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Tyrese Haliburton’s Rare Cartier Is Exploding in Value

Tyrese Haliburton’s Rare Cartier Is Exploding in Value

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For those of you who thought the Cartier moment was passed—think again. From the avant-garde Crash to the iconic Tank Normale, the Parisian jeweler’s wares have seemingly never been hotter. And while Piaget had quite the moment last year and a Rolex Daytona will never not be hot, there’s something about a simple, time-only dress watch in precious metal that’s as enduring as the sun. Especially when it says “Cartier” on the dial. Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton clearly knows what we’re talking about. Speaking to the press this week following a game against the San Antonio Spurs in Paris, the burgeoning watch collector rocked a Bamboo, a rare and funky vintage Cartier from the 1970s. (We can only assume that TikTok dealer extraordinaire Mike Nouveau—who helped Pacers star pick up his Cartier Crash and Pebble—sourced this piece for him.) The Bamboo Coussin (French for “cushion”) represents a melding of Parisian and Eastern influences, with its distinctive shape taking on the aspect of rounded bamboo shoots that flow seamlessly one into the other as they …

Dramatic Footage Shows SpaceX Starship Exploding After Crashing Into the Ocean

Dramatic Footage Shows SpaceX Starship Exploding After Crashing Into the Ocean

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“Ship landed precisely on target!” Ocean Explosion Even up until its very last moments, SpaceX’s fifth orbital test flight of its heavy-lift Starship spacecraft had been a huge success. First, the company managed to safely catch Starship’s Super Heavy booster using its “Mechazilla” tower, which features two “chopsticks” arms — a baffling feat of engineering. Even the 165-foot upper stage managed to pull off a textbook flight, taking off early Sunday morning from the company’s test flight facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, and orbiting the Earth for almost an hour. Pristine Starlink-provided footage showed the spacecraft gently gliding through space, with the Earth spinning below. Right before touchdown, the spacecraft performed a “belly flop” maneuver to slow its descent even further. Then, it fired its thrusters to right itself and slow its descent over the surface of the ocean. But seconds later, a presumably remotely operated camera bobbing in the water recorded the spacecraft go up in a massive fireball, a dramatic ending to an otherwise textbook test launch. “Splashdown confirmed!” SpaceX’s official account tweeted. …

Exploding pagers, psychological warfare: Israel’s attack on Hezbollah | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Exploding pagers, psychological warfare: Israel’s attack on Hezbollah | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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Beirut, Lebanon – At least nine people were killed and some 3,000 injured, including the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, when thousands of pagers exploded – nearly simultaneously – in Lebanon. The attack on Tuesday, which purportedly targeted members of the Hezbollah group, caused havoc in civilian areas and overwhelmed hospitals. A resident of the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp told Al Jazeera traffic was heavy as bloodied people arrived at the nearby Al Rassoul al-Azam Hospital. Lebanese hospitals called on all available medics to report for duty as injured people poured through their doors in need of treatment, many covered in blood and in visible pain. Iranian media said Iran’s Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani was injured by an exploding pager. Iran’s mission in Beirut later posted on X, formerly Twitter, saying Amani’s treatment was “progressing well”, adding the reports of his “physical condition and vision are false”. Attacks were also reported in neighbouring Syria. An officer inspects a car in which a pager exploded in Beirut on September 17, 2024 [Hussein Malla/AP Photo] Hezbollah pledges ‘fair …

The Exploding Pagers of Lebanon

The Exploding Pagers of Lebanon

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It felt like a science-fiction film, one Lebanese friend told me. At almost exactly the same moment—3:30 p.m. today—pagers exploded all over Lebanon, leaving hideous gashes and wounds on the heads, hands, and hips of their owners. The significance of the attack quickly became clear: The pagers were being used by members of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant movement that has been fighting an undeclared war with Israel since October. Israel has been using digital technologies to target members of Hezbollah for months, but today’s attack was unlike anything seen before and appears to have struck a new kind of blow. It maimed thousands of fighters and possibly crippled the group’s ability to respond if a broader conflict breaks out soon. It also exposed the identity of the victims, shattering Hezbollah’s careful efforts to maintain the anonymity of its members. Even in a country that has long been accustomed to war, the intimate nature of this attack was deeply disturbing. Video clips from around Lebanon showed scenes of quiet daily life turning instantly into horror. At …

Hezbollah blames Israel after several killed, thousands wounded by pagers exploding across Lebanon

Hezbollah blames Israel after several killed, thousands wounded by pagers exploding across Lebanon

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Hezbollah blamed Israel for the explosion of pagers across Lebanon on Tuesday that killed at least nine people and wounded 2,750 more, according to the Lebanese health minister. Hundreds of Hezbollah members were among the wounded, security sources said. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu earlier said Israel’s war goals now include the “safe return of the residents of the north to their homes” after they fled amid cross-border fire between Israel and Hezbollah. Read our liveblog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. Source link

This nova is on the verge of exploding. You could see it any day now.

