daily timewaster

And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Looks dangerous


Mars rover Curiosity's 4.8 kg of Plutonium-238 dioxide glowing its graphite container red hot. Heat given off by the decay of this isotope is converted into electric voltage by thermocouples, providing constant power during all seasons and through the day and night.

Posted by c w swanson at 1:57 PM
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
View mobile version
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
Become a Patron!

Search This Blog

Feedjit

Followers

My Blog List

  • The View from Lady Lake
    The all over tan gets 'em every time... - *...* Are you ready for July 4th? This may be a one-day Prime Days deal - it's such a good price, I ordered four of them. That'll keep me 'flagged' for...
  • Ninety Miles
    Girls With Guns - Girls With GunsBuy Cheap Ammunition HERE(plus it helps me out a little bit) There Are More Sexy Girls With Guns HERESuper Deluxe Girls With Guns Collecti...
  • The Last Refuge
    Primary Elections in New York, Utah, Maryland and South Carolina – Results and Open Discussion - Primary elections and runoffs are being held today in New York, Utah, Maryland and South Carolina. Consider this an open discussion thread for races of ...
  • Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
    Antifa Terrorists Receive 30 to 100 Year Sentences for Attack on Texas ICE Facility - "Their terrorist acts, attempted murder, vandalism, and explosives launched at a detention facility were a far cry from a peaceful protest or First Amend...
  • iotwreport.com/
    Mom Bringing Her Kids To The Park - Watch the kids frolic in the sprinklers.
  • Bustednuckles
    History you never knew. -
  • Virtual Mirage
    Wings - Bullet Points: ** (right) How can you take a look at that plane without having your heart swell with love? ** Ukraine’s intermediate- and long-range stri...
  • Woodsterman
    Well I'll Be ~ It's Libturd Tuesday Already ~ AM - *Thanks FBers*
  • Chant du Départ
    Lt Frank Luke, MOH - OK, I've been thinking about things in my USAF career that brought thought to my brain. (Easy folks, my feelings could be easily hurt with comments a...
  • Splendid Isolation
    News Snippets - From various sources: Georgia Teacher Wore ‘Jesus Loves You’ Sweater in Video While Having Sex with Student ...wasn’t it Jesus[...]
  • True Blue Sam the Travelin' Man
    Tuesday Torque: Evansville Engine Show - Susan and I missed the Evansville engine show this month, but Someplace or Another was there, and posted this nice video. Vicarious vacationing!
  • The Silicon Graybeard
    SpaceX sets yet another record - It's a regular observation of mine that just about every launch from SpaceX is new record of some kind, whether a reuse record for a booster, a record fo...
  • The Feral Irishman
    Raise Your Hand If This Was You... -
  • HMS Defiant
    A PEAK IN THE COTSWOLDS - Now that Mark Carney has had a lash at being Prime Minister-with-training-wheels in Canada, do you think he can fleet up to being Prime Minister with nu...
  • Bayou Renaissance Man
    Memes that made me laugh 317 - Gathered from around the Internet over the past week. Click any image for a larger view. More in two weeks, after...
  • Everybody Has To Be Somewhere
    Insert ark joke - Rain, rain, and more rain. It has been a very wet June. For the most part it has been a gentle steady rain for days. The grounds are saturated. Water is ...
  • Knuckledraggin My Life Away
    Friday night's memes -
  • Mindless Ramblings
    Lazy Blog Post - I've been too lazy (busy) to put much on the blog since spring planting finally got started here. Late start means late finish and it was the sixth of J...
  • Koch's Tour
    June 6, 1944: The Beginning of the End - . On this day seventy-nine years ago, Allied Forces crossed the English Channel and stormed the beaches of France in order to bring about the end of Adolf ...
  • Sultan Knish
    Billionaires Against Billionaires Funded by Billionaires - During the California gubernatorial debate, Tom Steyer, who is a billionaire, claimed that the billionaires are out to get him. “The billionaires and co...
  • The Burning Platform
    Planned Parenthood Warns Funding Cut Will Result In Birth Of Thousands Of Babies - Via The Babylon Bee U.S. — Following the passing of President Donald Trump’s historic “Big Beautiful Bill” to set the government’s spending budget, Planned...
  • Triple Shot Photography
    Old Boneyard and Chain -
  • Woodpile Report
    -
Show 5 Show All

