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indyfan31
03-01-18, 11:41 AM
Was he screwing around weaving or was he already out of control when the video started?
Dude conveniently leaves out anything that went before. Here's what he had to say about it in the video description.
A true miracle I'm alive... Luckely I was wearing my riding gear, so my road rash was very minor. No broken bones, no concussion. I'm truly blessed to walk away. Please ride safe everyone, you don't walk away from an accident like this twice
EDIT: How did I get the wobbles? NO I DIDN'T WHEELIE. I was merging onto the freeway, checking traffic while I ventured over to the carpool lane. When I got next to the carpool lane, I check if it was clear again, then merged in while quickly accelerating in first gear. When I got up to enough speed to pass traffic (Traffic was doing 75-80 MPH) I changed into second gear (where the clip starts). First mistake I made was having my weight WAY too far back on the bike while accelerating, that mixed with the extremely bumpy freeway and the acceleration of the bike caused the front wheel to go extremely light. Thus causing the violent speed wobbles.
So he claims that traffic was moving at 75-80. If we buy that then at the beginning of the clip he's probably doing 82-85 when he decides to give it a little squirt to show that Civic what's what. A very rough estimate looking at the video timing is that he would have overtaken the 53 foot trailer on that semi in about a second. My rusty math says that's an overtaking speed of over 30mph.
That seems faster than it looks but consider that after the bike went down he was still overtaking the semi. It appears that the bike hit the rear wheels of the semi from behind and the rebound off that his what kicked him out the other side.
So just an educated guess, I'd say the truck was really going 65 to 70 and he was hitting 95 to 100 when things went wrong.
Dude conveniently leaves out anything that went before. Here's what he had to say about it in the video description.
So he claims that traffic was moving at 75-80. If we buy that then at the beginning of the clip he's probably doing 82-85 when he decides to give it a little squirt to show that Civic what's what. A very rough estimate looking at the video timing is that he would have overtaken the 53 foot trailer on that semi in about a second. My rusty math says that's an overtaking speed of over 30mph.
That seems faster than it looks but consider that after the bike went down he was still overtaking the semi. It appears that the bike hit the rear wheels of the semi from behind and the rebound off that his what kicked him out the other side.
So just an educated guess, I'd say the truck was really going 65 to 70 and he was hitting 95 to 100 when things went wrong.
What kind of bike was it? That motorcycle had to either have something wrong with it or there was some kind of design flaw causing the oscillation . There was a Kawasaki model back in the eighties that had that problem. There was a police version of the bike that Kawasaki had to buy back and and destroy.
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This quadruped robot doesn’t dance any worse than your dad (https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/12/17108824/robot-dance-anymal-eth-zurich)
datachicane
03-13-18, 08:47 PM
The tourism department of my beloved home state of Oregon has apparently determined that we actually live in a Studio Ghibli film. I recognize nearly every setting in this...
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TravelGal
03-15-18, 02:14 AM
:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
Kiwifan
03-15-18, 03:25 AM
I love Oregon. Hope to get back there one day. Haystack Rocks! :D
datachicane
03-15-18, 08:00 PM
I was born in Oregon, but I've traveled and lived in enough different places to really appreciate how special it is. There is something amazing about that moment when they open the aircraft doors in PDX after a few weeks in LA or Phoenix or Chicago and the smell of the trees hits you.
datachicane
03-23-18, 10:28 PM
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My personal favorite:
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You gotta be kidding me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=10SjlFFg77E
I would have sworn there was no way they could make it around that second curve.
You gotta be kidding me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=10SjlFFg77E
I would have sworn there was no way they could make it around that second curve.
Good rain tires.
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Mr. Vengeance
05-04-18, 12:05 AM
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Wow :thumbup: Great find- thanks for sharing that.
Something for everyone here - audio on for this one...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2c8bi_hrHI&t=399s
Pilgrims Drop
02-05-19, 06:29 AM
Sod It!! Lets make some NOISE!
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Sod It!! Lets make some NOISE!
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Good stuff!
Really good stuff :thumbup:
Pilgrims Drop
06-03-19, 01:31 PM
Might be worth a look see...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyYgDtY2AMY
Good director, great cast. I hope the result is more "Rush" than "Driven".
stroker
06-06-19, 06:46 PM
Sorry, I just. can't. buy. Matt Damon as Carroll Shelby. Just can't.
Sorry, I just. can't. buy. Matt Damon as Carroll Shelby. Just can't.
