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Originally Posted by jay see
Australia and New Zealand issue tsunami warnings after South Pacific undersea volcano erupts off Tonga
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-...upts/100759102
Cheers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cremulator
I did see the article but only scanned through the first bit.
They don't seem to be in a hurry..
Hopefully there isn't too much damage both lives and property..
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Going great. We are due to leave on Wednesday but are leaving tomorrow as the weather is supposed to turn to shit again on Tuesday. So packing up in the dry and heading home via the Snowy mountains and taking three days to do this will be a nice drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by jay see
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Son in Law got a warning message from Vic Emerg App regards a trunami threat at Wiseleigh near Bruthen, yeah, maybe a bit conservative boys, its 50klm inland, 240m elevation above sea level, think he will be ok - just, but suggested he retreat for the night to higher ground just in case the world is about to end in east gippsland!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cremulator
They must've confused Tonga with a Hilina Slump collapse in Hawaii.Quote:
Originally Posted by PeeBee
Dont tell me you have caught the @MB infection? Like WTF is that in english that a person over 50 can understand?Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
Geologically easy speak it’s way over your head Philstar [emoji23]
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Ah yes the dump of dirt causing a big splash thing, rightoQuote:
Originally Posted by MB
I McGoogled it too Brother [emoji23][emoji106][emoji106]
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Read that it moved 11 feet towards the sea in 1975. Sheesh ! Imagine the boundary disputes when half your house ends up in your neighbours back yard.Quote:
Originally Posted by PeeBee
Yeah can imagine, I had a barney with a neighbour because the fence contractor put the fence post 4" 'the wrong side of the boundary', like who GAF! Its not like its sitting on a diamond mine. Anyway, I cant imagine the difficulties these places have to get 'back to normal'Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
FWIW: Lindsay Fox once attempted to utilise in court much much earlier zoning maps to keep the public off his Portsea weekend ever changing “private” beach to no avail [emoji905]
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Bring me up to speed here.
Working on a university campus today I see a young dude wearing a pearl necklace. He's not in drag, just in normal young bloke gear with a string of pearls around his neck.
Is this a thing now??
Bloke with a string necklace and shark tooth = surfer.
Bloke with a chunky gold chain necklace = drug dealer.
Bloke with a pearl necklace = ???????
Speed bringing you up to it as requested Plassy Mate, was the starter drug that his parents now let him be free to enjoy icy cold frozen necklaces maybe?
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Uh-huh.........Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
Google “pearl necklace” mate and see what pops up :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
Was either gonna be you or Avo mate!Quote:
Originally Posted by growler2058
Didn't let me down :D
There will be a name or something for sure. That generation have to label everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
Living where I am now for four years I only noticed two years ago that a neighbor two doors down is a he/she. He walks past my place in the morning to catch the bus, all dressed up with the wig and females clothes, then on the weekend its shorts, tee shirt and wig off. Very strange at first seeing a dude, a bald one too, with breasts, not just man cans, augmented breasts, just casually walking around, and this is a family too, wife (female) and two grown up kids.
So the good lady wife has ordered a new car. Kia Sportage GT line diesel. Been told it’s a 10-12 month wait! Gawd!
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How is that going to go up Barkly River Jeep Track???Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
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Haha it won’t. I’m working on ditching the Gu for a 62.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxhead
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Dont like to let a bloke down ayQuote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
Maybe getting 2 centerlink payments.😂😂Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
Its called a JEEP TRACK for a reason. Leave the poo at home and take the wrangler.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxhead
Fair Dinkum Mick Mate, is that truly where the gazetted track name came from?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mickhead
I always thought it was just local blokes up there just taking the piss out of busted Wangla’s much like Axle Hill/Landcrab Hill AKA Burgoyne’s Track [emoji23][emoji106][emoji106]
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@04OFF just made a reference in another thread to a ship called the Felicity Ace going down with a heap of vehicles on board. Rather than go astray on that particular thread I thought I'd comment here.
