of the background noise.

There's also the optical methods, heat signature, vortex trails, missile launch detection etc.


F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is a bad idea from the get go. It just doesn't make sense that one plane can be used to complete all kinds of missions. As if we can buy one car that can drive like a sports car and then fit a big family and then haul a big load of cargo. But as the cost of developing new airplanes skyrocket..., when you can only afford to buy one car and you really need a new car to replace your old ones, it's kinda understandable how one might get suckered into this stupid idea. To me, the concurrent engineering, committing so much into production before you actually finish testing is the dumbest idea of all. That's lobbyists abusing power... or congress being too corruptible... that shit definitely need fixing.

With regard to stealth technology, I don't think anyone advertised that stealth planes are completely invisible to radar, just that a good stealth design can significantly reduce your radar signature. If I'm not mistaken, B-2 probably has the least radar signature so far... mainly because there aren't any vertical fins at all..., but anyway, I could be wrong. ;)

Unlikely given the physical size of a B-2. Officially it's still the F-22 but the F-35 marketing gang have tried make out that the F-35 "does stealth better" recently.

Of course one problem with stealth is this situation:

http://theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Typhoon-Su-27.jpg

A regular task involves intercept and escort. But what if things turn bad? Can't exactly rely on stealth anymore.

[Yw-slayer]

Dammit, I knew I should have bought that Gallardo.

[Rare White Ape]

An Su-35S can theoretically shoot down an F-35 JSF before the JSF even sees the Su-35 on its radar.

But oh no, Australia (and Canada and any US ally) can't possibly buy hardware from the other side of the Iron Curtain even if it is way better and cheaper and available right now.

[G'day Mate]

It's a pity we didn't consider one of the European options. We had Mirages before we had F/A-18s didn't we?

[Drachen596]

actually.. Sprey didn't want the F-16 to have ANY radar on board. he envisioned an extremely lightweight single engine dogfighter. think of a modern MiG-15 or F-86 type airplane only with missiles.

the F-35 has VERY limited space in its internal weapons bays and its limited even further for the STOVL/VTOL operations. they want to replace the F-16, F-18 and A-10 with it. the F-4 was the last jet that all the services used and it wasn't exactly a stand out performer in any category it operated in.

[LHutton]

An Su-35S can theoretically shoot down an F-35 JSF before the JSF even sees the Su-35 on its radar.
Only if it has interferometric RWR but then the F-35 also has that (AN/ASQ-239), as does the EA-18G (AN/ALQ-218). Rafales (SPECTRA) and Tranche 3 Typhoons (ESM) also have it and they might actually work if it comes to using them against Flankers and MiGs if you catch my drift.



actually.. Sprey didn't want the F-16 to have ANY radar on board. he envisioned an extremely lightweight single engine dogfighter. think of a modern MiG-15 or F-86 type airplane only with missiles.


Sprey actually wanted a passive radar.

Sprey's ideas about using an A2A ARM are fine until it comes to the enemy going passive or duping that seeker. Using passive radar homing it's also difficult to get the accuracy required. Even A2G ARMs have now been fitted with terminal active MMW radar seekers for that very reason despite having larger warheads than AAMs anyway.

Modern AESA also offers far more than just detection and targeting. You can exert powerful interference with enemy datalinks used for comms and missile guidance.

http://www.armada.ch/aircraft-self-protection-sophistication/



The latest support to self-protection will however originate from the new aesa radar which is to replace the Captor system, providing in a spiralled programme with passive, active and cyberwarfare RF capabilities.

You can transfer vast amounts of data, useful data to friends or corrupt data to enemies, including false ground map images.

http://defense-update.com/features/du-1-07/feature_aesaradar.htm

High resolution SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) for seeing what's going on on the ground through heavy cloud.

http://www.eurofighter.com/the-aircraft

There's also the active cancellation element of stealth that they help provide.




the F-35 has VERY limited space in its internal weapons bays and its limited even further for the STOVL/VTOL operations. they want to replace the F-16, F-18 and A-10 with it. the F-4 was the last jet that all the services used and it wasn't exactly a stand out performer in any category it operated in.
The F-35 doesn't have to carry all it's weapons internally and it's not often an F-16 or F-18 carries more than 2 2,000lb bombs, 2 AAMs and 2 drop tanks (already included internally in F-35). The F-35B is essentially a Harrier replacement, which was never a great load carrier. As a strike fighter the F-35 is okay. For air-superiority, it's mediocre.

