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Covid virus ‘survives for 28 days’ in lab conditions
The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say.
The findings from Australia's national science agency suggest SARS-Cov-2 can survive for far longer than thought. However, the experiment was conducted in the dark. UV light has already been shown to kill the virus. Some experts have also thrown doubt on the actual threat posed by surface transmission in real life. The coronavirus is mostly transmitted when people cough, sneeze or talk. But there is also evidence that it can also be spread by particles hanging in the air. It is also possible someone could get Covid-19 by touching infected surfaces such as metal or plastic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control. This is believed to be much less common, however. -
WW2 'earthquake' bomb explodes in Poland during attempt to defuse it
The largest unexploded World War Two bomb ever found in Poland has detonated during the defusing process, a Polish Navy spokesman said.
The chance the bomb - at the bottom of a Baltic Sea shipping canal - would detonate had been put at 50-50 and all the divers were unharmed. About 750 residents had been evacuated near the port city of Swinoujscie. The RAF dropped the Tallboy or "earthquake" bomb in a raid in 1945 which sank the German cruiser Lützow. Swinoujscie was part of Germany and called Swinemünde at the time of the bombardment. The shock of the latest detonation was reportedly felt in parts of the city and a video shows the blast throwing up a large column of water into the air. The bomb was 6m (19ft) long and weighed 5.4 tonnes, nearly half of which was its explosives. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
WW2 'earthquake' bomb explodes in Poland during attempt to defuse it
The largest unexploded World War Two bomb ever found in Poland has detonated during the defusing process, a Polish Navy spokesman said.
The chance the bomb - at the bottom of a Baltic Sea shipping canal - would detonate had been put at 50-50 and all the divers were unharmed. About 750 residents had been evacuated near the port city of Swinoujscie. The RAF dropped the Tallboy or "earthquake" bomb in a raid in 1945 which sank the German cruiser Lützow. Swinoujscie was part of Germany and called Swinemünde at the time of the bombardment. The shock of the latest detonation was reportedly felt in parts of the city and a video shows the blast throwing up a large column of water into the air. The bomb was 6m (19ft) long and weighed 5.4 tonnes, nearly half of which was its explosives.that is just crazy, that thing was huge.
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@scottalanmiller the fact that it was still live all this time at the bottom of the ocean is even more insane.
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller the fact that it was still live all this time at the bottom of the ocean is even more insane.
75 years!!!
So crazy.
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Talk about quality bomb making, lol.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Talk about quality bomb making, lol.
Right, the point was to make it explode, not last forever Grandpa. You could've used tinfoil. . . .
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Talk about quality bomb making, lol.
Right, the point was to make it explode, not last forever Grandpa. You could've used tinfoil. . . .
It was made so well, it never went off. lol
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Talk about quality bomb making, lol.
Right, the point was to make it explode, not last forever Grandpa. You could've used tinfoil. . . .
It was made so well, it never went off. lol
Which is insane, it actually sank a German boat and didn't explode. . . wtf!
"The RAF dropped it in a raid in 1945 which sank the German cruiser Lützow."
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Talk about quality bomb making, lol.
Right, the point was to make it explode, not last forever Grandpa. You could've used tinfoil. . . .
It was made so well, it never went off. lol
Which is insane, it actually sank a German boat and didn't explode. . . wtf!
"The RAF dropped it in a raid in 1945 which sank the German cruiser Lützow."
Yeah, that thing was so big it'll go right through a ship!
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Only until the grandkids of the engineers who made the damn thing got it to explode. Talk about "they don't build em like they used too".
Can you imagine taking a car from the bottom of a sea after 75 years and the engine turning over and being ready to go still. . .
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Only until the grandkids of the engineers who made the damn thing got it to explode. Talk about "they don't build em like they used too".
Can you imagine taking a car from the bottom of a sea after 75 years and the engine turning over and being ready to go still. . .
lol - a bit different, this thing was seamingly super sealed... no seawater damage, I'm guessing.
