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@Wairau said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
I like this, it's revealing of how people react under stress. wwyd? I would jump, several times with only a small pause.
Well I did so I guess 10m into water for the first time isn't an issue. Impact speed is about the same as a static line into water anyway.
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I was just reading this article about the NZ summer on the Herald's website.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11790197
Now I'm off to google NIWA scientist Nava Fedaeff for scholarly research purposes.
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dumb idea...Id welcome some bloody rain, even having 10,000L delivered tomorrow wont break the drought!
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@JC said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
I was just reading this article about the NZ summer on the Herald's website.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11790197
Now I'm off to google NIWA scientist Nava Fedaeff for scholarly research purposes.
Pleased I did too.
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From Wellington to Auckland at speed - 1923
NEW MOTOR RECORD.
WELLINGTON TO AUCKLAND
TIME: 15 HOURS 25 MINUTES
JOURNEY THROUGH RAINA new motor-car speed record between Auckland and Wellington was established yesterday by Mr George L Campbell and Mr Leslie F Bedford. The car, a Durant Four, left Wellington at 3 am, and drew up outside the general post office at Auckland at 6.25 pm, after a trip of 15 hours 25 minutes, which is 42 minutes better than the time taken by the previous holder of the record, Mr W S Miller, who did the journey in a Chandler car. Progress telegrams had been received in Auckland during the day and the car was expected shortly after six o'clock, at which time a large crowd of people, including the Mayor, Mr J H Gunson, and officials of the Auckland Automobile Association had gathered in the vicinity of the post office.
As soon as the car stopped, it was rushed by a cheering crowd, and the record-breakers were accorded a flattering reception. When Mr Gunson could get near the car he congratulated Messrs Campbell and Bedford on their fine performance, and welcomed them on behalf of Auckland. Messages brought from Wellington were delivered, and the car, with the Mayor at the wheel, was taken to the garage, while Mr Campbell was carried shoulder-high along the street.
Mr Campbell said that before the trip was commenced all particulars regarding the car and the names and addresses of Mr Bedford and himself were taken by the police. On Saturday he saw Inspector Mcllveney, of Wellington, who warned him of the risks he was taking regarding breaches of speed-limit laws. Mr Campbell replied that it was his intention to observe all by-laws when passing through towns, and that was done. The start was made at 3 am, cars accompanying the Durant, which is owned by the Campbell Motors Ltd, as far as Petone. As the Aucklanders did not know the road to Wanganui very well, Mr Ben Campbell, of Wellington, drove that far. A storm was raging on Paekakariki Hill, but the motorists kept on and reached Hawera shortly after eight o'clock. Rain fell 'till Mount Messenger was reached, while birds proved dangerous, as the car had no windscreen. Unfortunately, a wheel struck a stone, which flew up and pierced the petrol tank, making it extremely difficult to keep up the pressure of benzine.
The river at Mokau was safely crossed by punt at 11.30 am, and here the hole in the tank was soldered by Public Works Department employees. At Uruti the flooring of a wooden bridge was being taken up, and there were just enough planks left for the car to cross. Had the car arrived a little later at the bridge, a delay of several hours would have been inevitable.
The roads were good for the first 300 miles, but the Taumatamaire Hill, the worst road experienced on the trip, was passed over in pouring rain. "We expected that we would have to give it up here," said Mr Campbell, "the road was in such a dreadful state. At Piopio, Te Kuiti, cars met and escorted us to the town, where we arrived at 2.50 pm. It was still pouring with rain, but cleared when we were half-way between Te Kuiti and Hamilton, which we reached at 3.45 p.m. At Ngaruawahia we were offered ropes to help us over the Rangiriris, but we did not use them as the surface was only slippery. We had no punctures and never used chains."
A feature of the trip, said Mr Campbell, was the amazing interest taken by people all along the route. At every township, people simply crowded the street and gave the motorists a great reception. The whole township turned out at Te Kuiti, and the police had to keep back thousands of people at Hamilton. Policemen were posted at every town passed through, but no one stopped the car. Local residents were ready with refreshments wherever a halt was made, and there was no difficulty in obtaining benzine and oil for the engine. The total distance covered was 481 miles. Cars from Auckland met the Durant at Manurewa.
The motorists brought a military despatch for the headquarters of the Northern Command and messages for the Mayor and the harbourmaster, Captain H H Sergeant.
(NZ Herald 15 March 1923)
Image Auckland Weekly News 22 March 1923, AWNS-19230322-46-6, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries
From Wellington to Auckland at speed - 1923
NEW MOTOR RECORD. WELLINGTON TO AUCKLAND TIME: 15 HOURS 25 MINUTES JOURNEY THROUGH RAIN A new motor-car speed record between Auck...
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@booboo said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
@dogmeat awesome indeed.great read.
Interesting there was no SH1. Trip was via "SH3". Petone to Wanganui (no h). Via Haywards? No Ngauranga Gorge...
No motorways ...
SH3 is still a shitty drive today. I can only imagine the state of Haywards and the Paekak Hill Rd back then. Doubt they even had much gravel on them.
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@JC said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
Now I'm off to google NIWA scientist Nava Fedaeff for scholarly research purposes.
That's how you get Climate-Change-Ostrichs to sort their shit out...
Imagine Trump's u-turn on the matter if he knew he'd get to have regular meetings with her? -
@Kruse said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
@JC said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
Now I'm off to google NIWA scientist Nava Fedaeff for scholarly research purposes.
That's how you get Climate-Change-Ostrichs to sort their shit out...
Imagine Trump's u-turn on the matter if he knew he'd get to have regular meetings with her?Well he does have a track record with Eastern European women.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/funeral-selfies-1.3970113
Quebec funeral directors trying to stop people taking selfies with open casket dead folks at funerals...
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@gollum said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/funeral-selfies-1.3970113
Quebec funeral directors trying to stop people taking selfies with open casket dead folks at funerals...
We laugh, but I've noticed that it's quite common in some New Zealand Pacific Island circles.
Recently a friend of some of the boys on my footy team died. Flicking through his facebook profile, which had low security settings, there were about a dozen posts that he was tagged in with him lying in his casket and people crowded around it.
It's not the first time I had seen that sort of thing pop up in my newsfeed. Nothing like a couples photo in front of the casket of a dead uncle or something, apparently. I could imagine it would be quite upsetting for some of the family to have that sort of thing immortalised forever.
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more than a good chance this has already been on here considering its a year old , but its funny as fuck and worth putting on for those like myself that havent seen it .
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@MajorRage said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
Dunno if (m)any Parks and Rec fans on here, but Ron Swanson is surely one of the best TV characters ever to exist.
Greatest Tv character of all time!
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