Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1774105)

For those into the classy older ones:

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/med...d/tinganes.jpg

For the anime fans:
http://www.pemipeacemakers.com/image...acas_sheep.jpg

And for the occasional butterface encounter:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...84_634x493.jpg

Originally Posted by LivingTheDream (Post 1774384)

80 & newK,

Just when I thought I was going to kick my APC habit, youse guys have to reply to my post in a completely civil & gentlemanly fashion and draw me right back in! Thanks.

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1774341)

Iran attacked ISIS with F4's in Eastern Iraq. This is the first time I can ever remember thinking anything Iran did was, "cool."

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...setgejx1ah.jpg

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1774341)

Iran attacked ISIS with F4's in Eastern Iraq. This is the first time I can ever remember thinking anything Iran did was, "cool."

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...setgejx1ah.jpg

Originally Posted by RockyBoy (Post 1774226)

Couple of things here.

First, fracked wells are not like Saudi wells that can be turned on and off. The production drops off very rapidly once the well is fracked. Once production drops off it can be increased by "servicing" the well which helps, but the production still drops off significantly.

U.S. Shale-Oil Boom May Not Last as Fracking Wells Lack Staying Power - Businessweek


If companies want to wait on production they drill the well then don't frack it. This is called a "completed non-producing well" vs. a "completed producing well". You can see the stats and see how many wells are drilled and waiting to be fracked and how many have been fracked and are producing. So basically U.S. shale producers will stop drilling and fracking if they want to reduce bbls they put into the system.

Second, the amazing thing about the U.S. shale boom is the pace that we as Americans have gained efficiencies in obtaining very expensive oil. I don't have exact numbers, but I know that they have almost cut the cost to get a single well producing in half within the last 4 years. That is an amazing number in the oil world.

It used to take 3 weeks and over 6 million bbls of water to get one well to production stage. Now using zipper frac and eco-pad technologies they can frac 8 wells within the same amount of time using the same amount of water. They are now working on 16 hole pads and recycling water which will further drive down costs. Halliburton is also looking into using CO2 instead of water to frac with. They are saying they believe that will help in the rapid drop off of production vs. using water.

So while right now they are saying U.S. shale producers are not profitable at $60 oil, I think Americans can continue to innovate and drive the costs down to where we can profitably using fracking technology to extract oil at $30bbl.

America will be the worlds leader in energy production within 10 years and the Saudis can't do anything about it.

Compact fusion is going to change all of this though so it won't matter. :)

Originally Posted by maddogmax (Post 1774411)

Still one of the coolest and meanest looking jets ever built.

Originally Posted by badflaps (Post 1774417)

I wonder if we are slipping them parts under the table.:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1774341)

Iran attacked ISIS with F4's in Eastern Iraq. This is the first time I can ever remember thinking anything Iran did was, "cool."

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...setgejx1ah.jpg