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  • Nowhere
    Super MURCer
    • Jun 2002
    • 4830

    #1

    Shock test?

    I've just stumbled upon this photo accidentically, too busy to search about it, so...anybody here have quick answer to the qurstion "what the fvck they're up to"? :>

  • Tjalfe
    Super MURCer
    • Nov 2002
    • 3053

    #2
    I guess that is what happens when really fat people jump in the water
    We have enough youth - What we need is a fountain of smart!


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    • KRSESQ
      Super MURCer
      • Feb 2000
      • 3224

      #3
      Just a guess: Testing anti-submarine defense?

      Kevin

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      • spadnos
        MURCer
        • Jun 2002
        • 859

        #4
        What strikes me as odd is that the ship is so close to the plume. The ship is probably 400-600 feet long (judging by the tractor trailers at the stern), and is within one ship length of the the "disturbance".

        There's no-one visible on the deck of the ship, so I'd bet it's a test of some sort, with an old ship nearby to see the effects.

        - Steve

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        • gt40
          This space for rent
          • Sep 1999
          • 3973

          #5
          whale farts?
          Yeah, well I'm gonna build my own lunar space lander! With blackjack aaaaannd Hookers! Actually, forget the space lander, and the blackjack. Ahhhh forget the whole thing!

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          • RC Agent
            MURCer
            • Oct 2001
            • 422

            #6
            This was from the movie The Abyss, right before the alien whatever comes out of the water.
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            • Dr Mordrid
              Moderator
              • Apr 2001
              • 26592

              #7
              Almost looks like another angle of an FAE test (fuel air explosive, or thermobaric weapon) picture posted some time ago.

              Dr. Mordrid
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              • spadnos
                MURCer
                • Jun 2002
                • 859

                #8
                Originally posted by RC Agent
                This was from the movie The Abyss, right before the alien whatever comes out of the water.
                Was it?

                I thought there was a flotilla of ships in that scene.

                (and I can never watch that part of the movie without laughing. I just can't shake the idea of Chris Elliot being "the guy under the seats" on Late Night with David Letterman)

                - Steve

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                • Wombat
                  Super MURCer
                  • Aug 2000
                  • 9498

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Dr Mordrid
                  Almost looks like another angle of an FAE test (fuel air explosive, or thermobaric weapon) picture posted some time ago.

                  Dr. Mordrid
                  One thing I noticed is the lack of any real markings on the ship. I see those two flags, but can't make them out. There's nothing on there that says "national flag."
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                  • Dr Mordrid
                    Moderator
                    • Apr 2001
                    • 26592

                    #10
                    When magnified considerably they look like maritime signal flags. What piques my interest are the white structures (trailers?) on the rear deck. They could contain instrumentation for monitoring a weapons test.

                    Dr. Mordrid
                    Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 2 August 2005, 21:39.
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                    • SitFlyer
                      Super MURCer
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 7178

                      #11
                      Ship is USS Arkansas (CGN-41)

                      Link to page of original that Nowhere posted. Lots of other cool photos there.

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