You Tube finds

[fsn]

Hmmmm.

[paulr]

 

[fsn]

In America you can buy 20mm anti-aircraft guns?

[d_Guy]

Interesting video. You need a come-along to cock it
To your question. At a minimum you would need a federal firearms dealer license - or - an uncle named something like , "Vinnie the cat".

[toxicpixie]

396lbs of force to cock it? Crikey, "action close" emergency use is a bit awkward! Unless you've got your trusty rope or block and tackle to hand

Wonder how much it went for... could use one in the garden, stop the pigeons and squirrels stealing all the veg...

[d_Guy]

... could use one in the garden, stop the pigeons and squirrels stealing all the veg...

...or those pesky drones!

[toxicpixie]

Might be overkill for drones...

Could help stop people flying large and noisy airliners or police helicopters over us, but I suspect the authorities might get soggy and hard to light if I did that

[d_Guy]

BIG drones. 

[fsn]

Lip reading WWI footage 

[fsn]

WWI in the air

[Techno]

Those are great finds, Nobby !

The 'lip reading one' brought back memories of the telephone exchange in Guildford (Surrey)...where one of my colleagues, 'Mick' was completely deaf and dumb.
I got to learn how to lip read, because of that......I think I've probably lost that 'skill' now.

Mick would make some sort of sounds, when he was trying to communicate ('talk'), but I found it easier to completely ignore his 'speech' and just watch the movement of his lips/mouth.

There was one time where I wished the ground would open up and swallow me.

Sitting with Mick at 'tea', I asked if he was born deaf (a genuine question).....When he 'said' "No, a Doctor dropped me on my head, when I was baby".....To my shame, I just fell about laughing !!
Mick, bless him, took no offense ....But I still felt SO guilty !

Cheers - Phil

[toxicpixie]

Oh dear Phil!

The trench lip reading was quite moving.

Not quite a "Youtube find" but I went with the father outlaw to see the 75th Anniversary screening of "The Dambusters" last night, and now I want to watch "Star Wars" again Was excellent, the film was really cleaned up and with great sound now they've remastered it. The presentation first was a bit forced, very superficial and no detail but a nice acknowledgement for those involved even if I could do with out the bloody Glen Miller bloody Orchestra doing (technically excellent) terrible sub-jazz big band numbers every ten minutes.

[fsn]

Techno. I presume it's crossed your mind - the oddity of a prodoundly deaf person working with telephones?

How did he come to the trade?   

[FierceKitty]

I once assumed that someone I'd just been introduced to was affecting a severe speech impediment as a sort of "Thank God it's Friday afternoon, I'm knackered" sort of joke. I nearly replied in kind, and then realised at the last second that the poor woman really spoke like that. I still shudder at the thought of how that encounter could have gone.

[Techno]

Techno. I presume it's crossed your mind - the oddity of a prodoundly deaf person working with telephones?

How did he come to the trade?   :-

It was the 'big question'. Nobby......But he could do anything required of him.....apart from answering the phone, obviously.
If he had to check that he wired a line correctly, we got him a 'light up' phone which 'flashed' when he dialed the number.

No idea how or why he got into telecommunications.

Cheers - Phil

[Terry37]

Here's the main battle scene from the 1985 movie Revolution. Always been a  favorite movie. I think it is very well done, but I cannot imagine walking forward toward the enemy like they did back then!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anUSt8BYeJ0

Terry

[pierre the shy]

Came across this youtube video in my travels round the net that I thought might be of interest.... 

OMG the tank is on fire 

You might be surprised at the conclusion this comparison video arrives at as to what WW2 tank is easiest to bale out of (the chap testing them out is a bit taller than your average tanker).

https://youtu.be/q6xvg5iJ4Zk

[toxicpixie]

They really aren't sized for WW2 tanks, are they...

Hurrah for adequate nutrition and living conditions, even if it means building bigger tanks to fit in

[Wulf]

To be fair, The Chieftain isn't sized for any tank. He has another video describing his start in the Irish Army as a driver. They took one look at him & told him he'd never be a tank driver. So he became a commander instead... First in the Irish army, then US commanding Abrams. If you watch the rest of his videos he gives some candid views on tank ergonomics through the years...

[toxicpixie]

Yeah, I've watched a fair few of his videos, he's very entertaining. I didn't know his service was quite so extensive, now I look it up!

Pierre, the conclusion doesn't surprise me - best tank of the war