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Crewmen are apparently told that you need to jump TWICE but it was still incredible reactions from the yellow shirted guy.
I'm suprised no-one lost limbs like Jose said because when that cable snaps it acts like a giant lawnmower blade sweeping across the deck

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHUyWw17ihQ#[/youtube]

The guy in the yellow shirt should try out for the athletics team!!!!
On a serious note - I hope on-one suffered any serious injury though

Given the proximity to land I would have thought that faced with hurricane conditions the ship should have put into harbour

They probably wouldnt want to pay the harbour fee

BY 1918 the Royal Navy would have had 33 Dreadnoughts (and I've allowed for Vanguards explosion and Audacious's mine loss) HSF had 19 (and thats assuming they only build 2 Bayerns) 33 + 19 = 52 USN has 16 with USS Idaho almost completed Not looking to good for the USA is it? (and I havent even count...

I think Wilhelm perhaps was on a power trip by securing Bismarcks resignation.
Wilhelm was only young (early 30's) and maybe he thought Bismarck wouldnt take him seriously and would try to over-influence him?

http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/shoc ... 5915763808

What a way to spend your holiday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/94 ... ooker.html

Well done son for chucking your marriage down the drain

Hope she takes him to the cleaners

His own grandmother Queen Victoria despised him. That ought to tell you something right there

It was his MOTHER (princess Victoria) that despised him
Queen Victoria actually liked her Grandson.

And better weapons too.
The 12 inch of Derfflinger was a much better weapon than the 12 inch of HMS Infexible

'Kill all the yellow bastards! Show no mercy whatsoever Doing what any leader should do he was rallying his men. I suspect there was more than one British officer who would have agreed with that statement. The Kaisers biggest error was the colossal fortune he spent on constructing a luxury fleet to...

I hope American voters remember this come the next election

Hi RF

Why does this news item get practically zero attention worldwide

I agree, especially considering the media circus surrounding the woman who was caught on cctv chucking the cat in the bin

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldne ... ds-newsxml

Heres hoping the men can keep their sanity till they can be rescued!!!

Obama has made a huge balls up here.
Too many people will be offended and upset by it.
I'm not sure what he's trying to achieve?

HMS Hercules was the last and the best of the British 12 inch dreadnoughts. Length 541 feet 6 inches waterline 545 feet 9 inches overall, 86 feet 8 inch beam, draught 29feet 5 inch deep, displacement 20,030 tons load 23,266 tons deep. With Belt armour ranging from 7 to 11inches, barbette and turret ...