This is especially frustrating because the only reason we know the wind speed is because NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters literally fly into the hurricane and collect vital data. They fly in and out of the storm over and over in 8 hour shifts.
This brave team flies two identical Lockheed P3s called Kermit and Miss Piggy.
You can see the dangling ornaments in the videos to determine which plane they are in.
And when I say they fly into the hurricane, I mean they fly *into* the hurricane.
Here they are in the eye of Milton.
And here they are in the eye of Irma.
As you may notice, this flight was in Kermit.
So the next time you see live data about a hurricane’s wind speed and pressure, just remember how that was collected and don’t be a giant turd about it.
And please vote because conservatives want to kill NOAA.
This is serious But I also just want everyone to know that Kermit and Miss Piggy have retro-style nose artwork of the characters:
Fuck: Copper. Hands down, copper is one of the sexiest metals around. Do I i even need to explain this?
Marry: Brass. It’s like copper, but more well rounded and durable. Brass will stick with you through the hard times and take away longer to go green.
Plastic was already killed before the question was asked. I have already nervously peeled it off my shoelaces and lost it’s sad husk to the wind. It is buried in the mulch on the playground before we even got a chance to hate each other.
“Musk has become a transnational vector for far right political violence. NYT doesn’t mention that. And finally, most insane of all, NYT doesn’t mention that Elon Musk has, more than once, joked about assassination and Kamala Harris. After the Secret Service reached out to him the first time, Musk repeated the claim in the last week, joking with Tucker Carlson. NYT calls this — repeated “jokes” about assassinating Kamala Harris — “insult[ing the Democratic Party’s] candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris.” Elon Musk isn’t helping Trump get elected, NYT’s excuse for posting this puff piece. He’s helping Trump stoke fascism. And rather than explaining the risk, NYT simply buries it.”
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