I know what you mean. I watched this to see if I was just too accustomed to '70s era Carrol Shelby.
https://youtu.be/Ynl2dJSpEYo
No question they should have made him a lot more weathered and curled his hair a bit. Accent isn't right but it's hard to tell with so little dialogue.
Speaking of "racing" movies...
https://youtu.be/Dp2ufFO4QGg
chop456
06-07-19, 03:46 AM
Might be worth a look see...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyYgDtY2AMY
I have it on good authority that the last 30 minutes are a tribute to the Dodge Omni GLHS.
I have it on good authority that the last 30 minutes are a tribute to the Dodge Omni GLHS.
:laugh: Har! Some guy on a Mustang forum was complaining that Shelby would be turning over in his grave over Ford charging so much for their Shelby models. I said, turning over in his grave? Only if he's trying to auger his way out to collect his percentage.
datachicane
06-12-19, 05:19 PM
:laugh: Har! Some guy on a Mustang forum was complaining that Shelby would be turning over in his grave over Ford charging so much for their Shelby models. I said, turning over in his grave? Only if he's trying to auger his way out to collect his percentage.
Heh, no kidding. I'm a long time Ford guy, but ol' Shel would never turn down the opportunity for a quick buck, either by cashing in on someone else's work, fabricating a story from whole cloth, or sticking someone else with the tab. Calling him ethically challenged would be an insult to Colin Chapman.
Don't get me wrong, he had his hand in some amazing products, but it was guys like Ken Miles and Eric Broadley who did the heavy lifting while he got the credit. Shelby was always about the marketing (and cashing checks).
Pilgrims Drop
07-06-19, 10:19 AM
It's that time again... Festival of Speed at Goodwood Live stream on Youtube!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5RuJ1k82zU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSiTpHNq-IA&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1geCWlI9pZww-EjTpAvEB2xdIrZ9Crs--8fIVv6IdXNAxItl2tYoUVufI
devilmaster
08-06-19, 06:00 PM
I still hope that the cirrus chute will still become norm on many different aircraft...
BZ to the SAR team :thumbup:
chop456
08-06-19, 11:44 PM
"Think you could put the phone down for a minute and pay attention while we're rescuing you, Sir?"
Might be worth a look see...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyYgDtY2AMY
Just based on physical size and body type I think those two actors should have switched rolls.
devilmaster
08-19-19, 06:52 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNavoYNMltY
chop456
08-19-19, 10:44 PM
Heh, no kidding. I'm a long time Ford guy, but ol' Shel would never turn down the opportunity for a quick buck, either by cashing in on someone else's work, fabricating a story from whole cloth, or sticking someone else with the tab. Calling him ethically challenged would be an insult to Colin Chapman.
Don't get me wrong, he had his hand in some amazing products, but it was guys like Ken Miles and Eric Broadley who did the heavy lifting while he got the credit. Shelby was always about the marketing (and cashing checks).
I saw a Shelby pickup truck the other day. :shakehead:
devilmaster
11-07-19, 06:04 AM
I got back into racing sims a couple years ago... i'm off to get all this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Vfiq5ezP0
opinionated ow
11-07-19, 07:22 AM
Pity he knows nothing about the cars. Didn't even get the engine size right in the first 30 seconds!
devilmaster
11-07-19, 07:22 PM
Pity he knows nothing about the cars. Didn't even get the engine size right in the first 30 seconds!
True. But gawd I love this pic, and am sad at the same time.
datachicane
12-01-19, 08:33 AM
This is extraordinary, supposedly a contender for Best Animated Short for the 2020 Oscars.
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:thumbup: very good. Does anyone know what this style is called?
datachicane
12-03-19, 01:01 PM
Pretty sure it's done in Flash, but stylistically it reminds me a bit of a posterized Eyvind Earle. Now that I think about it, it's definitely related to period advertising posters:
https://blurppy.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/dunlop_le-mans_1950.jpg
Pilgrims Drop
09-01-20, 07:53 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MZM-TDh0y0
the video runs 9 minutes and 17 seconds :thumbup:
devilmaster
11-12-20, 03:21 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj4atSZodF8
:rofl:
In a related vein. One of my all time favorites. Hilarious
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TravelGal
11-13-20, 07:11 PM
In a related vein. One of my all time favorites. Hilarious
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:rofl::rofl: The best part is how cool he is. Calm as a cucumber. After F1 this must have been a walk in the park. After watching this I had to go find that scene from Ford Vs Ferrari where Shelby is driving Henry Ford the Deuce. :laugh:
indyfan31
11-20-20, 09:16 PM
:rofl::rofl: The best part is how cool he is. Calm as a cucumber. After F1 this must have been a walk in the park. After watching this I had to go find that scene from Ford Vs Ferrari where Shelby is driving Henry Ford the Deuce. :laugh:
I don't think I've ever actually heard an Italian yell Mamma-Mia! before. :rofl::rofl::rofl:
No way am I the only one on OC that remembers these shows. Not even sure how it popped up on Youtube as something I may like, but they weren't wrong. I learned more by watching these back in the day versus anything I learned in class.
