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China Invents Solid Water
Drew N. Taylor writes: "The 'solid water', which is packed in degradable paper, is not pollutive and can be placed deep in the earth together with the root of plant. With the help of microbe, the 'solid water' is gradually dissolved to irrigate the root of plant."
The Chinese didn't "invent" anything new. They ripped off this idea from here
"But, it's a title they claimed, and the Americanpublic has been subject to Anti Communism propaganda for so long... it's a sort of brain washing..."
which is funny.. because that is what we claim china does. (which they do.)
the funny part is that the american's are better at it. we have free speech. we have freedom of the press. but we are still pack animals.
individualism, in its true form, isn't popular here in america. we like to feign individualism a lot... but we are more content "going with the flow."
which is why it is more effective brainwashing. we actually believe what we do is of our own volition... but it isn't. it is exactly what the media, gov't, popular celebrities tell us to think. it's pathetic.
(disclaimer: there are the exceptions. but there are the exceptions in china too)
What comes first, finding a teacher or becoming a student?
You've got your free speech, it wasn't supressed at all. Were you thrown in jail, charged with crimes of treason or some such thing?
No?
Then you had free speech. Just because others around you reacted badly to what you had to say, doesn't mean that you were oppressed.
You are free to speak, but you cannot make others listen.
If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
what about all the arab men who were put into holding for questioning after 9/11 unwillingly?
(some of which are still there)
or what people say the FBI and CIA did against the American Indian Movement or the Black Panthers?
Or the internment of japanese?
or the "pennsylvania dutch" that didn't believe in the war during WWII so the gov't split them up around the country and two wound up dead.
and, of course, mccarthyism.
What comes first, finding a teacher or becoming a student?
LOOK You see 'Root of Plant' GET 'Root of Plant' You now have 'Root of Plant'
I don't hate the Chinese people, I hate the human rights violations commited by their government. You know, the ones which are ignored because of the whole "world superpower" thing. From the downtrodden peoples of Tibet to the students in Tianamen Square the outcry has not been loud enough.
I personally watch for 'Made in China' labels and try not to monetarily support the Chinese. Of course the opposite could be argued, that by pumping more money into the capitalist ends of their country we might help to swing them our way..........but meh.
"Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality." -- Dalai Lama
I don't have to take up smoking to see that it isn't good for me. I think we can take a look at the communist/socialist governments around the world and get a good idea that they don't work to well for the average citizen.
There are some socialist countries in Europe that seem to have a decent standard of living, etc, but anything based on a totalitarian regime that ignores certain basic human rights is ipso facto not a good thing.
You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
This is water susspended in "a kind of macromolecular polymer extracted from animals and plants". Sounds like the Chinese just invented Jello...
Not that it muh matters because I distincly remember seeing a tv show showcasing this kind of thing 10 years ago, at least.
If Mr. Edison had thought smarter he wouldn't sweat as much. --Nikola Tesla
Industrial Colloidal Electrolyte
Any sufficiently advanced civilization is indistinguishable from Gods.
When someone from China discovers something that sounds truly useful in a desert environment (And no, it isn't jello, since Jello would dissolve within a day at most, and they specifically mention a macrobe to dissolve the polymer) and this topic turns into an accusation of China's political policies. I would like to make the following notes:
1.People in countries increasingly threatened with desertification, like much of North Africa or Australia, could make very very good use of this, and I very much doubt that they will care where this comes from.
2.China is *not* heaven and is *not* a democracy and *is* communist and has been threatening Taiwan for decades and did invade Vietnam twice. However people live there and some seem to be quite proud of their country, irrespective of or because of what it does.
3.The USA is *not* heaven and *is* a democracy and has been threatening Cuba for decades, invaded Vietnam once amongst others. However people live there and some seem to be quite proud of their country, irrespective of or because of what it does.
4.I don't think all that many Americans know what Communism is apart from what they have gathered on supposedly "free" media such as CNN, etc. Economic factors in the media can force quite a lot to be changed in order to support certain views, or do you think CNN supports all news items equaly and fairly (/. vs. Microsoft for example)?
5.I also think that many Chinese have no idea what the so called free world is like. Their news isn't free either. But perhaps they accuse some US scientist of being a fascist (eg. Oppenheimer) although he did have a human side as well, even if one were pressed to see it.
It depends on where you're looking from.
I'm still trying to figure out how the chinese are taking credit for what magicians did a long time ago... I mean, who here hasn't thrown that white powder into a toilet to turn all the water in it into a solid gel?
It's worth it to see the look on your roommates face when his poop is floating on top of the "water."
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but you're not in prison now, that's a major difference
remember communism doesn't start with concentratin camps, that's where it ends
There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
Were you talking, or were you doing something else at the same time, such as trespassing, etc?
Be honest with me. I seriously doubt that you were arrested for talking.
If tits were wings it'd be flying around.