{"id":40861,"date":"2024-12-01T08:10:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T14:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=40861"},"modified":"2024-12-01T08:23:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T14:23:12","slug":"lox-of-l-o-v-e-the-specs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=40861","title":{"rendered":"LOx of L.O.V.E.: The Specs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0<strong>L<\/strong>unar\u00a0<strong>O<\/strong>xygen\u00a0<strong>V<\/strong>iability\u00a0<strong>E<\/strong>xperiment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:55% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HjHUmk1sbVcLGZcyw8Z9-1-h6ox7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40862 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HjHUmk1sbVcLGZcyw8Z9-1-h6ox7.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HjHUmk1sbVcLGZcyw8Z9-1-h6ox7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HjHUmk1sbVcLGZcyw8Z9-1-h6ox7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HjHUmk1sbVcLGZcyw8Z9-1-h6ox7-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NASA <\/strong>didn&#8217;t just let <strong>WLBOTT <\/strong>walk in the front door! We went thru a rigorous vetting process (similar to GQP cabinet position appointments).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal is to create an oxygen-rich atmosphere with an air pressure similar to that at the top of Mt. Everest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Much Oxygen is Required?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0016.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"528\" data-id=\"40864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0016.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0016.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0016-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0017.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"439\" data-id=\"40865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0017.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0017.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0017-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Elder G cheerfully suggests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stacking Oxygen Molecules<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">An oxygen molecule (O\u2082) is about <strong>300 picometers<\/strong> in size. If we stacked enough oxygen molecules to weigh 6.56 quintillion kilograms, the line would stretch across the universe multiple times! <em>(Calculating this would be another fun exercise!)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To put it into perspective for our <strong>WLBOTT <\/strong>audience, the amount of oxygen required would be approximately equivalent to the weight of <strong>1.1 quadrillion elephants<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Definition of Terms<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re getting ahead of ourselves. What are these numbers we&#8217;re talking about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>quintillion<\/strong> is a really big number: <strong>1,000,000,000,000,000,000<\/strong>. That\u2019s <strong>1 followed by 18 zeros<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Grains of Sand:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">If every grain of sand weighs about <strong>1 milligram<\/strong>, then a quintillion grains would weigh about <strong>1 billion metric tons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<cite>Elder G<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>quadrillion<\/strong> is another massive number: <strong>1,000,000,000,000,000<\/strong>. That\u2019s <strong>1 followed by 15 zeros<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Grains of Sand:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">A quadrillion grains of sand would cover <strong>all the beaches on Earth many times over<\/strong>, depending on the size of the beaches!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<cite>Elder G<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back to the Elephants<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help us visualize the amount of oxygen required for our <strong>LOx of LOVE<\/strong> project, <strong>Elder G<\/strong> equates the weight to 1.1 quadrillion elephants. Elephants are about <strong>7 meters long<\/strong>, trunk to tail. If we lined up 1.1 quadrillion elephants this elephant line would stretch to Pluto and back <strong>over 1,000 times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.31.12-onnected-trunk-to-tail-floating-in-space-along.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"40871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.31.12-onnected-trunk-to-tail-floating-in-space-along.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.31.12-onnected-trunk-to-tail-floating-in-space-along.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.31.12-onnected-trunk-to-tail-floating-in-space-along-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.31.12-onnected-trunk-to-tail-floating-in-space-along-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.31.12-onnected-trunk-to-tail-floating-in-space-along-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-Z8ZQS8O77adI59W.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"40870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-Z8ZQS8O77adI59W.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-Z8ZQS8O77adI59W.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-Z8ZQS8O77adI59W-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-Z8ZQS8O77adI59W-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/8-Z8ZQS8O77adI59W-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.37.18-A-surrto-tai.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"40872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.37.18-A-surrto-tai.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.37.18-A-surrto-tai.jpg 1792w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.37.18-A-surrto-tai-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.37.18-A-surrto-tai-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.37.18-A-surrto-tai-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.37.18-A-surrto-tai-1536x878.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-12-01-07.37.18-A-surrto-tai-1200x686.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Not to scale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oxygen Production from Lunar Regolith<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0015.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"407\" data-id=\"40875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0015.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0015.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0015-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Energy Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0014.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"381\" data-id=\"40878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0014.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0014.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0014-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">15 seconds of the Sun&#8217;s output, out of a lifetime of billions of years? No problem!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time Frame<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0013.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"240\" data-id=\"40880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0013.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0013.jpg 554w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/irl_241129_0013-300x130.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">18 Million Years<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eighteen million years is a <strong>staggeringly long time<\/strong> in Earth&#8217;s geological timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The good news:<\/strong> <strong>Sun&#8217;s Evolution<\/strong>: In 18 million years, the Sun will still be stable, but it&#8217;s slowly getting hotter. Earth&#8217;s climate may start to feel this effect on very long timescales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The bad news:<\/strong> just about everything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Continental Drift<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Earth&#8217;s tectonic plates move at an average of <strong>2-5 cm per year<\/strong>. In 18 million years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Africa will collide with Europe<\/strong>, closing the Mediterranean Sea and forming a new mountain range similar to the Himalayas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Australia will shift northward<\/strong>, potentially colliding with Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Atlantic Ocean will widen<\/strong>, pushing the Americas farther away from Europe and Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5tMtEGliSeVv4D6ND1nO-1-lb491.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1344\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"40884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5tMtEGliSeVv4D6ND1nO-1-lb491.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5tMtEGliSeVv4D6ND1nO-1-lb491.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5tMtEGliSeVv4D6ND1nO-1-lb491-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5tMtEGliSeVv4D6ND1nO-1-lb491-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5tMtEGliSeVv4D6ND1nO-1-lb491-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5tMtEGliSeVv4D6ND1nO-1-lb491-1200x686.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6MyaD9zUQiPBThNJYDZX-0-s9ju4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"40883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6MyaD9zUQiPBThNJYDZX-0-s9ju4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6MyaD9zUQiPBThNJYDZX-0-s9ju4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6MyaD9zUQiPBThNJYDZX-0-s9ju4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6MyaD9zUQiPBThNJYDZX-0-s9ju4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2324IvuJ1tAf3LMBTxlk-0-3n4jb.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"40882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2324IvuJ1tAf3LMBTxlk-0-3n4jb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2324IvuJ1tAf3LMBTxlk-0-3n4jb.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2324IvuJ1tAf3LMBTxlk-0-3n4jb-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2324IvuJ1tAf3LMBTxlk-0-3n4jb-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Competition with Other Evolved Species<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 18 million years, both <strong>Wheel of Fortune<\/strong> and <strong>Jeopardy <\/strong>will become more competitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pkn6OGoROO8RoCMSBNY9-1-g6djw.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"1152\" data-id=\"40887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pkn6OGoROO8RoCMSBNY9-1-g6djw.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pkn6OGoROO8RoCMSBNY9-1-g6djw.jpg 896w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pkn6OGoROO8RoCMSBNY9-1-g6djw-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pkn6OGoROO8RoCMSBNY9-1-g6djw-796x1024.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Pkn6OGoROO8RoCMSBNY9-1-g6djw-768x987.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4g89lDflDqAVieTElM06-0-ekgky.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"40888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4g89lDflDqAVieTElM06-0-ekgky.jpg\" 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