# Eye Stoppers **URL:** \ **Category:** Context\ **Tags:** photography, images\ **Created:** [20 October 2023 15:03 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887 "2023-10-20T15:03:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Post date:** [23 November 2023 16:49 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/42 "2023-11-23T16:49:58Z")
[![image](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/6/b/6bcda086671a3f14783c38defb80188dbb1a2fc9.jpeg)](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/semiconductor-foundry-companies-ranked/) (From _Visual Capitalist_, “[Ranked: Largest Semiconductor Foundry Companies by Revenue](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/semiconductor-foundry-companies-ranked/)”.) > At the top of the list and dwarfing every other company by revenue share is **TSMC** which earned 60% (or nearly $17 billion) of the entire industry’s revenue in Q1 2023. Four of the top ten semiconductor foundries are in Taiwan, one (GlobalFoundries) is in the U.S. GlobalFoundries was spun off from AMD in 2009 when it divested its manufacturing division. ---
**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Post date:** [27 November 2023 16:35 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/43 "2023-11-27T16:35:19Z")
**In Large Quantities, Sheep Are Liquid** [![](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/d/2/d20c442aa673f6aae62e7c3d073c9a8b34dc15f7.jpeg "Sheep Flow Like Water") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI8wV9B2VN0) [![](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/1/6/16f36b9880b833aafc424419a20b8ec332791bec.jpeg "Mesmerising Mass Sheep Herding") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDQw21ntR64) ---
**Author:** ![Roxie](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/roxie/32/128_2.png) [@Roxie](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Roxie)\ **Post date:** [27 November 2023 17:07 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/44 "2023-11-27T17:07:34Z")
I can’t let this thread go by without [![](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/2/e/2ee8a04f02b431e4dd296e4c9fec9af6c1971e43.jpeg "extreme shepherding") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3s-Z9wF4k0) ---
**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2023 15:49 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/45 "2023-11-29T15:49:12Z")
The [extensor digiti minimi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensor_digiti_minimi_muscle) (or extensor digiti quinti proprius) is a muscle of the forearm which connects via a tendon to the little finger. It contracts when the little finger is raised above the plane of the palm of the hand. ![image](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/b/9/b9b2808b57c80b760511c89925bf2cb9cf73ab29.jpeg) People without American-style padding on their forearms can observe the extensor digiti minimi making a small bulge in the forearm when they lift their little finger above the hand. Below is a close-up of the right arm of Michelangelo’s _[Moses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_(Michelangelo))_, completed between 1513 and 1515. [![image](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/a/9/a9f8525010fbf52fd3ac4a08db692d9e31645b1a.jpeg)](https://www.narenkatakam.com/moses-and-his-little-finger/) The little finger of Moses’s right hand is raised slightly and—_Michelangelo got it right_—the extensor digiti minimi correspondingly bulges at just the right place on the forearm for this movement. Here is much more about this and other details of Michelangelo’s _Moses_ in [Naren Katakam](https://www.narenkatakam.com/author/naren/)’s “[Michelangelo’s Moses and his little finger](https://www.narenkatakam.com/moses-and-his-little-finger/)”. ---
**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2023 20:34 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/46 "2023-11-29T20:34:38Z")
**NASA RS-25 Hot Fire Test** [![](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/5/1/511c9fda5c02c44a1a064de6d1e769dfe4002f5a.jpeg "LIVE! RS-25 Engine Hot Fire Test") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWkhvIckszg) On 2023-11-29 NASA conducted another in its series of static hot firing tests of new ([RS-25](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-25)) engines for use on the Space Launch System. These tests are for the full duration (650 seconds) of a normal launch. The test was conducted at the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. This test appeared to involve gimbaling (engine steering) more extreme than would be done in a normal flight profile. ---
**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Post date:** [30 November 2023 15:48 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/47 "2023-11-30T15:48:10Z")
Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaged from telescope on Earth: [![image](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/f/f/ff0501fd46aab7ee0049a8641ea9fb4f7b8803b4.jpeg)](https://twitter.com/tzukran/status/1730129866459103241) The image at upper right is the HST photographed at close range from the Space Shuttle; the telescopic image is at the centre. The image was taken by [Michael Tzukran](https://twitter.com/tzukran) of Tel Aviv, Israel through a 500 mm aperture Newtonian telescope. Below is a photo he captured of the International Space Station. [![image](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/1/9/19e797667d4ebf8b5dfad0eac88383a8fbb9c980.jpeg)](https://twitter.com/tzukran/status/1686164038240124928) ---
**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2023 14:32 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/48 "2023-12-02T14:32:52Z")
**Pilot Boarding a Ship in an Icy Harbour** [![](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/7/9/7961736d6aa0c315736e4ebb2d70cca46bb77f66.jpeg "Pilot Steps onto Moving Ship || ViralHog") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzG3JXzjILE) This was filmed in [Hailuoto, Finland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hailuoto). The ship is traversing a channel through half metre thick ice opened by an icebreaker. ---
**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2023 14:53 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/49 "2023-12-02T14:53:21Z")
**Tesla Cybertruck “Cyberbeast” Model vs. Porsche 911** [![](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/e/9/e9b97556aab37cd0d90d1eadc7e55c91a521ebeb.jpeg "Cyberbeast vs Porsche 911") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyrTLYyIvNI) Wait until the end. The “[Cyberbeast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Cybertruck#Powertrain)” has three motors: one powering the two front wheels and two driving the rear wheels independently. In “Beast Mode”, the motors together produce 630 kW (845 horsepower). ---
**Author:** ![Roxie](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/roxie/32/128_2.png) [@Roxie](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Roxie)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2023 15:54 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/50 "2023-12-02T15:54:47Z")
Okay, took two watchings… was Cybertruck/Cyberbeast actually TOWING a Porsche 911 throughout the entire sequence? ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/pturmel/32/111_2.png) [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2023 15:55 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/51 "2023-12-02T15:55:46Z")
