John Chambers

Much still to learn with time running out . . . "A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day" . . . EED

[John Chambers @melrakke]

@Rainmaker1973 38

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@engineers_feed 2

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Long vision is a. Cat as clear as day. Short vision is nothing..

[John Chambers @melrakke]

Daybreak on the Wear.

[Coble and Keelboat Society @coble_and_keel]

Picture of the Day: Thomas Marie Madawaska Hemy (1852-1937) "Old Sunderland" (1885) @SundMuseum A fantastic view of the river at Sunderland by the least known of the Hemy family of artists. He was born on the ship Madawaska which accounts for one of his middle names.

[Sue Nichol @staithesartist]

Colours of #Autumn my #briskwalk was round the #garden enjoying the warm sun

[John Chambers @melrakke]

@archi_tradition Kyoto

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@HistoricEngland @coble_and_keel . . . and high tide

[John Chambers @melrakke]

Those little paddle tugs always seem to look so much busier.

[Coble and Keelboat Society @coble_and_keel]

Book of the Day: Walter Runciman "Collier Brigs and their Sailors" (1926) An account of the east coast coal trade by a former collier skipper. Picture John Scott "The Brig Brotherly Love " a famous old ship which was said to be 130 years old in 1875 when this picture was painted

[John Chambers @melrakke]

@Darrenmjones1 @archeohistories I see that you’ve included at least one #Roman camp as well (top left hand corner). Can’t beat that. 😊

[John Chambers @melrakke]

@TalktoBeverley @markwhogarth @tweedtotyne @YourFishingNews @Old_LowLight I don’t think your great- grandfather was unusual for the time. I was surprised to read about the floating grog shops (Shipping Wonders of the World, vol. 2) Sail to steam period was say 1890’s.

[John Chambers @melrakke]

Hmmm, I think I might give my morning black coffee a miss in the future . . .

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

In 1948, Swiss pharmacologist Peter Witt studied the effect of drugs on spiders. He conducted an experiment in which he dosed the spiders by feeding them drugged flies or by giving them a drop of a drug in water. He then photographed their webs before and after the drugs were administered. These were the results.

In 1957, researchers noted that spiders on low doses of LSD were "unaware of outside influences and concentrated on the job." Their webs showed consistent regularity. On depressants, "they 'forgot' to finish what they had started and the result was a very ineffective food gathering device."

[John Chambers @melrakke]

@Darrenmjones1 @archeohistories Another view showing scale of ramp, sun shining on it (Ref #YigaelYadin #Masada) The #Romans were even busier. They built a wall around the base perimeter that included military camps in order, to seal the fortress off.

[John Chambers @melrakke]

@Darrenmjones1 @archeohistories This view from the south (Courtesy #Nationalpark #Masada) shows the #Roman ramp in context.

[John Chambers @melrakke]

@Darrenmjones1 @archeohistories Sorry, the view is TO the south.

[John Chambers @melrakke]

@staithesartist @frames4artists Excellent, very atmospheric and restful.
And I do like the way you’ve caught some Perseids zooming in from the right. You have their correct time and direction as well. ☺️

[John Chambers @melrakke]

@staithesartist Relaxing painting. The sea whispers to me.

[John Chambers @melrakke]

I can imagine this is perfectly true 😊

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

This was a CIA project to spy on Russia in the 1960s They chose a cat for the job, but they didn’t consider cats hard to train.

The cat’s job was to eavesdrop on meetings outside the Soviet embassy in Washington, D.C.

The cat was wired up by a veterinary surgeon who implanted a microphone into the ear canal, a small radio transmitter at the base of the skull, and a battery buried in the flesh.

The complex project took five years to complete and consumed a whopping $20 million.

The project was shut down in 1967 because the cat couldn’t obey orders.

[John Chambers @melrakke]

@retrospectorshq Postcard from Oslo Museum. #KonTiki still exists and can be viewed. Remarkable craft. Wonder how it would have survived the cold waters off #Redcar

[John Chambers @melrakke]

@staithesartist 😊 All pens benefit from a rinse through with a light warm water at least once a year. I’ve been using the same favourite fountain pen daily for nearly seventy years. I like your brass pen. I’ve a brass Fisher Soace Bullet biro that always feels good in my hand due to its weight.

[John Chambers @melrakke]

I’ve always liked goats . . . 😊

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

You and your mates leaving the bar after a night of heavy drinking.