I didn't know exactly what he was talking about so I googled Felicity Ace and came across numerous news articles about the car-carrier catching fire out in the Atlantic en-route from Germany to USA, and eventually sinking 400km from Portugal where it was trying to reach a port after catching fire some days earlier.
The ABC report I read included this: "Suspicion on what started the fire on February 16 has fallen on lithium batteries used in electric vehicles, though authorities say they have no firm evidence about the cause."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-...ntic/100876322
It wasn't so long ago Samsung tablets had their serious problems with exploding (I think) lithium batteries. So if there's now concerns about the safety of lithium vehicle batteries, would you sleep well with one parked in your garage?
Scary sh!t. Suppose over time this particular incident will be investigated and the actual cause revealed, but if it's the electric/hybrid car batteries being unstable then that's a real worry.
Recently also had a huge fire in a lithium battery bank being built on the outskirts of Geelong even before it was commissioned.
Is this sh!t stable enough to be considered safe?
Google why car lithium batteries fail when incorrectly charged. Scary crap indeed. I have seen some stories about Firefighters struggling for hours to put out crashed EVs. Imagine that on your property! Someone needs to design a system that injects a fluid into the batteries to neutralise them after a heavy impact.
I believe a simple injection of MEATLOAF from the camp kitchen at site would be enough to stop anything!
I use to fly rc helicopters with lithium batteries years ago,,,crash....fire....charge wrong fire...heapsof stories of peoples houses going up in flames....once ignited ya can't put em out....
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Or bleachQuote:
Originally Posted by PeeBee
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Without guidance I googled the issue and came up reading this site:Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
https://www.ionenergy.co/resources/b...attery-safety/
The scary bit I've cut and pasted below.
Now that we know why lithium-ion batteries catch fire, let’s look at the some of the ways this can happen:
A. Manufacturing Defects
Flaws in production can cause metallic particles (impurities) to seep into the lithium-ion cell during the manufacturing process. Battery manufacturers need to ensure stringently controlled cleanrooms for manufacturing batteries.
Another defect could be the thinning of separators which could prove detrimental in actual use. Cells should undergo strict quality-control tests and validation before being sold.
B. Design Flaws
Car companies want to design their cars as sleek and slim while giving the maximum range and performance. These requirements push battery pack manufacturers to come up with compact designs by packing high-capacity cells into a smaller body, messing with an otherwise well-built battery.
Compromising on the design can cause damage to the electrodes or the separator. Either of which could result in a short circuit. Further, the absence of a proper cooling system or vent can cause battery temperatures to rise as the flammable electrolyte heats up.
If uncontrolled, it could result in a chain reaction of cell failures, causing the battery to heat up even more and spiral out of control.
So I take this advice from that article:
1. Don't buy Chinese lithium batteries.
2. Don't buy lithium battery vehicles of any brand, just yet.
Too scary for me.
1. Diesel and petrol powered vehicles never catch fire.
2. Lipos ( rc vehicles ) and Li Fe po4 camping batteries are a different beast.
3. EV batteries will catch fire if badly damaged due to the HUGE amounts of stored energy.
4. At $1.80 per liter I wish I was driving a Tesla right now. Or not, because my license would be quickly lost😂😂😂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HQ7sd48LHA John Cadogan's witty commentary on Thermal runaway.
Still think Batman was better.
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Electric Humvees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9V5b5FSxGk
Chris Rock: "Oh! A game of slaps! Best two out of three?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
They look pretty cool though, not the look I mean, just the potential. Still the range isn't great(I think I read about 350 miles) and let's face it, it's not going to make it to Australia for a long time due to our current government incentives for "green" vehicles, they have much bigger and more lucrative markets to focus like Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudnut
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The owners will tow gensets and annoy the hell out of everyone when they recharge the batteries, overnight.Quote:
Originally Posted by rusty_nail
DIY advice for the wood workers here from Kenny Everett! :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU2BO5Obg2k