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January 10

congrats

Congratulations on your 10th annavursery (spelling not perfect, message still the same though), 10 years, wow! good job Wikipedia and God Bless you, N.I.M. (talk) (redacted) 04:44, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What's your question? :) ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:46, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How to spell anal-versery, of course. :-) StuRat (talk) 05:59, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Try 'birthday', it's way easier! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.4.183.90 (talk) 08:06, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"You'll never grow up to be a man with an attitude like that, my boy. Do things the hard way - it builds character." (my father) -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 18:39, 11 January 2011 (UTC) [reply]

And while us peons are building character, the ones who master the shortest distance are becoming CEO's. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:47, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And what do we have - a nation run by CEOs without character. Is it any wonder things are in such a mess? -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 08:37, 13 January 2011 (UTC) [reply]

You're onto it. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 10:19, 13 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Greys Anatomy - TV

I am curious to know where the hospital scene of the "bridge" or mazzanine floor, with the large picture window behind, ?overlooking the front reception at "Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital", is filmed??? from "Greys Anatomy", (one of my most favourite television shows). I believe most of the hospital scenes are filmed in Los Angeles, except for the helicopter scenes, which are filmed in Seattle. The scene in question - is it within a real life hospital, a Hotel or somewhere else??? Cotedazur333 (talk) 10:54, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I did a Google search for "Grey's Anatomy filming location" and the first few hits come up with Sepulveda VA Hospital in Sepulveda, California. And this page shows a front view of the hospital in question which has a large window on the front. So, it's possible that the sources are correct. And here's another pic: Front lobby Dismas|^(talk) 11:12, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Somebody who is a HONDA PILOT expert, PLEASE help me find this commercial! ^{It involves a 2,000+-floor parking garage.}

Years ago, I saw a Honda Pilot (or other SUV) commercial about finding a space in the parking garage; he went through hundreds of underground floors without any luck. Then under floor 2,000, he entered a sinister-looking cave, and there was a demon-like sentry observing the SUV drive past, then the commercial ended.

YouTube doesn't feel like finding it, so WOULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME? THANKS!!! --70.179.178.5 (talk) 12:34, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If no one answered last time you asked, maybe no one remembers it. And as a general rule, shouting or trying to bump your question like last time, won't make people remember any quicker.

Anyway... have you tried Googling for it... it's not that hard to find (is this is the one you mean). Astronaut (talk) 22:16, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

HAHA, YES! YES!!! THIS IS THE ONE I'VE BEEN SEARCHING YEARS TO FIND! OH MY GOSH ASTRONAUT THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP! I tried looking for "honda pilot parking garage commercial" but I guess just "honda pilot commercial" would've done it well enough. I've since Favorited the vid and added it to the Automotive playlist. Wow, I misremembered level 720 as being level 2,053 or some other nearby number. I suppose that if a parking garage does allow motorists to drive down to Hell, we need to send a convoy of Humvees, Bradleys, and MRAPs (if they're not overheight) to pacify the evil depths! --70.179.178.5 (talk) 02:54, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

What type of cable might a live news show use to connect to a camera twenty miles down a mine shaft?

Resolved

– ± Lenoxus (" *** ") 13:43, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is for a short story a friend is writing. The setting is not quite a mine shaft, but that's close enough for purposes of this answer. The nature of the shaft/cave thing prohibits the camera from transmitting wirelessly. So what type of video cable could hypothetically be twenty miles long? Is there a "standard" cable most networks use that would be suitable? ± Lenoxus (" *** ") 17:16, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you're talking something like the emergency shaft in the 2010 Copiapó mining accident then single-mode optical fiber could swing the distance involved, but I don't think it likely to hold up structurally over that distance while unsupported. If you're talking planned construction, then the mine operators might have installed some sort of data connection (including the necessary support equipment) that newsies could connect into (with permission) and your friend can use what he likes. — Lomn 19:25, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note that this would be 8 times deeper than the current record TauTona Mine which is only 2.4 miles deep and requires refigeration because otherwise it is 130 degrees F. The temperature at 20 miles deep would be far higher and require special camera equipment to handle the heat. Rmhermen (talk) 00:37, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Of course, if the mine does not go straight down, but rather spirals down at a gentle 3% grade, then it could easily be 20 miles deep, while remaining within 1 mile of the surface. Googlemeister (talk) 15:10, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is enough information. Thanks all! ± Lenoxus (" *** ") 13:43, 12 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Martin Schoeller Close-up Photography

What kind of equipment would you need to shoot photos like these?

Perhaps a ring flash and a macro lens? Any links to sites offering such equipment would be welcome.

Lucas 83 20:50, 10 January 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lukerees83 (talk • contribs)

The kind of professional studio equipment used to take those photos is almost certainly available to buy or rent from Calumet Photo. Astronaut (talk) 21:53, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

My wife is a photographer and, though she's not here now, she's taught me enough to know that you're on the right track with a ring flash. And yeah, a short lens will do it. Dismas|^(talk) 01:32, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]