The accent, the hair, the sweat, the crazy comments. It is all so good...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ma4kW3xVT0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVzTi-CYdWQ
opinionated ow
12-17-20, 03:19 AM
Needing all the good Christmas music we can get this year. Thank God for the Gaither family and their contributions to Christian music and their youtube channel!
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OK, I have to ask, what's the deal with their ties? Is that a thing now?
opinionated ow
12-18-20, 12:22 AM
OK, I have to ask, what's the deal with their ties? Is that a thing now?
I wondered that...I think the video is mid 00s so fashion back then was very odd
Cleaning out the basement I was reminded of a co-worker at my very first "real" job. Whenever you were really doing well he would reference the "Shrike Commander." "You took that on like the Shrike Commander!" and the like. He explained that it was a reference to an amazing air show performance he had seen. Some guy doing aerobatics in a twin-engined, piston-powered business passenger aircraft. Cool. But it's not like I could Google it back in the olden days.
So today I Duck Duck Go'd it. Turns that not only did this guy, Bob Hoover, do the aerobatics in a twin engine passenger plane, he also did them single engine and dead stick. He had an amazing life story and is widely regarded to be one of America's best test pilots.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hoover
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/north-american-rockwell-shrike-commander-500s-robert-a-bob-hoover/nasm_A20000796000
Check out this video of his routine. Be sure to catch the end with the deadstick loop, roll and landing. Notice the wild crosswind he catches just before touchdown. :eek:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQWXMLtR-LA
stroker
03-11-21, 07:47 AM
Cleaning out the basement I was reminded of a co-worker at my very first "real" job. Whenever you were really doing well he would reference the "Shrike Commander." "You took that on like the Shrike Commander!" and the like. He explained that it was a reference to an amazing air show performance he had seen. Some guy doing aerobatics in a twin-engined, piston-powered business passenger aircraft. Cool. But it's not like I could Google it back in the olden days.
So today I Duck Duck Go'd it. Turns that not only did this guy, Bob Hoover, do the aerobatics in a twin engine passenger plane, he also did them single engine and dead stick. He had an amazing life story and is widely regarded to be one of America's best test pilots.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hoover
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/north-american-rockwell-shrike-commander-500s-robert-a-bob-hoover/nasm_A20000796000
Check out this video of his routine. Be sure to catch the end with the deadstick loop, roll and landing. Notice the wild crosswind he catches just before touchdown. :eek:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQWXMLtR-LA
As a kid, my dad used to take me to Oshkosh every year so I got to see Bob Hoover several times. It was amazing.
opinionated ow
03-11-21, 08:45 AM
As a kid, my dad used to take me to Oshkosh every year so I got to see Bob Hoover several times. It was amazing.
I use videos of Bob Hoover doing incredible things in twins when I teach asymmetric flying. Just an amazing pilot-one of the greatest to ever live.
Pilgrims Drop
07-09-21, 09:16 AM
That time of year again... Stream is valid for all weekend and loops 24/7.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgJlnsqbtfg
opinionated ow
07-22-21, 10:54 AM
Australia's Greatest Cultural Contribution
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and the making of
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RaceGrrl
07-22-21, 03:23 PM
I keep this bird cam channel open when I'm working. I enjoy hearing the birds instead of always listening to music. Yes, I'm old. Now get offa mah lawn!
https://youtu.be/MtGUTs_HgcE
opinionated ow
08-15-21, 04:24 AM
This is a really cool thing. From the only in England files
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Hard Driver
10-25-21, 11:41 PM
Wasn't there a thread about YouTube videos of interest once.
Saw this video of a clear engine cylinder and thought it would be good for the thread I thought I remembered. Anyway, here is a cool video:
https://youtu.be/nvMcFQqhbpM
Wasn't there a thread about YouTube videos of interest once.