This nova is on the verge of exploding. You could see it any day now.

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Any day now, people will look up and see a distant star exploding.  Though Earthlings will be able to observe this celestial event as if it just happened, the cataclysmic blast occurred some 3,000 years ago, perhaps in the time of Solomon, the king who built the first temple in Jerusalem. Through the Iron Age, medieval times, and the Industrial Revolution, the explosion’s light hurtled through space, only to reach this planet’s doorstep now.  The beacon beaming from the darkness will come from T Coronae Borealis, a star system where a dead white dwarf star will flash in a spectacular nova, according to NASA. Astronomers are calling it one of the stargazing highlights of the year.  This particular star remnant is intriguing because it experiences periodic outbursts. Experts have determined it detonates about every 80 years. That means there are people alive who could have witnessed its last eruption in 1946. But hardly any adults today will live to see the next one.  Here’s everything you need to know about this extraordinary event.  SEE ALSO: …

Sweden in total chaos with gang wars and bombs exploding on streets | World | News

Sweden in total chaos with gang wars and bombs exploding on streets | World | News

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Sweden, long lauded for its peaceful reputation, finds itself embroiled in a deadly battle against escalating gang violence and explosions rippling through its neighbourhoods. With gangs unleashing terror on the streets, the nation grapples with how to restore peace amid the chaos. The situation in the country has deteriorated significantly as gangs wielding an array of deadly weapons, including automatic rifles and explosives, engage in urban warfare. Children as young as 13 are drawn into the fray, becoming unwilling foot soldiers in the conflict, an investigation by Sky News has revealed. Gang-related violence has reached alarming levels, with more than 360 shootings recorded in 2023 alone, resulting in 53 fatalities. Recruitment into these criminal organisations has become shockingly easy, with online advertisements offering hefty sums for hired killers. Rooted in societal challenges, gang recruitment often preys on marginalised communities, particularly migrant youth facing limited opportunities. Integration failures coupled with economic disparities have created fertile ground for gang activity to flourish. The consequences of this violence are devastating. Innocent bystanders find themselves caught in the crossfire, …

Footage from 2020 shows Astra rocket exploding during prelaunch testing

Footage from 2020 shows Astra rocket exploding during prelaunch testing

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Footage obtained by TechCrunch shows the catastrophic ending that Astra’s Rocket 3.0 suffered during prelaunch testing in March 2020. The explosion, which occurred at Alaska’s Pacific Spaceport Complex, was simply reported as an “anomaly” at the time, an industry term for pretty much any issue that deviates from the expected outcome. “I can confirm we had an anomaly on the launch pad,” Alaska Aerospace CEO Mark Lester told local reporters at the time. “We are executing our emergency checklist. We request everyone stay clear of the area to allow our crew to address the situation.” Meanwhile, Astra CEO Chris Kemp told TechCrunch at the time that the rocket “suffered an anomaly following an otherwise successful day of testing in Kodiak in preparation for a launch this week.” He added that the company’s hardware “was the only thing harmed.” He told a separate publication that the company would not be attempting a launch after that week, and that it would “wait until conditions with coronavirus improve before making another attempt” — when in actuality, there was …

dark matter may form exploding stars – and observing the damage could help reveal what it’s made of

dark matter may form exploding stars – and observing the damage could help reveal what it’s made of

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Dark matter is a ghostly substance that astronomers have failed to detect for decades, yet which we know has an enormous influence on normal matter in the universe, such as stars and galaxies. Through the massive gravitational pull it exerts on galaxies, it spins them up, gives them an extra push along their orbits, or even rips them apart. Like a cosmic carnival mirror, it also bends the light from distant objects to create distorted or multiple images, a process which is called gravitational lensing. And recent research suggests it may create even more drama than this, by producing stars that explode. For all the havoc it plays with galaxies, not much is known about whether dark matter can interact with itself, other than through gravity. If it experiences other forces, they must be very weak, otherwise they would have been measured. A possible candidate for a dark matter particle, made up of a hypothetical class of weakly interacting massive particles (or WIMPs), has been studied intensely, so far with no observational evidence. Recently, other …

SpaceX Tests Epic Escape Slide in Case of Exploding Rocket

SpaceX Tests Epic Escape Slide in Case of Exploding Rocket

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“Even though it’s meant to be used for emergencies, it looks like a lot of fun!” Emergency Slide SpaceX has tested the emergency chutes that could save astronauts’ lives during a launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A new video shared by the company on X-formerly-Twitter shows a person dressed in a black and white SpaceX spacesuit zipping down from the tower’s crew pad inside a tube of red and white fabric, an equally exhilarating and terrifying ordeal — especially considering the threat of an exploding rocket right behind you. “Even though it’s meant to be used for emergencies, it looks like a lot of fun!” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk commented in a tweet. Keep Your Hands Inside SpaceX is working on opening a second launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center. Up until now, SpaceX has relied on the historic Launch Pad 39A — from which NASA launched several of its Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s — to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station on board its Crew Dragon …