> [@Roxie](#): > > actually TOWING Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Roxie](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/roxie/32/128_2.png) [@Roxie](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Roxie)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2023 15:57 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/52 "2023-12-02T15:57:49Z")
Thought so. Just hard to get my head around this. It IS a beast! This may make me trade in my ancient 4WD ToyAuto! ---
**Author:** ![gms](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@gms](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/gms)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2023 16:02 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/53 "2023-12-02T16:02:13Z")
You know how insane this is because the guy makes it look easy. ---
**Author:** ![gms](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@gms](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/gms)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2023 16:03 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/54 "2023-12-02T16:03:30Z")
Real or not, the cyberbeast video is a great ad. It works for Porsche too - they haven’t forced Tesla to take it down. ---
**Author:** ![CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/ctlaw/32/42_2.png) [@CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/CTLaw)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2023 17:11 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/55 "2023-12-02T17:11:06Z")
Given the narrow roads in your area, bad idea. > **[Elon Musk crashes brand new Tesla Cybertruck into bollard after night out](https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-tesla-cybertruck-crash-a9238921.html)** > > It's the second embarrassing incident involving the brand new electric truck since launching last month ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/pturmel/32/111_2.png) [@pturmel](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2023 20:13 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/56 "2023-12-02T20:13:20Z")
> [@Roxie](#): > > This may make me trade in my ancient 4WD ToyAuto! Well, no driving range concerns on a drag strip. I wouldn’t trade for any pure EV. ---
**Author:** ![Roxie](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/roxie/32/128_2.png) [@Roxie](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Roxie)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2023 20:24 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/57 "2023-12-02T20:24:14Z")
I did say ‘may’… ---
**Author:** ![Roxie](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/roxie/32/128_2.png) [@Roxie](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Roxie)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2023 20:26 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/58 "2023-12-02T20:26:20Z")
But it wasn’t a CyberBeast. That said, I did say ‘may’… ---
**Author:** ![Devereaux](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/devereaux/32/285_2.png) [@Devereaux](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Devereaux)\ **Post date:** [3 December 2023 04:22 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/59 "2023-12-03T04:22:57Z")
All this shows is that torque is still king on a drag strip. Yes, you have insane HP, but it’s the torgue that goes along with that that gives you the 11 sec pass. ---
**Author:** ![eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/eggspurt/32/3686_2.png) [@eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/eggspurt)\ **Post date:** [3 December 2023 17:26 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/60 "2023-12-03T17:26:34Z")
[Asymco](https://mastodon.social/@asymco/111516963734903621): > Higher repair costs are also helping to drive up insurance premiums for electric owners, who pay on average $357 a month for coverage compared with $248 for gas vehicle owners, according to insurance comparison website Insurify. > Rental-car company Hertz Global Holdings, which operates a large electric fleet mostly composed of Tesla vehicles, said its third-quarter profit was pinched in part because of the cost of repairing electric models. > When Scott MacFiggen’s neighbor backed into his Rivian R1T pickup truck last summer, the vehicle was left with a dent the size of a bowling ball under a rear taillamp. […] The repair bill came to $22,000, and the vehicle took 2½ months to fix. ---
**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Post date:** [3 December 2023 20:56 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887/61 "2023-12-03T20:56:52Z")
[![image](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/b/9/b90410572e401e33bafc660904f1e8e4ab4dfecd.jpeg)](https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/) > [There’s a little black spot on the Sun today.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZlRX03BzeA) > Oh crap, it’s getting bigger, day by day. Is this [the year of the jackpot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Year_of_the_Jackpot)? > Meade comes out of the cabin to join Potiphar and watch the sunset. There is a rather large sunspot on the Sun’s face. Suddenly Breen realizes that this has not just been a bad year. Looking again at the article, he knows it is the final year. “Something funny is happening to the sunset,” says Meade. > > “No,” replies Potiphar, “to the Sun.” [Previous page](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887.md?page=2) [Next page](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/eye-stoppers/3887.md?page=4)