Ryan Buikema
@prolificinvent • 5,135 subscribers
Things that float my boat: tinkering, invention, ideas, devices, technology both old and new, kindness, being grateful, persistence, integrity, and conversation
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Stoner Barbie "Cocaine is God's way of telling you you are making too much money." -Robin Williams
Ryan Buikema225,320 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
“And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea — whether it is to sail or to watch it — we are going back from whence we came.” — John F. Kennedy
Ryan Buikema227,318 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
During the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda-affiliated hijackers flew two Boeing 767 jets which weighed around a quarter million pounds each at 430mph+, one into each of the Twin Towers; between 16,400 and 18,000 people were in the Twin Towers when they were struck. The fires from the impacts were intensified by the airliners burning jet fuel along with combustible office materials at 700-1000ft in the air with high winds blasting through the multiple huge gaping holes. This blast furnace like environment weakened the unique skeletal beam structure along with the initial vaporized fuel explosion damage to the buildings' structural columns, ultimately causing both towers to collapse. The attacks killed 2,606 people in and around the towers, as well as all 157 on board the two aircraft. Falling debris from the towers, combined with unmitigated fires in several surrounding buildings that were initiated by the rapid compression of over 1 million square feet of interior air during the towers collapse which blasted out around 1 million tons of debris that destroyed all of all the WTC complex's buildings, including 7 World Trade Center, and caused catastrophic damage to 10 other large structures. Fires continued to burn for 3 months afterwards, and the medical examiner's office continues to use DNA analysis to identify victims' remains. In 2017, Scott Michael Johnson became the 1,642nd person to be identified as a victim of the attacks.
Ryan Buikema119,806 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
Elon Musk An AI generated alien invasion movie, really want Elon Musk and people to comment on it
Ryan Buikema170,433 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren
-The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget- "Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. When I arrived at 2:30 a.m., the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, then drive away. But, I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation. Unless a situation smelled of danger, I always went to the door. This passenger might be someone who needs my assistance, I reasoned to myself. So I walked to the door and knocked. “Just a minute”, answered a frail, elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90′s stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940′s movie. By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets. There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware. ‘Would you carry my bag out to the car?’ she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb. She kept thanking me for my kindness. ‘It’s nothing’, I told her.. ‘I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother to be treated.’ ‘Oh, you’re such a good boy, she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address and then asked, ‘Could you drive through downtown?’ ‘It’s not the shortest way,’ I answered quickly.. ‘Oh, I don’t mind,’ she said. ‘I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice. I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. ‘I don’t have any family left,’ she continued in a soft voice..’The doctor says I don’t have very long.’ I quietly reached over and shut off the meter. ‘What route would you like me to take?’ I asked. For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl. Sometimes she’d ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing. As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, ‘I’m tired.Let’s go now’. We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico. Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her. I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair. ‘How much do I owe you?’ She asked, reaching into her purse. ‘Nothing,’ I said ‘You have to make a living,’ she answered. ‘There are other passengers,’ I responded. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug.She held onto me tightly. ‘You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,’ she said. ‘Thank you.’ I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light.. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.. I didn’t pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day,I could hardly talk.What if that woman had gotten an angry driver,or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away? On a quick review, I don’t think that I have done anything more important in my life. We’re conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one."
Ryan Buikema110,454 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren
Elon Musk He's speaking of 1990, reminded me of how Ukraine suddenly had the world's 3rd largest nuclear arsenal, but then gave it in its entirety back to Russia with assurances from the US and Britain that its security was guaranteed. One of the worst military decisions in history?
Ryan Buikema52,415 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
Utilizing my forced induction wood combustion invention to melt Silver and Niobium in the open air. Benefits: Very high temperatures with blue and ultraviolet flame. Inexpensive as it only uses pumped air and large pine logs as fuel. A concentrated heat output above 160,000btu's in a focused area. No smoke or residue
Ryan Buikema51,182 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren