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    Rain and storm for Cpt pt 2

    Another moderate intensity cutoff-low along the Garden Route and Eastern Cape coast over the next few days, bringing some heavy rain, cold temperatures, and snow over the high mountains: A Black South Easter in Cape Town. A few drops of rain reaching the surface...
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    Geyser overnight standing loss

    I have a copper geyser, which is supposedly antimicrobial. The water in CT is pretty clean, and chlorinated. My thermostat is set below 60C, and I haven't died (yet).
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    South African World Cup visa debacle

    Storm in a tea-cup, plus political posturing. I just heard on the news that all players now have visas.
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    Geyser overnight standing loss

    The first approximation used in this situation is called Newton's Law of Cooling: See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_law_of_cooling
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    Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes during Cape Canaveral engine test

    SpaceX used to do most of their test firings off-site. An explosion at a launch pad is much more expensive. Only the latest generations of rockets use methane as a fuel (none of the Falcon series did). The vapourisation of liquid methane is rapid compared to kerosene, more like the BLEVE...
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    Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes during Cape Canaveral engine test

    Nice of them to test it at night, so the video footage looked extra spicy! /s Edit: Scott Manley video covers the explosion, likely damage to the launch pad, and broader knock-on effects:
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    Woolworths rocked by explosion at one of South Africa’s top shopping malls

    Daily Investor beat you by many hours. Also avoids reading IOL: https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/woolworths-rocked-by-explosion-at-one-of-south-africa%E2%80%99s-top-shopping-malls.1339150/
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    ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry dead at 54, found in hot tub, sources say

    His personal assistant also gets jail time: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjepvx151gqo
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    D4vd: Singer held on suspicion of murdering teen girl found dead in his Tesla

    Somebody at Google thought he was smart to use insider information to place bets on D4vd being the most searched person in 2025: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c052yv259jvo
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    SAA delayed reporting near-disaster at Cape Town airport by 8 days

    You are absolutely correct about the process, and the captain's authority. However, for the purposes of this thread you left out a critical part: If the passenger and cargo load, plus the fuel requested, exceeds the maximum takeoff weight, then some tough choices have to be made; like bumping...
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    SAA delayed reporting near-disaster at Cape Town airport by 8 days

    Flight planning and fuel load calculations are not the sole responsibility of the pilots. Each airline has a ground crew that do most of the planning, and they bear much of the responsibility. Of course the captain has the final decision, but they can't just say: 'please load another 5 tons of...
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    SAA delayed reporting near-disaster at Cape Town airport by 8 days

    Declaring an emergency should trigger a mandatory investigation. More likely CYA: Eish! It should be OK... Running out of fuel in an airliner is not a joke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Airliner_accidents_and_incidents_caused_by_fuel_exhaustion
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    SAA delayed reporting near-disaster at Cape Town airport by 8 days

    The headline covers the most glaring event, but the whole system has multiple oversight deficiencies: The alternate for CT is George, and I believe there are issues at that airport.
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    DStv Access subscribers get nearly 100 linear local and international channels for R99 per month

    Thanks for the feedback. I am newly on fibre, and saw this as one of the special offers. Are any of the bundles worthwhile?
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    One killed and nine missing after chemical tank implodes in Washington

    Link doesn't open for me, try this one: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9ppm94xw9o The tank wasn't just a random chemical, it was part of the paper manufacturing process. Lots of products that we take for granted, go through intense chemical treatments. Usually out of sight, out of mind...
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