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^^^ OK...who didn't already know that? 

I used to go to the WCW tapings for the Saturday night thing back in the late 80s/early 90s.  It was on Wednesday nights at the Center Stage here in ATL, and it was free.  It's a really small venue (I saw Testament there :headbang:) and you can hear everything from anywhere.  We used to giggle about it, but it was good cheap mid-week entertainment. 

 

Edit, add: most def not fake.  I've seen some serious injuries.  The lights go down and everyone just waits for the outcome.  One was a ref who got the daylights knocked out of him.  Ric came out half-dressed to check on him, there was serious concern.

 

 

 

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On 8/31/2022 at 12:50 PM, EmirOfShmo said:

Step Aboard the First Flying Car Available in the U.S. Market 

You’ve seen flying cars in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Jetson’s, and Harry Potter—and soon you may see them coasting over your neighborhood. In late July, Samson Sky, a commercial flying car company, announced that its Switchblade model passed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspection, clearing it for flight tests. After reaching this milestone, the Switchblade is poised to be the first flying car available in the U.S. market. 

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Since the Switchblade passed the FAA inspection, the company has been inching closer to the vehicle’s first flight. In a series of blog posts, potential customers have gotten an inside look into speed runs and design decisions—like the best doors for flight tests or the most appropriate propeller angles—that go into preparing for wheels up. 

Once it hits the market, the Switchblade will cost $170,000. Interested buyers can join a waitlist for free, and will be expected to put down a $2,000 deposit within 45 days of the first flight. “It is a blast to drive, and if initial flight testing continues like we have seen, it will be a fantastic flying machine as well,” Samson says.

 

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Chinese Tesla competitor unveils plans for flying car

 

Chinese electric vehicle company Xpeng has unveiled designs of what could be the world's first flying car.

 

More than 500 companies are reportedly working on similarly designed vehicles, and roughly two-dozen are already in testing phases. Xpeng, considered to be a rival to the U.S. brand Tesla, shared designs of the full-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVToL) flying car at its fourth annual Tech Day in Guangzhou, China, on Oct. 24. The electric car, according to the company, completed a maiden flight and several tests.

 

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Ostrich eggs up to 7,500 years old found next to ancient fire pit in Israel

 

A well-known riddle compares an egg to treasure, asking: A box without hinges, key or a lid, yet inside golden treasure is hid. What am I?

 

And for archaeologists in Israel, eight prehistoric ostrich eggs – thought to be between 4,000 and 7,500 years old – proved as valuable as treasure when they were discovered near an ancient fire pit in the Negev, a desert region in the south of the country.

 

They were discovered during an archaeological excavation in the agricultural fields of Be’er Milka, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Thursday.

 

The eggs’ proximity to the fire pit suggests that they were collected intentionally by the prehistoric desert nomads who used the campsite, according to a press release from IAA, although further lab analysis will provide more information about their uses and age.

 

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“We found a campsite, which extends over about 200 sq. m (2,153 square feet) that was used by the desert nomads since prehistoric times,” Lauren Davis, the IAA excavation director, said in the release.

 

“At the site we found burnt stones, flint and stone tools as well as pottery sherds, but the truly special find is this collection of ostrich eggs. Although the nomads did not build permanent structures at this site, the finds allow us to feel their presence in the desert.”

 

Davis added that the campsites were covered over by the dunes, keeping the eggs exceptionally well-preserved.

 

The IAA, which told CNN on Thursday the site had been excavated in the last week, said that ostriches were common in the region until they became extinct in the wild during the 19th century.

 

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The story seems like the basis for Top Gun:

 

Secret hero of Korean War air battle to receive Navy Cross

 

For more than 50 years, Navy pilot Royce Williams couldn’t talk about his epic Korean War dogfight with seven Soviet fighter jets. He’d been sworn to secrecy because of Cold War sensitivities, and all mention of the battle was scrubbed from the official records.

 

Now the 97-year-old California resident is going to receive the Navy Cross, the second-highest award for combat valor. He said Friday afternoon that he’s pleased to get the recognition.

 

“For the first time, Royce is being officially recognized for that incredible air battle,” Lewandowski said. “That makes him happy. And it doesn’t preclude him from getting the Medal of Honor later.”

 

“Having reviewed the findings of now numerous investigations related to the case of Capt. Royce Williams, I have determined this case to be special and extraordinary,” Del Toro said in a press release dated Dec. 22. “His actions clearly distinguished himself during a high-risk mission and deserve proper recognition.”

 

On Nov. 18, 1952, Williams was in a F9F-5 Panther jet patrolling the Yalu River, which separated North Korean and Soviet territories. The Soviets weren’t directly involved in the war, but they had planes in the sky, protecting their airspace.

 

Williams and three other Americans, also in Panthers, encountered seven hostile Soviet MiG-15s. The other U.S. planes were soon scattered by engine trouble and enemy fire, and Williams found himself in the dogfight alone. He shot down at least four of them before escaping to a U.S. aircraft carrier.

 

“A lot of it was awareness of where they were and how I had to maneuver to avoid them,” he told the Union-Tribune in an interview last year. “They were taking turns. I decided if I concentrated on shooting them down, then I’d become an easy target. So my initial goal was to look for defensive opportunities when they made mistakes.”

 

When he landed, he counted 263 holes in his plane. He was uninjured.

 

Worried about drawing the Soviets into the Korean War, U.S. military commanders hushed any public mention of the battle. Williams got pats on the back — and shared a ****tail with President-elect Dwight Eisenhower — but was ordered not to tell anyone, not even his wife.

 

In the early 2000s, U.S. records from the Korean War were declassified, and word of the dogfight spread, especially in military aviation circles.

 

A 2014 book by a Russian military historian mentions the encounter. It said that seven MiGs left a base in Vladivostik that morning, and only one returned. Four were shot down by a single U.S. aircraft, another was shot up and crashed, and the seventh plane was never found.

 

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Mummified 'golden boy' found covered in 49 precious amulets

 

When a teenage boy died 2,300 years ago in Egypt, he was mummified and adorned with 49 protective amulets and a golden mask to guide him in the afterlife.

 

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Researchers discovered the amulets placed on and inside the body of the mummified "golden boy" when they used computerized tomography scans to digitally unwrap the remains without disturbing them.

 

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The remains were first uncovered in 1916 at a cemetery called Nag el-Hassay used between approximately 332 BC and 30 BC in southern Egypt. Thousands of preserved bodies, many still inside their original coffins, were excavated in Egypt in the 19th and early 20th centuries before being moved to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.


Like many others, the mummy remained unexamined upon its discovery and was moved into the museum's basement.

 

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