The F-4, despite its critics, had more air-to-air kills (277) than any other post-WWII fighter.

[Sad, little man]

Dammit, I knew I should have bought that Gallardo.
Yeah, I really need to give this a try... I had no clue it was this easy!! :eek: They should put things like this in the owner's manual of all exotic cars... Right next to the driver controls section.

[JSGeneral]

LHutton... you obviously have some in-depth and fascinating knowledge about the subject of fighter jets, stealth, and radar. I hope that video I posted didn't offend you.

You mentioned the F-4 kill count, which made me interested in it's kill ratio. The internet doesn't seem to have an agreement about what that number actually is (which is also something I find baffling.) While browsing, I did encounter this factoid that I'm not sure is true, but maybe you could shed some light on it.

Does the F-15 really have a 105:0 ratio in combat?!

[LHutton]

LHutton... you obviously have some in-depth and fascinating knowledge about the subject of fighter jets, stealth, and radar. I hope that video I posted didn't offend you.
Nah you didn't, it's interesting listening to his views but sometimes he's right and sometimes he's wrong and his history shows that to be the case



You mentioned the F-4 kill count, which made me interested in it's kill ratio. The internet doesn't seem to have an agreement about what that number actually is (which is also something I find baffling.) While browsing, I did encounter this factoid that I'm not sure is true, but maybe you could shed some light on it.
Depends if you count all losses or just air-to-air combat losses. Overall losses are high, in the hundred - Vietnam, SAMs, blown up on ground by rocket attacks etc. A2A losses are around 106.



Does the F-15 really have a 105:0 ratio in combat?!
I think it's actually 104:0 officially, although highly debatable. According to Russian sources, in a 1981 2v2 encounter between IAF F-15s and SAF Mig-25s, both types shot down one of the other. If true, that would make it 105:1. Not suprisingly, the IAF has not acknowledged any F-15 A-A losses. If you also consider fratricide situations, the score would be 106:2 - a Japanese F-15J accidentally shot down his wingman with an AIM-9. I'm not sure if the hovering helicopter that an F-15E hit with a GBU-10 in Desert Storm counts.

If you believe Iranian claims, the F-14 has a record of around 164:1.

You will find some disagreement over figures but these are ball-park. Some aircraft just get lucky, depends on the opponent. Even the Sea Harrier has a perfect A2A record, despite being ill-suited to the task.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?180731-Modern-fighter-combat-records

[Crazed_Insanity]

Interesting records..., never realized F-14 actually saw very little combat! (I'm excluding the Iranians' claim of course...)

Considering its price, F-16's record isn't that bad... as for the Harrier, I wonder if it's really just luck or perhaps the vertical flying part can actually help it dog fight better?

Anyway, in the day of suicide bombing terrorists, it'll probably be very hard for F-22 to have much of any records. Likewise for the F-35. Probably will just be a bunch of 0-0-0.

[LHutton]

Interesting records..., never realized F-14 actually saw very little combat! (I'm excluding the Iranians' claim of course...)

Considering its price, F-16's record isn't that bad... as for the Harrier, I wonder if it's really just luck or perhaps the vertical flying part can actually help it dog fight better?
No, the Argentinian pilots were complete dummies. Decent pilots in Mirages would have fared a lot better.



Anyway, in the day of suicide bombing terrorists, it'll probably be very hard for F-22 to have much of any records. Likewise for the F-35. Probably will just be a bunch of 0-0-0.
Unless terrorists who've come across MANPADS get a job on a USAF base or we keep taking over countries on the Russian border.

[Yw-slayer]

Harriers 4 LY43

[Godson]

Meh.


A10 is cooler.



And LOL at the Japanese pilot who shot down his wingman.

[Drachen596]

i love the A-10. doesn't hurt that we have some stationed here with the ANG. they have a VERY distinctive sound compared to the passenger planes. they're quieter but have more of a whistley engine noise.

fwiw there's been some crazy talk about using old strategic bombers like the B-1b as 'missile trucks' if things go down in large A2A battles with AWACS or F-22s providing the guidance.

there was an F-15 that lost a wing and landed in Israel. the pictures are unreal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Negev_mid-air_collision

some of the dislike i've read about for the F-4 was because whoever designed it figured that all dog fighting would be BVR and only use missiles so they didn't design the orginals with guns/cannons.

