Fascinating. I wish I could do something similar. My personality traits naturally favor isolation, darkness and the cold. Unfortunately, I doubt there's any need for software engineers in Antarctica.
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#222Don't miss it on the FAQ, it's' hilarious.
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#223Is there anything a C-130 cannot do? What an incredible aircraft. That landing, complete with reverse thrust, was incredible.
A C-130 with JATO is also fun to watch. I am not sure they do it any more, but the Blue Angels used to do a demo of it with Fat Albert[0] during their air show appearances. [0] https://avgeekery.com/watch-fat-albert-rockets-into-airshow-...
That is awesome!
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#224Is it possible to land a plane there mid-winter, if absolutely necessary? Obviously fraught with difficulty, and dangerous, but... is it possible?
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#225Earlier quoted context omitted.
I remember watching this. Turns out BBC Natural History documentaries are more theater than just documentaries. If you watch the "making of" clips at the end of some of the series, you do get the sense that they may not be just captured natural footage as much as highly-scripted activities with the actions of the cameramen, crew, etc. edited out. Still fun to watch, but isn't being manipulated as a viewer disingenuou…
At this point I can't really enjoy documentaries like that anymore. I keep thinking "they brought a steadicam down there?" or "where is all that light coming from?" The fourth wall is thoroughly broken. Thanks, I'd rather watch a poorly lit Youtube video with a guy talking to his Gopro. I wonder what the equivalent of that would be for animal documentaries.
I like the old Jacques Cousteau films where there’s no fourth wall to break, the people making it are also a subject.
I don’t like the nature documentary that tries really hard to pretend the makers don’t exist. I especially don’t like how almost all of the sound is faked.
Go ahead, bring a steadycam and a key light, just don’t stage shit like a fake reality show. Id like to see what’s actually out there. Also maybe don’t take every opportunity to say how everything you’re filming is doomed.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J1OzLHamQ8TdX5j2w3L253m...
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#226Is it possible to land a plane there mid-winter, if absolutely necessary? Obviously fraught with difficulty, and dangerous, but... is it possible?
Yes. I can’t find the outcome of this attempt a while back, but it was obviously tried.
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/pitch-black-frigid-cold-...
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#227Is it possible to land a plane there mid-winter, if absolutely necessary? Obviously fraught with difficulty, and dangerous, but... is it possible?
Yes. I can’t find the outcome of this attempt a while back, but it was obviously tried. https://nationalpost.com/news/world/pitch-black-frigid-cold-...
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#228Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can someone explain to me how you can have geostationary orbit around the poles?
> Can someone explain to me how you can have geostationary orbit around the poles? You can't. For high latitudes you use highly-elliptical orbits, like tundra or Molniya.
Or you can use polar orbits, which is what Iridium does! I believe that‘s what the antarctic stations are currently using.
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#229Curious what that drive from McMurdo is like. Do they have a regular ice road? Or do they just follow directions "Uh, keep going south. Can't miss it"
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#230Is it possible to land a plane there mid-winter, if absolutely necessary? Obviously fraught with difficulty, and dangerous, but... is it possible?
A man committed self-surgery on his appendicitis (in the 1950ies, granted), so it seems a single man’s life is not enough to warrant a full flight in winter. What would warrant it? Escaping the apocalypse of the modern world, maybe?