Blog Archive

  • ►  2026 (5426)
    • ►  June (675)
    • ►  May (942)
    • ►  April (935)
    • ►  March (962)
    • ►  February (900)
    • ►  January (1012)
  • ►  2025 (10639)
    • ►  December (1018)
    • ►  November (929)
    • ►  October (886)
    • ►  September (919)
    • ►  August (849)
    • ►  July (849)
    • ►  June (814)
    • ►  May (848)
    • ►  April (862)
    • ►  March (912)
    • ►  February (838)
    • ►  January (915)
  • ►  2024 (9044)
    • ►  December (905)
    • ►  November (795)
    • ►  October (772)
    • ►  September (745)
    • ►  August (728)
    • ►  July (720)
    • ►  June (806)
    • ►  May (729)
    • ►  April (748)
    • ►  March (688)
    • ►  February (684)
    • ►  January (724)
  • ►  2023 (6240)
    • ►  December (675)
    • ►  November (561)
    • ►  October (540)
    • ►  September (496)
    • ►  August (495)
    • ►  July (503)
    • ►  June (493)
    • ►  May (488)
    • ►  April (493)
    • ►  March (505)
    • ►  February (471)
    • ►  January (520)
  • ►  2022 (5674)
    • ►  December (500)
    • ►  November (507)
    • ►  October (475)
    • ►  September (462)
    • ►  August (476)
    • ►  July (447)
    • ►  June (429)
    • ►  May (538)
    • ►  April (441)
    • ►  March (448)
    • ►  February (441)
    • ►  January (510)
  • ►  2021 (5325)
    • ►  December (475)
    • ►  November (476)
    • ►  October (474)
    • ►  September (490)
    • ►  August (461)
    • ►  July (435)
    • ►  June (372)
    • ►  May (472)
    • ►  April (449)
    • ►  March (453)
    • ►  February (411)
    • ►  January (357)
  • ►  2020 (5491)
    • ►  December (389)
    • ►  November (342)
    • ►  October (342)
    • ►  September (339)
    • ►  August (407)
    • ►  July (436)
    • ►  June (499)
    • ►  May (549)
    • ►  April (542)
    • ►  March (537)
    • ►  February (519)
    • ►  January (590)
  • ►  2019 (5355)
    • ►  December (616)
    • ►  November (532)
    • ►  October (552)
    • ►  September (473)
    • ►  August (411)
    • ►  July (419)
    • ►  June (361)
    • ►  May (363)
    • ►  April (412)
    • ►  March (445)
    • ►  February (389)
    • ►  January (382)
  • ►  2018 (4744)
    • ►  December (433)
    • ►  November (396)
    • ►  October (399)
    • ►  September (412)
    • ►  August (396)
    • ►  July (426)
    • ►  June (427)
    • ►  May (383)
    • ►  April (376)
    • ►  March (367)
    • ►  February (392)
    • ►  January (337)
  • ►  2017 (4256)
    • ►  December (325)
    • ►  November (408)
    • ►  October (400)
    • ►  September (441)
    • ►  August (336)
    • ►  July (357)
    • ►  June (361)
    • ►  May (320)
    • ►  April (341)
    • ►  March (351)
    • ►  February (319)
    • ►  January (297)
  • ▼  2016 (3234)
    • ►  December (319)
    • ►  November (338)
    • ►  October (230)
    • ►  September (241)
    • ►  August (326)
    • ►  July (330)
    • ▼  June (226)
      • It's still dangerous out there: A West Glacier man...
      • Spit out that gum before a romantic kiss
      • More entertaining Brexit rhetorical warfare courte...
      • Freckles, they are good.
      • Lucky slide and quick reflexes
      • Not your average housecat
      • Granite Canyon, Wyoming, U.P.R.R.
      • Rare Dinosaur-Era Bird Wings Found Trapped in Amber
      • Why the sun going blank means a ‘Game of Thrones’-...
      • Crumbled walls of church, once the mission of San ...
      • Not as good as the tap dancing, but still pretty i...
      • The Brits are just too funny - Prime Minister's Q...
      • L-R: Dick Robinson; Walter James; Bob Pringle; Fro...
      • Leave it...
      • Chihuahua or blue berry muffin
      • Cool ride for a very cool country
      • Princess Red Bird on Nut Cracker, 1916 Pendleton R...
      • Cold, but heh
      • I suspect this is from the Onion, not CNN. But th...
      • Insane/genius Norwegians contribute to global warm...
      • Fun in space
      • Sigh
      • Nigel! Have you been stirring up the Eurotrash ag...
      • The Icelandic soccer story
      • Hannah Redlich can tap dance.
      • Useful stuff
      • Freckles, they are good
      • Heh
      • Iceland
      • Mondays, they're like that
      • Street singer in Montreal joined by Seal to do a g...
      • Kauai, Hawaii's Queen's Bath, otherwise known as t...
      • Looks like it nearly got to the ground
      • Looks dangerous
      • Trey Gowdy slams the dunce hat on another hapless ...
      • Two big Packards in there. It's amazing it floats...
      • Ka-boom! Ouch
      • Light entertainment with pogo sticks. Pogo sticks...
      • Thoughtful, logical, and correct.
      • Angry, confrontational, and correct.
      • Agate, Ojo Laguna, Chihuahua, Mexico
      • Back off, fur face!
      • Heh
      • Watching a launch in front row seats
      • East of Bakersfield, there's some brush clearing g...
      • Meanwhile, in Finland...
      • There can be such a thing as too much education
      • Vantablack - the blackest black ever known.
      • Be hip to what a Brit means when he's swearing at ...
