As I explained to AutumnLotus in this post, I have always wanted a tail. And I thought I was all alone until I found out these instructions on how to build an animatronic tail that wags. Also check out video and Tiger Tail How-To. Awesome. picked by MissWinkle 2 years ago

The right engine of the Boeing 737 "separated from the wing. The aircraft continued to climb out," the airline said in a statement.

*well, I'm completely reassured about my fear of flying now.

Edit: Fixed your link picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Federal investigators said Saturday that the right engine of US Airways Flight 1549 is still attached to the plane, contradicting their earlier statements that it broke off after the aircraft hit the water. They're going to try and lift the plane out of the water around 2:30 PM EST. Check out the icy water in the comments picked by suebe 11 months ago

There's nothing fake in the image you see. Tail extensions are excluded. This exceptional horse has such a long tail that it cannot wear it freely outside the arena, but braided and covered in a white tube sock, so that the animal does not sweep the ground with it. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Right near FSU! 2ManyUsernames probably hasn't posted this yet because power is out to a ton of Tallahassee! He works/I lived right down the street from this spot. Craziness! That's the actual photo, btw.

P.S. Florida picked by sykeo56 2 years ago

A Norway Boeing 737 from Norway to Spain had to return to Gardermoen Airport after the airspeed indicators started to disagree shortly after take-off. The airplane landed safely about 35 minutes after departure.

Mechanics found a bumble-bee had struck and embedded itself into one of the pitot tubes of the airplane after take-off, effectively blocking that dynamic port of the pitot system. picked by bingo 6 months ago

Gibraltar Airport (which is not part of Spain as a lot of readers pointed out) is a very unusual airport. To my knowledge, it is the only one where the runway actually intersects with a major highway. When a plane has to take off or land, traffic is shut down. picked by evadiva 5 months ago

The giant galaxy Messier 87 has finally been sized up, but outer parts that should have been there are missing, scientists now find. The galaxy is smaller than expected. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

This was the amazing scene at a Texas airport today after a plane trying to land ended up touching down on top of another plane waiting to take-off. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The left engine of Flight 1549 was found Wednesday still in one piece at the bottom of the Hudson river, according to New Jersey State Police. An Army Corps of Engineers sonar located the engine in the river bed, according to police. picked by suebe 11 months ago

This Ferrari 365GTB/4 V12 engine meticulously built from eleven different woods, just popped up on eBay. It's one of 25 hand-made by Bill Dietz, each taking 400 man hours and combined three years to build. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Mirjana Gavaric from the Serbian capital, Belgrade was a very lonely woman. So lonely that by impulse she used a pine cone to create a happy ending. Sadly she needed 2 hours of surgery but did meet a few cute doctors. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

The new "engine on a chip" technology builds all the traditional parts of a gas-turbine engine using silicon, allowing for utterly tiny, reliable and efficient components. picked by jaxomlotus 3 years ago