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  1. MikeC

    HD has killed the lizard people theories?

    We all know that the advent of high quality cell phone cameras in almost every pocket had pretty much wiped out the UFO sighting "industry" (eg here, and here, and lots of places...) Now it appears that high definition TV and recording devices might be ruining the lizard people industry - we...
  2. MikeC

    The Credible Hulk

    Found this yesterday and it seems appropriate for Metabunk :)
  3. MikeC

    Drone disruption at Gatwick...

    ....a drone was sighted at Gatwick, and this is what subsequently happened: 2 things of note: 1/ No drone was actually found - this is just from a sighting! 2/ Racetrack holding patterns
  4. MikeC

    BBC: Biofuels 'could limit jet contrails'

    Looks like the chemtrail activism is working, because why else would TPTB be doing stuff like this?? http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39286079 US space agency-led scientists flew small, instrumented, chase planes directly in the exhaust plume of a big jet to measure the sorts of...
  5. MikeC

    Claim: FAA conspiring with Police to limit news access to Black Rock

    This Forbes article alleges that the FAA is improperly using it's authority to close airspace over the Standing Rock protest site to news outlets in co-operation with law enforcement for he purpose of restricting media reporting. the article is behind an "adblock free" barrier - I've read it on...
  6. MikeC

    Claim: New Zealand quakes man made......

    The recent spate of quakes in New Zealand has had mercifully few casualties....but got me a couple of days off work playing War Thunder........ And of course they gave rise to some suitably silly theories about how it is all part of the world wide conspiracy, dating back to the Quakes of...
  7. MikeC

    New Zealand Ministry of Environment reply to "chemtrail" query

    An internal memo regarding the nature of the reply to an Official Information Act request (NZ equivalent of US FOI) was accidentally released to a person making a request regarding "chemtrails" (etc) without a trace of irony Northland Chemtrail watch have taken it as proof that the government...
  8. MikeC

    Speed tape vs Duct tape

    There's been a little bit of a kerfuffle in NZ lately about "Duct tape" being used for repairs on aircraft and members of the public being a bit upset by the concept. I've seen a few comments along those lines from chemmies to, and occasionally it gets a mention here. The video in this article...
  9. MikeC

    Aluminium nano-particles stunt plant growth - paper

    New Zealand's favourite chemtrail hunter has recently noticed a 2012 paper titled: Effects of Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles on the Growth, Development, and microRNA Expression of Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) Which concludes that if you increase the amount of aluminium "nanoparticles" in soil you...
  10. MikeC

    New Zealand CAA puts up "Aircraft Trails" page

    After several years of various levels of inquiry about trails from aircraft, the New Zealand CAA has put up a more-or-less "plain language" page about aircraft trails. It's not designed to be scientifically exact...so please don't critique it as if it were!! :)
  11. MikeC

    Metabunk linked from Cracked.com article on "Truthers"

    This Cracked article on Sandyhook conspiracies is titled "6 Horrifying Realities Of Dealing With Sandy Hook 'Truthers'"....number 4 features this: Metabunk (Snopes' more conspiracy-minded cousin) .... congratulations on yet another recognition :) apart from that the cracked article makes for...
  12. MikeC

    Bellingcat: the Russians did it, and we name the names

    The latest analysis from Bellingcat states that hey are pretty sure the missile was fired by a regular Russian AA missile unit - the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade. They have identified this unit as the one that transported missiles to Ukraine, and believe it is highly likely that its...
  13. MikeC

    The art of "turning around" an airliner

    "Turning around" is the effort that goes into an aircraft after it has arrived in order to make it ready for it's next flight - it includes offloading passengers (pax) and freight, sometimes moving the aircraft off the "gate" to a holding position, perhaps some maintenance, cleaning, towing back...
  14. MikeC

    Buckled Structural Steel in Building Fires

    FYI.....a fire in a corner of an office tower in Auckland New Zealand overnight has left some stark pictures of steel buckled from the heat ....with no kerosene involved - eg
  15. MikeC

    Aircraft weight and balance in the real world

    I read in a post on here recently that some "whistleblower" had said that loading "chemtrail chemicals" was kept from pilots, etc. Completely serendipitously the Australian Transportation Safety Board (their equivalent of the NTSB in the USA) is investigating 2 events where A320 aircraft were...
  16. MikeC

    San Bernardino - false flag accusations start within minutes....

    Google link to search for "Bernardino shooting false flag" - articles and YT vids [Screenshot updated 2015-12-03 05:10AM PDT] Can't say any more about these ......people......without violating the politeness policy! :(
  17. MikeC

    New Fuel additive to decrease volatility

    FYI: Aircraft fuel volatility has long been a source of research for safety purposes - if it is possible to reduce the chance of a fuel fire after a crash then many lives might be saved - (in)famously NASA et al crashed a Boeing 720 in 1984 testing a proposal that didn't quite work. the latest...
  18. MikeC

    Rolls Royce article on researching new superalloys

    The video in this article gives a really good "dumbed down" look at the science of high temperature engineering that goes into jet engine turbines - well worth a look I think. And by "dumbed down" I mean sophisticated science talked about in every day terms......not actually dumb! :)
  19. MikeC

    Debunked: New Zealand flag change is not a silent coup

    New Zealand is looking at changing its flag, and apparently it might all be an attempt to railroad the country in to the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement trade pact!! I hasten to add that as with most conspiracies about the NWO, etc., this one has no traction outside the...
  20. MikeC

    Dutch release draft report to involved parties

    ABC article here The team investigating last year's crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine has prepared a draft final report and given it to countries involved in the probe for their comments. The Dutch Safety Board announced Wednesday it made the draft report available on...
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