[JSGeneral]

Here's a reworking of the cards in a Monopoly board game...
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--mtT-pB8t--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/780944752292758567.jpg

[Freude am Fahren]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bq6gLDTCUAAp3MJ.png:large

Eh wrong thread... but not really

[MR2 Fan]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bq6gLDTCUAAp3MJ.png:large

Eh wrong thread... but not really

I can only guess it has something to do with soccer

[George]

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/craigslistuser/untitled_zpsb6ec8d12.png

[Rare White Ape]

He didn't have his over 11m platform licence.

[FaultyMario]

aren't the waist/feet harnesses safer?

[Freude am Fahren]

Too many big splits? Also, the powerlines are the icing on the cake.

[Crazed_Insanity]

Like they say, there's a fine line between an idiot and a genius. If he falls and dies, he's an idiot. However, if he accomplished whatever he set out to accomplish, then he is a super genius at getting the job done using only whatever he has... :D

[Impreza]

But oh no, Australia (and Canada and any US ally) can't possibly buy hardware from the other side of the Iron Curtain even if it is way better and cheaper and available right now.

Sukhois and MiGs with Maple Leaf roundels... :up:

[Godson]

Suarez joke is priceless.

[overpowered]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3CWLCoQu7c

[GreatScawt]

http://i.imgur.com/FOa42TH.gif

[Godson]

oh shit that's a good one.

[LHutton]

i love the A-10. doesn't hurt that we have some stationed here with the ANG. they have a VERY distinctive sound compared to the passenger planes. they're quieter but have more of a whistley engine noise.

fwiw there's been some crazy talk about using old strategic bombers like the B-1b as 'missile trucks' if things go down in large A2A battles with AWACS or F-22s providing the guidance.

there was an F-15 that lost a wing and landed in Israel. the pictures are unreal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Negev_mid-air_collision

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M359poNjvVA



some of the dislike i've read about for the F-4 was because whoever designed it figured that all dog fighting would be BVR and only use missiles so they didn't design the orginals with guns/cannons.
Having no cannon was definitely a bad idea at the time. AIM-7D Pk stood at about 8%, rising to 13% with the AIM-7E-2 near the end of the Vietnam War. Early AIM-9 Pk was 16%. The AIM-4 was a total POS, achieving 5 kills from 54 launchings, with half of the seeker heads cooked with the missile still stuck on the rail. For comparison, in Desert Storm AIM-7M Pk was 34% with AIM-9M Pk at 67%.

AIM-120 Pk stands at 59% (Iraqi no-fly zone and Balkans conflict). The longest confirm air-to-air kill stands at 35km (Dutch F-16 AIM-120C vs Serbian MiG-29). The range of IRST (Infra-Red Search and Track) is about 50km against stealth aircraft. Kind of makes you wonder. Training scenarios vs real world.


Sukhois and MiGs with Maple Leaf roundels... :up:
The real problem for Canada is that if that single engine on the F-35 fails in winter up North, the pilot is dead inside an hour, even assuming all bears and wolves are asleep.

[speedpimp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k62gW3Se5e0

[Sad, little man]

Here's a reworking of the cards in a Monopoly board game...
I don't know why these amuse me so much, but they do.

GET USED TO THIS FEELING :lol:

[Yw-slayer]

That went well, LOL.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/26/luxury/chen-guangbiao-homeless-lunch/

[Crazed_Insanity]

Interesting. Usually the rich get together like that for some fundraising event... that must've been the 1st ever fundgiving event...

Still, after all that, I still can't recall that guy's name.... and I'm Chinese too! Failed publicity stunt! :p

[speedpimp]

Miss Piggy Getting Porked (http://glasstire.com/2012/10/21/no-art/) NSFW!

[Impreza]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k62gW3Se5e0

Engineering FTW. :up:

[Freude am Fahren]

Whoops.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JxT7i4H9N4

[Alan P]

http://youtu.be/TWxMestl824
Engineering FTW. :up:

[Impreza]

http://onebit.us/x/i/ML0Nlj0fz7.jpg

[G'day Mate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmoYqRkRUbU

[LHutton]

^:lol:

[overpowered]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10494807_10152248843902798_5651689506924529573_n.j pg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/q77/s720x720/10384757_668531649887182_6325911683027819492_n.jpg

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=167085

[Random]

Oops.

