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If the oxygen masks drop down, you might only have about 15 minutes (the minimum set by the FAA) of oxygen from the point of pulling them down. However, that is more than enough time for the pilot to take [the plane] to a lower altitude where you can breathe normally.
Bonus: Most systems generate oxygen through a chemical reaction – this can cause a burning smell in the cabin, however it is normal and to be expected.
At some airports with really short runways, you’re not going to have a smooth landing no matter how good we are: John Wayne Airport; Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Chicago Midway; and Reagan National.
But, That Hard Landing? They Meant to Do That
When you experience a hard landing in bad weather it wasn’t because of a lack of pilot skills but it is in fact intentional. If the runway is covered in water the airplane has to touch down hard in order to puncture the water layer and prevent aqua planing.

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The first- or last-quarter moon is not one half as bright as a full moon
It would take hundreds of thousands of moons to equal the brightness of the sun
The full moon shines with a magnitude of -12.7, but the sun is 14 magnitudes brighter, at -26.7. The ratio of brightness of the sun versus the moon amounts to a difference of 398,110 to 1. So that's how many full moons you would need to equal the brightness of the sun. But this all a moot point, because there is no way that you could fit that many full moons in the sky.
The sky is 360 degrees around (including the half we can't see, below the horizon), so there are over 41,200 square degrees in the sky. The moon measures only a half degree across, which gives it an area of only 0.2 square degrees. So you could fill up the entire sky, including the half that lies below our feet, with 206,264 full moons — and still come up short by 191,836 in the effort to match the brightness of the sun.


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"People who swear regularly are more trustworthy than those who dont. " -Some science study from the 2000s

Therefore i must be the most ****ing trustworthy **** on this ****hole of a bastarding planet. :grin:


As explained by Tommy Tiernan why the Irish swear in almost every sentence "because English is not our language and we need to bastardise it to feel comfortable using it" <laugh>
 
The Green Anaconda is the Heaviest Known Snake, but Not the Longest.

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I said that at a quiz in Jazzbo's in Faliraki @ '96. The question was "What is the biggest snake in the world", so I asked whether they meant longest or heaviest. Cockney **** running it said it was the same thing, so I answered reticulated python. Whole pub laughed at me when the prick said 'anaconda'.

I had my cream Liverpool away shirt on at the time. Damned prejudice and victimisation.

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The first- or last-quarter moon is not one half as bright as a full moon
It would take hundreds of thousands of moons to equal the brightness of the sun
The full moon shines with a magnitude of -12.7, but the sun is 14 magnitudes brighter, at -26.7. The ratio of brightness of the sun versus the moon amounts to a difference of 398,110 to 1. So that's how many full moons you would need to equal the brightness of the sun. But this all a moot point, because there is no way that you could fit that many full moons in the sky.
The sky is 360 degrees around (including the half we can't see, below the horizon), so there are over 41,200 square degrees in the sky. The moon measures only a half degree across, which gives it an area of only 0.2 square degrees. So you could fill up the entire sky, including the half that lies below our feet, with 206,264 full moons — and still come up short by 191,836 in the effort to match the brightness of the sun.


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The full moon doesn't shine. It's not a light source, it reflects light from the sun. The whole thing is a moot point for that reason.