how would they rescue somebody with a broken leg or something? shut it off? they would have to shut it off ASAP and the inertia of that thing would be hard to stop. not to mention the inertia of the skiers...they would be flying as it decellerated. not to mention the fact that stoping the thing every 5 minutes when somebody fell down and couldn't get up would be hell for business.
"However, Nenad Bicanic of the University of Glasgow says that the structure may be feasible. But he says precautions would be needed to ensure skiers could not be pulled into the mechanism at the top of the slope."
this is all a marvel of modern technology and all, but who really cares what hue of blue the ocean is at a specific point? maybe biologists or meteorologists, but there are more useful things other than color that they use. so, while neat, I fail to see the practicality in this.
this sounds like the first step need to obtain opaque copper for Tinfoil Hat Linux.
From the readme:
If at all possible, boot THL on a laptop & disconnect all external
cables, including the power & mouse. Turn off nearby
radios, including cell phones and microwaves. Put yourself
and the computer in a well grounded opaque copper cube. Download
your tinfoil hat plans from http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html.
Boot the floppy....
Feb 10, 2002- A test script was run to more accurately monitor the chlorine levels. everything seemed alright until a power surge interrupted the script. the box hummed strangely. The water took on an eerie glow. arcs of electricity shot through the water. steam floated over the water. small globs of matter formed and floated to the surface. they began to take shape. the realization struck me like a bat...the machine had created primordial life...it was god. dun, duun, DUUUN!
The world has been going to hell for a while now and its getting worse. We need to deal with our problems here rather than gather some pictures from a planet a billion miles away. What good is this scientific information if the people that it benefits are dying at the hands of terrorists? People need to wake up and realize the space program should not be spending money like crazy at a time like this. Bush gets my ok on this. This is the right thing to do, the responsible thing to do.
when i wax our cars or boats, i use the little orbital buffer we have. after a while, I get this stinging sensation in my forearms and hands. is this anything like what this syndrome is? if so, i feel sorry for the kid because its uncomfortable as hell. i guess thats what you get for playing games 7 hours a day.
well the earth rotates below the ISS and space shuttles because they remain in about the same point constantly. this means that they could never haul something up to it with a cable. their orbits would have to be geostationary, meaning the are always over the same point on earth which IIRC, takes a MUCH larger distance away from earth. also IIRC, directv satellites in geostationary orbit are 35,000km from earth.
this better not be like the chain on my big ball factory. *turn* *turn* *snap*....damn. maybe i should take the 10000rpm electric drill off and use the dinky motor it comes with.
[sarcasm]finally, an online music service I can use to get the music I want and without feeling guilty about stealing.000000000002 cents/song downloaded from the artist. and from the looks of it, this thing is going to have so much support, it will never die! thanks payNapster![/sarcasm]
is anyone else concerned about mass manufacture of antimatter? they could potentially induce a teraton size explosion if the kinds of amounts they are talking about come into contact with matter.
I sent some software and a divx movie to a friend in Cali. Not only did it take longer than it should have to get there, the divx movie was corrupted whereas it was not when I sent it...hmmm...
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I knew of this years ago. I tried to tell the nice people in white about it but they didn't listen. Wait...the voices...they're calling me again...
the jackets filled with the aerogels made in micro gravity. sadly, they cost more like $5000 though.
how would they rescue somebody with a broken leg or something? shut it off? they would have to shut it off ASAP and the inertia of that thing would be hard to stop. not to mention the inertia of the skiers...they would be flying as it decellerated. not to mention the fact that stoping the thing every 5 minutes when somebody fell down and couldn't get up would be hell for business.
"However, Nenad Bicanic of the University of Glasgow says that the structure may be feasible. But he says precautions would be needed to ensure skiers could not be pulled into the mechanism at the top of the slope."
I think I'll let them work the bugs out first.
...I would be at the observation pad putting .50 FMJ rounds into the sides of the solid rocket boosters.
this is all a marvel of modern technology and all, but who really cares what hue of blue the ocean is at a specific point? maybe biologists or meteorologists, but there are more useful things other than color that they use. so, while neat, I fail to see the practicality in this.
this sounds like the first step need to obtain opaque copper for Tinfoil Hat Linux.
From the readme:
If at all possible, boot THL on a laptop & disconnect all external cables, including the power & mouse. Turn off nearby radios, including cell phones and microwaves. Put yourself and the computer in a well grounded opaque copper cube. Download your tinfoil hat plans from http://zapatopi.net/afdb.html. Boot the floppy....
mmmmm...Pi...
hmm...we have thousands of members here...anybody up for a hostile takeover of fox?
they had (still have?) a free 2 week trial. I signed up, got the dvds, compressed, saved and mailed them back. cost to me?...exactly $0.00.
Feb 10, 2002- A test script was run to more accurately monitor the chlorine levels. everything seemed alright until a power surge interrupted the script. the box hummed strangely. The water took on an eerie glow. arcs of electricity shot through the water. steam floated over the water. small globs of matter formed and floated to the surface. they began to take shape. the realization struck me like a bat...the machine had created primordial life...it was god. dun, duun, DUUUN!
The world has been going to hell for a while now and its getting worse. We need to deal with our problems here rather than gather some pictures from a planet a billion miles away. What good is this scientific information if the people that it benefits are dying at the hands of terrorists? People need to wake up and realize the space program should not be spending money like crazy at a time like this. Bush gets my ok on this. This is the right thing to do, the responsible thing to do.
when i wax our cars or boats, i use the little orbital buffer we have. after a while, I get this stinging sensation in my forearms and hands. is this anything like what this syndrome is? if so, i feel sorry for the kid because its uncomfortable as hell. i guess thats what you get for playing games 7 hours a day.
nope...Stairway (Cableway?) to Heaven.
well the earth rotates below the ISS and space shuttles because they remain in about the same point constantly. this means that they could never haul something up to it with a cable. their orbits would have to be geostationary, meaning the are always over the same point on earth which IIRC, takes a MUCH larger distance away from earth. also IIRC, directv satellites in geostationary orbit are 35,000km from earth.
can you color inside the lines?
is a ftp database and crawler similar to audiogalaxy only for ogg. it would catch on in no time.
"it refuses to reveal exactly what it is we are not allowed to see." wouldn't this defeat the purpose of censoring something?
this better not be like the chain on my big ball factory. *turn* *turn* *snap*....damn. maybe i should take the 10000rpm electric drill off and use the dinky motor it comes with.
BB think DMCA notobey doubleplusungood prosecute will
[sarcasm]finally, an online music service I can use to get the music I want and without feeling guilty about stealing .000000000002 cents/song downloaded from the artist. and from the looks of it, this thing is going to have so much support, it will never die! thanks payNapster![/sarcasm]
bah, i'm still kickin it hardcore with my Diamond Rio...old school baby. 32MB? who would ever need more than that?
is anyone else concerned about mass manufacture of antimatter? they could potentially induce a teraton size explosion if the kinds of amounts they are talking about come into contact with matter.
I sent some software and a divx movie to a friend in Cali. Not only did it take longer than it should have to get there, the divx movie was corrupted whereas it was not when I sent it...hmmm...
XeF4 is routinely used in the etching process. It sometimes forms XeF6 though, which is a contact explosive.