[Godson]

Hehehe...someone is in trooooooooooooouble.

[GreatScawt]

Isn't it great when it's not you? :D

[Freude am Fahren]

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/8237960192/hFEC40DCC/

I have a hard time believing many of these social media idiot fail things, but whatever, one can dream.

[Sad, little man]

Spotted outside a bar last night:

http://gtxforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=676&d=1404248014

676

[overpowered]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t1.0-9/1476104_556105147793344_1050500807_n.png

[speedpimp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oau-J4rfhco

[JoshInKC]

Well, Charlie Watts is still great.
I enjoy how he's as close to lying down while still "sitting" on the couch as humanly possible.

[MR2 Fan]

http://d3dsacqprgcsqh.cloudfront.net/photo/ab57oP9_460sa_v1.gif

[GreatScawt]

:lol:

/thread

[Yw-slayer]

I agree. :lol:

[George]

:lol:

Needs Benny Hill soundtrack.

[Godson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7sLYNwevDQ&feature=youtu.be

[speedpimp]

698

[speedpimp]

https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t1.0-9/10441163_10154378921560193_3624707838066294914_n.p ng

[Freude am Fahren]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e5J116IM6M&feature=kp

[Freude am Fahren]

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--KtRF9fkM--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/etncqordni0kdpfdvb7r.jpg

Allegedly taken in Idaho, no less.

[Phil_SS]

:lol:

[2ndMoparMan]

I don't get it.

[Godson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e5J116IM6M&feature=kp


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EwDlUHoDFo

If you want some really good versions of Thunderstruck on the bagpipe.

[Freude am Fahren]

No fire? No care.

[Freude am Fahren]

I don't get it.

http://movieboozer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/napoleondgame.jpg

[GB]

Flori-duh.

http://mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2014/7/7/deputies_man_steals_.html

[Random]

Gordon Duncan FTW.

[MR2 Fan]

http://d3dsacqprgcsqh.cloudfront.net/photo/aWZwGWK_700b_v1.jpg

[overpowered]

https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/t1.0-9/1926832_10152233761696947_1441604223722950672_n.jp g

[Cam]

I tripped over a chair and bashed my face against the edge of a table. Thankfully, all I got was a cut gum.

[GreatScawt]

Ohhh wowww I read that wrong at first. :lol:

Glad you're okay, Cam.

[GreatScawt]

http://i.imgur.com/DJvybrp.jpg

Yeah yeah blah blah front page reddit idgaf

[George]

I tripped over a chair and bashed my face against the edge of a table. Thankfully, all I got was a cut gum.

A fan was at Cam's match to film the carnage. Here Cam is down for the count and choking on blood but his teammate is looking for revenge!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jGYzoyEHYbs/Ua1kpKq-lCI/AAAAAAAAsfk/SyWQU0r2OnU/s1600/RAW_1045_Photo_155.jpg

[speedpimp]

705

[G'day Mate]

Last night ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTlcT3CBtT0

[speedpimp]

http://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dolly-parton-bunny.jpg

[Sad, little man]

It's like some terrible Donnie Darko themed porn movie.

[Fiat500]

Dolly Darko

[overpowered]

So apparently this happened:

http://cdn01.dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screenshot-2014-07-08-at-9.33.43-AM.png

[21Kid]

I saw that the other day and don't understand why it is worthy of discussion. :?

[speedpimp]

Because you're discussing it now.

[Random]

It's the prelude to a naked pillow fight between the two young ladies. :up:

[Rare White Ape]

Who is the one being pushed?

[Alan P]

Emma Watson isn't it?

[Yw-slayer]

Sadly, pillow fights now make me think of this:

http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1550066/i-strangled-her-accident-blindfolded-pillow-fight-killers-explanation

[overpowered]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10463960_940971659263241_4746099218564946517_n.png

[overpowered]

http://www.cockasiantruck.com/wp-content/uploads/logo/Logo%20Trans.png

http://www.cockasiantruck.com/

[overpowered]

https://scontent-b-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t1.0-9/10433059_868013319894884_7435617715582254493_n.jpg

[overpowered]

Japan: Providing 82% of the World's Crazy Sh*t Since 1952 (http://lockerdome.com/tre/6169672236142657/6785277482122770)