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Topic: OT - Weird History

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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #840 on: July 08, 2022, 09:22:34 AM »


This likely is true, controlled airspace includes anything between 18,000 feet and 60,000 feet, above that you don't need a clearance.

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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #841 on: July 09, 2022, 08:43:30 PM »

(Florida was 7-4, not 9-4)

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« Reply #842 on: July 09, 2022, 10:01:14 PM »
The helmet projects workload has become infinitely harder in the past decade. I've often thought about doing best helmet as an OT topic, but I worry it just devolves into a Homer debate.  I wonder if a better poll would be best 20th century alternate/classic helmet?

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« Reply #843 on: July 10, 2022, 08:49:46 AM »
Over the last 50 years, the University of Nebraska Football team has, for the most part, had the same uniforms with only slight variations. It wasn’t until the 2009 season that Nebraska would even wear what we would call alternate uniforms, and over that period, they would stumble onto some unique designs.

Remember that time Nebraska wore a two-toned color helmet?

Or the first time they wore black jerseys in a game?

How about a throwback to a team from the past?

There have been some good, bad, and ugly alternate jerseys for Nebraska football, but it’s never a bad idea to refresh yourself on what those jerseys looked like.


https://cornhuskerswire.usatoday.com/lists/looking-back-at-50-years-of-cornhusker-uniforms/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1MwROwqNFjX0CvXHX_JPKdGZ4O120iS7SitWbBVrMwpr8WpB7ZQGr6gTU
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« Reply #844 on: July 10, 2022, 09:55:54 AM »
The ones with stripes down the side were horrible.  I want to say the same year Notre Dame did as well.  MSU and Miami had some weird piping too.  The early 2000s were full of weird piping on uniforms

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« Reply #845 on: July 10, 2022, 10:13:26 AM »
I blame Oregon and Nike
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« Reply #846 on: July 11, 2022, 10:02:38 PM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
S.A. Andrée Attempts to Reach the North Pole by Balloon (1897)
After gaining funding from the likes of King Oscar II and Alfred Nobel and generating widespread public interest, Swedish explorer Salomon August Andrée and two companions departed from Norway's Svalbard for the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon. They flew for two days before a hydrogen leak grounded the balloon, forcing the poorly equipped trio to travel on pack ice. Three months later, the men reached the island of Kvitøya, where they eventually died.
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #847 on: July 12, 2022, 06:44:31 AM »
The helmet projects workload has become infinitely harder in the past decade. I've often thought about doing best helmet as an OT topic, but I worry it just devolves into a Homer debate.  I wonder if a better poll would be best 20th century alternate/classic helmet?

You could ask who has the best helmet outside teams you support.  But it's still qualitative and opinion.

The most distinctive helments would include, IMHO, ND and Michigan.

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« Reply #848 on: July 12, 2022, 09:08:18 AM »
I like the tradition of the painting of the helmets at ND
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« Reply #849 on: July 12, 2022, 09:08:37 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
Medal of Honor Authorized by US Congress (1862)
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the US. It is presented by the president for "gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of…life above and beyond the call of duty" while engaged in an action against an enemy. Members of all branches of the US military are eligible to receive the medal, but each branch has its own special design. The Philadelphia Mint designed the medal, which was first awarded during the Civil War.
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« Reply #850 on: July 13, 2022, 09:50:27 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
Blackout Engulfs New York City (1977)
The New York City blackout of 1977 came at a low point in New York history, when the city was facing a financial crisis and being terrorized by the "Son of Sam" murderer. The blackout lasted only one night, but when it was over, a record 3,776 people had been arrested, and looting, vandalism, and arson had caused an estimated $300 million worth of damage. The chain of events that sparked the blackout began when the power failed in Westchester County.
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« Reply #851 on: July 14, 2022, 09:24:36 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

Football War Breaks Out in Honduras (1969)
The Football War was a four-day war fought between El Salvador and Honduras. Though political tensions between Hondurans and Salvadorans were the main factors contributing to the war's outbreak, hostility between the two countries was further inflamed by rioting when they met during a qualifying round for the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Though short-lived, the war claimed thousands of lives and displaced several hundred thousand people.
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #852 on: July 14, 2022, 01:52:46 PM »
I wonder when FIFA started their policy of not allowing countries with existing tensions to play then?

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« Reply #853 on: July 14, 2022, 06:11:53 PM »

 

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