Saw this video of a clear engine cylinder and thought it would be good for the thread I thought I remembered. Anyway, here is a cool video:
https://youtu.be/nvMcFQqhbpM
Merged! Very cool vid.
opinionated ow
10-26-21, 09:25 AM
Wasn't there a thread about YouTube videos of interest once.
Saw this video of a clear engine cylinder and thought it would be good for the thread I thought I remembered. Anyway, here is a cool video:
https://youtu.be/nvMcFQqhbpM
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Pilgrims Drop
02-18-22, 07:12 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPQh1FrbOc0
Nearly 8 hours of planes trying to land at London Heathrow today during storm Eunice that recorded wind speeds over 120mph
Heathrow’s runways run east west. There is no choice when there’s a crosswind like at O’Hare for instance.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Heathrowmap.PNG
Funny you mention O'Hare. When I watch those crosswind landings I'm always having flashbacks to white knuckling a landing at O'Hare. I was at the back of one of those long DC-9s and as we approached. We hit a crosswind and suddenly I felt like I was looking straight down the runway. :eek: Biggest jerk I ever felt as it touched down and straightened out. Applause from the passengers.
It's cool that even though he had some A380's earlier in the day he still acknowledged the 747 as the "Queen of the Skies". Still a beautiful plane.
Funny you mention O'Hare. When I watch those crosswind landings I'm always having flashbacks to white knuckling a landing at O'Hare. I was at the back of one of those long DC-9s and as we approached. We hit a crosswind and suddenly I felt like I was looking straight down the runway. :eek: Biggest jerk I ever felt as it touched down and straightened out. Applause from the passengers.
Wasn't coming from Denver, was it?
I landed on one set of wheels (rt side), bounced over onto the other 2 (lft and front), then slammed back down on the rt side. Then pilot had to steer the plane to go straight down the runway, because we were not.
Co-pilot suggested applause for the pilot.
Wasn't coming from Denver, was it?
I landed on one set of wheels (rt side), bounced over onto the other 2 (lft and front), then slammed back down on the rt side. Then pilot had to steer the plane to go straight down the runway, because we were not.
Co-pilot suggested applause for the pilot.
No I think I was going to Chicago, or Naperville really, for a training class. It's always a relief when you have those landings and don't have to get on another flight for a while. :D
Such a musical language. :laugh: But I think Putin has gotten himself into a mess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfWkXJN9vC4
Google translation of the lyrics.
Brother of Ukraine
Love my children, dear, mom and tattoo,
I'm going to win our land to protect.
Don't cry for me, I'll die in the field,
All thanks for loving our Ukraine!
Let's go, brother, in this hard time,
Let the enemy know for Ukraine.
To God our soul is united,
For our land Sacred Ukraine
We are for the steppe, for the foxes and burn,
For the broad fallow deer, for the Black Sea,
For the Heavenly Hundred, for Taras brother,
For our freedom, we overcame kata!
Holy Vira is with us, God and truth are with us,
And we are against it, that the brother is against the brother.
And feel the same way with wartime,
Nothing can fool us! Glory to Ukraine!
Don't cry for me, I'll die in the field,
All thanks for loving our Ukraine!
Don't cry for me, I'll die in the field,
All thanks for my love Ukraine
Youtube spit this one out on Saturday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcRiBsjvWdM
Mr. Vengeance
05-19-22, 11:00 AM
Rebuild a 5.3 (or any other) LS. A great series of videos, even for those that have no intention of doing this. The whole process, bolt-by-bolt, and somehow it's not boring.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe3kz1i_LrtX5402mzO6ovoz8xeUdwZ8B
WickerBill
05-20-22, 10:19 AM
This guy tears down blown motors piece by piece until he finds what caused it. Fascinating (to me).
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlI5ecMKe1c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlI5ecMKe1c
Another good one.
The beginning very much has the Frankenheimer "Grand Prix" feel or I guess it is the other way around given the production dates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLhR44Jvxx4
That was excellent. Thanks!
That was excellent. Thanks!
If you take a deeper dive on their YT page, there are some really cool vintage auto/race videos.
Mr. Vengeance
06-07-22, 09:57 AM
Midwest Drag Week starts today. Live streams are here (hopefully):
https://www.youtube.com/c/SummitRacingMidwestDrags
Pilgrims Drop
06-27-22, 02:46 AM
Holy Crap!!
https://youtu.be/EnENrTokQbE
https://twitter.com/f1trolls_/status/1564234151481466880?s=20&t=Tbw-vuIj-xgwh7rG3BSqbQ
devilmaster
11-12-22, 11:57 PM
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Not available due to country.