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@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Only until the grandkids of the engineers who made the damn thing got it to explode. Talk about "they don't build em like they used too".
Can you imagine taking a car from the bottom of a sea after 75 years and the engine turning over and being ready to go still. . .
lol - a bit different, this thing was seamingly super sealed... no seawater damage, I'm guessing.
haha well yeah, of course this is different, but its still very much a mechanical item that worked as intended after 75 year under the sea (after sinking a german boat none the less).
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Quake school owner jailed for 31 years in Mexico
A Mexican court has sentenced the owner of a school where 19 children died in a 2017 earthquake to 31 years in prison for culpable homicide.
Mónica García Villegas had illegally built an apartment on top of Mexico City's Enrique Rébsame primary school. The weight, over 200 tonnes, is thought to have contributed to the school's collapse. Seven adults also died. García Villega, who was on the run for a year, maintains her innocence and plans to appeal against the verdict. The collapsed school was the most harrowing symbol of the 7.1-magnitude quake. The tremor left more than 360 people dead and caused major damage across states in central Mexico. -
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
Which is insane, it actually sank a German boat and didn't explode. . . wtf!
That is not what the article said. A bombing run would drop more than one bomb per plane.
Specifically this bomb was dropped in the raid that that sank the Lützow. Nothing states this bomb sank said ship.
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
(after sinking a german boat none the less).
No it did not.
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Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda: Mexico's ex-defence minister arrested in the US
A former Mexican defence minister has been arrested on drugs charges at Los Angeles airport in the US.
Gen Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda was detained on Thursday, Mexico's foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard tweeted. Gen Cienfuegos was arrested on a US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) warrant, the Mexican government confirmed for the BBC. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Friday the general had been accused of drug trafficking. "Hopefully this serves to illustrate that the main problem in Mexico is corruption," the president said, before praising Gen Cienfuegos' successor at the head of the army and his counterpart in the navy. President López Obrador, who was elected on an anti-corruption platform in 2018, has accused his predecessors of running a "narco-government" that allowed corruption. He is seeking to lift the immunity of former leaders from prosecution. -
The Countdown: Early voting, Biden's ads and the Beastie Boys
Just over two weeks to go and while Joe Biden may be having quiet week, he made sure it came after he dropped some ads timed for peak NFL audiences that might just hit a key demographic - one that knows 90s music.
President Donald Trump's campaign has reached a frenetic pace since he left hospital last week. Joe Biden, in contrast, has no public events on his schedule. But anybody who watched TV in the US this weekend, particularly those traditional Sunday afternoon American football matches, probably saw a Joe Biden ad - they may be the only way Americans can see Mr Biden before this Thursday's presidential debate. His campaign is blanketing the airwaves, the result of a record-breaking $383m fundraising haul for September and outspending Donald Trump. This is also about their different debate preparation strategies. The Biden camp wants their candidate rested and focused, even as conservatives accuse him of hiding from the public. -
Epstein: Ghislaine Maxwell denies witnessing 'inappropriate' activities
US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell said she never witnessed "inappropriate underage activities" by him, according to transcripts of a 2016 deposition.
The testimony was made in a now-settled civil defamation lawsuit brought by one of the late financier's accusers, Virginia Giuffre. Ms Maxwell had long fought to keep the testimony secret. She will go on trial in a criminal case next year and has pleaded not guilty. She is accused of helping Epstein traffic and sexually abuse underage girls and of perjury for denying involvement in such a scheme when she gave her deposition under oath. -
The Countdown: Ariana Grande and early voting for astronauts
There are 11 days left and as candidates fly all over the country, they can watch the video to Ariana Grande's new song in which she leads an all-female team at the White House.
About 51.5m votes have been cast so far, according to the US Election Project website, in places like Georgia and Florida - and in Earth's orbit, where astronaut Kate Rubin just cast her vote at the International Space Station. Just like other absentee voters, as this Nasa release explains, an astronaut has to fill in an application to say they intend to vote from space. The clerk at the county election office, most likely in Texas where Nasa is based, has a special password to download the astronaut's vote.
