Whatzit?

[webenda]

Thank you, Wayne.

You are welcome Murph.

...watching our Channel 2, which is CBS... ...was so stunned by the news...

I understand. That seems to be the sole purpose of the news nowadays, to stun the listener.

The "new" glands are not new to me. I have always had a bunch of glands in my head and neck that flow water, including the ones "just discovered."

The glands the news media tried to stun us with is not news about a new gland. It is news about Matthijs H. Valstar writing a new paper to keep up with the requirement to publish. [opinion]

I can hardly wait for the news to report the "discovery" of new saliva glands just outside the eye orbits. [being facetious]

The lacrimal glands secrete a fluid containing water, mucus and oil into the eye orbit to lubricate our eyes and eye orbit so that our eyes do not get stuck staring in one direction.

The salivary glands secrete a fluid containing water, mucus electrolytes and enzymes to lubricate our food, pharynx and esophagus so that food does not get stuck going down.

Both tears and saliva have other functions but lubrication is the biggest in my opinion.

[webenda]

New WHATIZIT.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

A plumbing fixture?

[chuck]

Strobe light?

https://www.tek-tite.com/proddetail.php?prod=STROBE_200

[webenda]

Strobe light?

Yes, a diver's strobe light.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

It is news about Matthijs H. Valstar writing a new paper to keep up with the requirement to publish. [opinion]

In part, true. But, maybe of considerable importance to the targeted radiation treatment of prostate cancer that has been reported to severely compromise and at time reduce functionality of salivary glands to near zero.

[webenda]

It is news about Matthijs H. Valstar writing a new paper to keep up with the requirement to publish. [opinion]

In part, true. But, maybe of considerable importance to the targeted radiation treatment of prostate cancer that has been reported to severely compromise and at time reduce functionality of salivary glands to near zero.

I cannot disagree because I have no idea why one pair of salivary glands would be more important then the others. [confessing ignorance]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

It is news about Matthijs H. Valstar writing a new paper to keep up with the requirement to publish. [opinion]

In part, true. But, maybe of considerable importance to the targeted radiation treatment of prostate cancer that has been reported to severely compromise and at time reduce functionality of salivary glands to near zero.

I cannot disagree because I have no idea why one pair of salivary glands would be more important then the others. [confessing ignorance]

That they are detectable and seem very active in expression of PSMA may indicate their vulnerability and hence be prime targets for blocking them from such treatments to preserve functionality.

Really a serious problem when you stop having functioning salivary glands.

[webenda]

Thank you for more information, Rufus.

[webenda]

Whatzit, the little round?





The big round is a 20mm Target Practice round.
20 MM TP
M55A2
LC-92D202-594
WM-92B010-15
M55A381

It has no explosive in the projectile.
It has tracer material in the base for visual trajectory tracking
Reference: https://www.cdvs.us/product/20mm-vulcan ... rice-each/

The little round has no identification. Whatizit?

[healey36]

Sorta looks like a round from one of those Soviet anti-tank rifles from WWII, but the casing looks a bit too large.

[chuck]

.223 WSSM Winchester super short magnum?

or

5 mm/35 SMc

Using the 22mm shell as a guide we can guestimate the diameter of the shell case and the diameter of the projectile. I estimated the shorty as roughly a 30-06 and then started googling for "30-06 shell casing with small caliber shell". I picked up a page with a series of shells and selected the two most likely candidates.

Odd load, specialized purpose. It seems these are meant for long distance varmint shooting?

[webenda]

No.

I will measure it this evening. Might help knowing if it is an odd bore for a custom rifle.

[webenda]

[rogruth]

OK, now what does that mean?