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Looks like the subject for a future episode of "Mysteries of the Abandoned."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIlYPnT9cXg
coming to you form Pinedale Shopping Mall....
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And the song Johnny Fever played immediately after...
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Random visit down the rabbit hole...
A few misses, but amazing how much was right - perhaps not in the specifics - but for sure the concepts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ivp442RLS8&t=850s
I’ve got some problems with you people…
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So many cool videos on this YT page...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzoFICFZosc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz2tKv03ApI&t=749s
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Sort of cringey now
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Sort of cringey now
I don't know, I'd tune in. :gomer:
New Periscope film up - Some interesting clips I've not seen before. I thought it was interesting to see them interviewing Ray Haroun and hear him talk about the future of engines being horizontally opposed.
Presented by the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., this film "Shape of the Future" follows the North American IndyCar Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1966 during the prestigious Indy 500 race. First run in 1911, the Indy 500 is famous in the world of motorsports and is still run every year today, drawing some of the largest crowds seen in sports. Well reflected in this video, the 1966 Indy 500 was a particularly exciting race since it featured several legendary Formula 1 and IndyCar drivers such as James Clark, Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, and Mario Andretti, and additionally a host of accidents and car troubles for the drivers. Occurring on the first lap is a large accident involving 11 of the 33 cars on the field. Then again upon reset, another accident occurred involving one car in the first turn. Throughout the race there will amount to enough difficulties that only 7 cars will finish—the lowest number of cars to finish ever in an Indy 500.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz94f3lOpDs
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Sorry, gotta geek out here.
Background:
RF energy is not "radioactive" - it is NOT ionizing energy. It doesn't tear apart your DNA. Gamma,Alpha, and Beta radiation does that, which has NOTHING to do with a microwave. That's for nuclear stuff and comic book heros/villians.
A microwave works due to heating water molecules in your foodstuff. (This is why your fine china plates get really hot in the microwave, because they have water in them. Don't do this. They will eventually explode.)
Normally RF energy passes right through things, unless the size of the "thing" gets resonated by the RF energy wavelength. (The video mentions the filaments of the light bulbs being the right wavelength to light up. Note he was using pretty low frequency at the time. This is important, at least to me. Low frequency = longer wavelengths, hi freq = short wavelength.)
All of this is a fancy way to say that microwave ovens make water molecules absorb the energy and vibrate like crazy. They oscillate back and forth with the frequency of the RF signal hitting them. What does a vibrating molecule produce (by definition)? Heat.
Still awake?
Microwave ovens run at "about" 2.1 GHz, which happens to be close in frequency to your Wi-Fi lower band. AHHHH! We're all cooking ourselves!! We're made of water, coffee and beer!
Nope.
It turns out that water molecules are VERY good RF absorbers at 21.1 GHz, not vey good at 2.1 GHz.
Somebody made a factor of 10 error with their slide rule back in 1946 or so. BUT, it was easier to crank up the power of a 2.1 GHz signal than it was to make a magnetron at 21+ GHz. So, microwave ovens are very inefficient at heating water molecules, but it's kinda easy to make a small RF wave into a BIG RF wave at 2.1 GHz. Guess what the Allies had a HUGE surplus of, just sitting around, waiting to be put into proximity fuses, radar stations, etc.? They had tons of 2.1 GHz magnetrons that worked "good enough" a heating water if you upped the wattage 1000x stronger than your home Wi-Fi that hadn't been invented yet.
Microwave ovens run at 2.1 GHz because someone made a math error.
Note: if you used an oven at 21 GHz, it wouldn't work very well, since it would just boil the water off the outside of the food, and not penetrate deep enough to cook your steak on the inside. Everyone cooks steaks in the microwave, right? :gomer:
All of this information came from a professor that did research after the war for Litton, and I've never heard it confirmed, but the absorption bands of RF energy are pretty well studied. Remember, absorbed means it keeps the energy (as heat).
I'd love for this to be proven an urban legend, but it passes the smell test
https://www.rfcafe.com/references/electrical/images2/atmospheric-absorption-electromagnetic-energy.jpg
from the website https://www.rfcafe.com/references/electrical/atm-absorption.htm , but do any Google search on "atmospheric absorption of Radio waves vs. frequency" and you will find similar.
Also note: there are rumors that modern fighter jets communicate within their sortie at 60 GHz, so they cannot be overheard at any significant distance.
Sorry, gotta geek out here.
Microwave ovens run at 2.1 GHz because someone made a math error.
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