Recent content by Astro14

NO. Because you cannot seed clear blue skies. It is too dry. The seeding is done at low altitude, where it is warm enough to form rain drops. In clouds, where rain drops form. You won't see a cloud seeding operation from the ground.

My understanding is that cloud seeding is done at lower (mid teens, to low 20s) altitudes. Contrails don't form down there. The moisture doesn't flash freeze into ice crystals. You're not going to get rain droplets forming in the temperatures where ice crystals form instantly. The air has to...

I think the better question - why don't people use the front brake? Over 70% of a motorcycles braking capability comes from the front brakes. Only an ignorant rider tires to stop the motorcycle with the other 30% and ignores the major stopping power of the front brake.

I think we are confusing cloud seeding* with chemtrails. Chemtrails are conspiracy theory catnip. Contrails are not chemtrails, they're the ice crystals left behind when the water vapor produced by combustion freezes. The math varies slightly, depending on the exact mix in the fuel, but...

The temperature and humidity present where they are stored matters, too. The truth depends on the circumstances. It’s not just a matter of age, or miles, it’s a matter of relative, humidity, of how well the engine is sealed, and how much moisture gets inside it. Clean, dry, climate controlled...

What you describe, lingering and spreading, is both usual, and normal. Nothing unusual about it. It has to do with the relative humidity of the upper atmosphere. If it’s high, then the ice crystals won’t dissipate, they’ll simply mix, which means they’ll spread out, just like cream in your...

A BM-59E. The export version made by Beretta. Simpler than the BM-59, which is, itself, a very interesting rifle. The BM-59E is all Garand parts, except the trigger group, which is modified to hold the magazine, and the receiver, which has slight modifications for the same purpose. The BM-59...

Every time I shoot them - regardless of round count. I don't completely field strip the Garands, M-1A or BM-59. Each time you remove and reinstall the trigger group on those old wood stock rifles, you compress the wood a bit and compromise the fit. So, barrel every time, but once a year, if...

This topic was posted two weeks ago. By you. Did you not get the answers you needed in that thread? https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/cat-is-urinating-outside-of-catbox.381102/

Midlothian is one of the areas we are considering. We like Virginia Beach, but they hammer us on both personal property, as well as real estate. My house is about the same value as yours, but I pay 50% more in property tax. I pay more than double in the vehicle personal property tax. The rest...

Yeah, real estate Mill rates are about the same between your area and mine. The total income tax burden is not that different. I went to school in Massachusetts, and have many fond memories of that time in my life, but there are some other reasons why I would never move back there, taxes are...

I have a couple of thoughts on this. First of all the gross that you’re paying, in terms of rate, is well below what I’m paying. I know my federal alone is higher than that “all in” number you quote. When you add in the Virginia income tax, sales tax, and then you start rubbing salt in the...

The demand for pilots has slowed down. But that’s like looking at a car on the Autobahn doing 160 who slowed to 120 for traffic. And I’m talking miles an hour, not KPH. The slowing of hiring has gone from one unprecedented level, to a slightly lower, but still unprecedented level. At United...

I don't think you can go wrong with any of your choices. I would lean towards an HDEO (diesel rated) for the higher ZDDP and the better detergents, and the racing oils, like VR-1 would have similar benefits. I would also change it annually. One of the big risks in older cars, like yours...

Yep...in addition - I am totally fine if my neurosurgeon takes their eyes off what they're doing, and breaks sterile field, to check their phone.. Totally fine...