      • How not to land a helicopter
      • Rosy White Thunder - Sicangu
      • Pristine Colt New Army .38 Special
      • Kerið in Grímsnes, south Iceland.
      • Cabin Porn
      • Shoulder freckles are good
      • Dunk your sweaty head in that
      • Witchy woman
      • Always err on the side of independence and liberty.
      • Looking for the weekend...
      • Resplendent and gorgeous in every way.
      • Friday Open Road
      • Antarctica
      • Some people just have too much time on their hands...
      • North or South?
      • Even creepier than the walking Joisey bear, witnes...
      • New Jersey bear filmed walking upright like a huma...
      • Video of insanely bad parking job helps Vancouver ...
      • Missed me!
      • Avalanche waiting to happen
      • Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA took...
      • Solid Booster Separation
      • Cameraman scared during motorcycle race
      • Stunning footage of bizarre deep-sea creatures com...
      • Fun
      • Nope
      • Heh
      • How to lose your dignity in one easy step
      • Cabin Porn
      • This brown and tan beauty was sunning on the road ...
      • Everything just comes out smoother with Laxettes.
      • The Donald goes hipster
      • Ain't afraid of no fish
      • ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
      • Explaining many sleepless nights when on the road,...
      • In honor of Briton Tim Peake's return from the ISS...
      • Freckles, they are good.
      • Motorbike Porn
      • NASA announces that the Earth has temporarily capt...
      • Good clean fun
      • Very dramatic
      • Wow! Loks like there's still someone in authority...
      • What I'm gonna do to this week
      • Mondays, they're like that
      • AeroShell Team in flight
      • Saab 35 Draken
      • Space fun
      • Piapot in studio pose circa 1885 - Cree
      • Awesomely good: HD, full screen.
      • Cabin Porn
      • Nice
      • Incredible detail of the surface of Pluto.
      • Good definitions
      • Boat launch fail.
      • A longstanding Moon mystery is solved.
      • Swimming hole of dreams
      • Rick Monday's greatest play
      • Friday Open Road
      • Nice!
      • Space ship control panels and how they've changed ...
      • Know the difference
      • Yep
      • Scene from the end of the Ice Age
      • Freckles, they are good.
      • Uncle Levi Trentham, 1927 In his younger day...
      • Louisiana pothole gator
      • New Pictish hoard of silver discovered in Scotland
      • This is both hilarious and charmingly cute at the ...
      • I don't think you can accurately call a snowstorm ...
      • Tanks are heavy, boys.
      • Scuol-Tarasp, Graubünden, Switzerland
      • Saskatchewan smart guys figure a way to take off i...
      • Kinda mean comparison, especially considering what...
      • Cue the James Bond music
      • A tale of two moons - tiny Epimetheus and cloudy T...
      • What is it about the absurd vulnerability of gover...
      • Fun with big planes and parachutes
      • I guess this is for soccer/football.
    • ►  May (259)
    • ►  April (220)
    • ►  March (220)
    • ►  February (221)
    • ►  January (304)
  • ►  2015 (2951)
    • ►  December (304)
    • ►  November (257)
    • ►  October (285)
    • ►  September (291)
    • ►  August (331)
    • ►  July (200)
    • ►  June (235)
    • ►  May (233)
    • ►  April (198)
    • ►  March (221)
    • ►  February (202)
    • ►  January (194)
  • ►  2014 (2553)
    • ►  December (223)
    • ►  November (247)
    • ►  October (194)
    • ►  September (202)
    • ►  August (199)
    • ►  July (227)
    • ►  June (198)
    • ►  May (234)
    • ►  April (232)
    • ►  March (206)
    • ►  February (196)
    • ►  January (195)
  • ►  2013 (2362)
    • ►  December (174)
    • ►  November (199)
    • ►  October (197)
    • ►  September (191)
    • ►  August (177)
    • ►  July (181)
    • ►  June (188)
    • ►  May (186)
    • ►  April (225)
    • ►  March (230)
    • ►  February (212)
    • ►  January (202)
  • ►  2012 (2442)
    • ►  December (233)
    • ►  November (193)
    • ►  October (229)
    • ►  September (174)
    • ►  August (247)
    • ►  July (139)
    • ►  June (181)
    • ►  May (193)
    • ►  April (190)
    • ►  March (202)
    • ►  February (250)
    • ►  January (211)
  • ►  2011 (1042)
    • ►  December (117)
    • ►  November (115)
    • ►  October (68)
    • ►  September (79)
    • ►  August (71)
    • ►  July (92)
    • ►  June (74)
    • ►  May (95)
    • ►  April (67)
    • ►  March (95)
    • ►  February (69)
    • ►  January (100)
  • ►  2010 (777)
    • ►  December (91)
    • ►  November (92)
    • ►  October (78)
    • ►  September (76)
    • ►  August (95)
    • ►  July (70)
    • ►  June (52)
    • ►  May (47)
    • ►  April (45)
    • ►  March (55)
    • ►  February (60)
    • ►  January (16)
  • ►  2009 (24)
    • ►  December (4)
    • ►  November (13)
    • ►  October (4)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  June (1)

Search This Blog

Powered by Blogger.