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Prix de l’essence

Posted on 2022/03/15 by Carl Robitaille

Prix de l’essence

Prix de l’essence #polqc #polcan https://t.co/PasrOIxgIt
— ygreck (@ygreck) March 4, 2022

Precision driving

Posted on 2022/03/15 by Carl Robitaille

Légèreté du vendredi… https://t.co/vjfFrLh8sD
— Luc Dupont (@LucDupont) March 4, 2022

The implied poor Russian Army truck maintenance practices

Posted on 2022/03/15 by Carl Robitaille

This is a thread that will explain the implied poor Russian Army truck maintenance practices based on this photo of a Pantsir-S1 wheeled gun-missile system's right rear pair of tires below & the operational implications during the Ukrainian mud season.

1/ pic.twitter.com/LmxW43v6gy
— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) March 2, 2022

This effect is caused by the rotor blades hitting dust particles – similar to the sparks generated when grinding metal

Posted on 2022/03/11 by Carl Robitaille

When there is a lot of sand in the air, helicopters can sometimes produce a halo effect resembling the glow of distant galaxies.

This effect is caused by the rotor blades hitting dust particles – similar to the sparks generated when grinding metal pic.twitter.com/K2QyGYYsIP
— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) February 27, 2022

Average wait time for hitchhiking across Europe

Posted on 2022/03/11 by Carl Robitaille

Average wait time for hitchhiking across Europe

Average wait time for hitchhiking across Europe. I’m so happy that such a dataset exists. Source: https://t.co/KcCgN3NI1J pic.twitter.com/92zNqc5VmJ
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) February 26, 2022

Comparing the Carbon Footprint of Transportation Options

Posted on 2022/02/23 by Carl Robitaille

Comparing the Carbon Footprint of Transportation Options

Carbon footprint of different transport options by passenger kilometer. Sadly I don't live near the water and have no change to use the ferry. I guess the whole working from home thing really cut my transport down anyways… Source: https://t.co/ZupsfjfuWE pic.twitter.com/goFFcnaEHE
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) February 22, 2022

Combining the worlds shipping lanes and the worlds airways on one map

Posted on 2022/02/21 by Carl Robitaille

A bit of fun on a Friday. Here is a map combining the worlds shipping lanes and the worlds airways on one map!
Made with #Python using #matplotlib and #Numpy. #DataScience #DataVisualization #Map #shipping #Geography #dataviz #data #DataScientist pic.twitter.com/Q7QltxcZ1R
— Python Maps (@PythonMaps) February 11, 2022

Traversier

Posted on 2022/02/21 by Carl Robitaille

Yeah. No thanks. pic.twitter.com/zaBcv5mqB0
— TodayInSports (@TodayInSportsCo) February 18, 2022

LIVE: Storm Eunice at London Heathrow Airport

Posted on 2022/02/21 by Carl Robitaille

If the storm is rubbish where you are, tune into this instead: https://t.co/eqwakN5rxg
— Nick Loman (@pathogenomenick) February 18, 2022

One who was at the Windsor/Detroit border blockade tells a story of how their communications were infiltrated, leading to organizational collapse…

Posted on 2022/02/16 by Carl Robitaille

Anti-mandate protesters are holding a twitter space “emergency meeting” in response to the state of emergency.

One who was at the Windsor/Detroit border blockade tells a story of how their communications were infiltrated, leading to organizational collapse…
— Paul McLeod (@pdmcleod) February 14, 2022