Maybe this is a stupid question, but could you reduce the amount of heating during rentry by slowing the craft down much much more before it reenters? Obviously there would be a huge weight penalty because you would need to carry all that fuel into orbit in the first place...
But, since slowing down invariably means a lower orbit, is it physically possible to decelerate enough to just kind of "drop down" into the atmosphere at a cozy suborbital speed, or would the g-forces required to slow rapidly enough before your orbit lowers too much be too high?
Am I making any sense? I've always wondered about this.
Pols as in political types.
No POLLS have ever shown it to be a deterrant, nor has any actual data.
So... if we don't mind killing people, some of them even children or retared, or retarded children... then using your argument (though its entirely logical) is not going to have any effect.
A bamboo rod has---again, missing the word---"segments" about 30cm long that have "joint" between them. I would think that the joints are the weak point.
clearly you've never touched a piece of bamboo in your life. Those "joints" are stronger than the rest. Incredibly strong. It's vitually impossible to break bamboo there... it breaks in the "segment" first.
As much as I love to "pirate" content (RIAA and MPAA must DIE) I am managing to fill up HD space FASTER with the video I record off of cable with my All-In-Wonder Radeon... basically using my PC as a Tivo-like device... saving interesting PBS series, etc.
They probably figure that "million" is about the biggest number people can imagine... start using other terms and you might as well be saying "eleventy hundred gazillion heptavillion loopadillion."
Doesnt mean anything to the average person.
They should accept anything, maybe with the condition that you pay for then storage, perhaps allowing you to choose your host, etc.
That way, they could be like the eBay of downloadable music. It would seem like this would be profitable.
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I find Charles (UK English) to be the best at sounding natural.
They have something similar - a pill that makes your penis shrink but supposedly makes you happier. Anti-depressants.
yep, noticed that.
Maybe this is a stupid question, but could you reduce the amount of heating during rentry by slowing the craft down much much more before it reenters?
Obviously there would be a huge weight penalty because you would need to carry all that fuel into orbit in the first place...
But, since slowing down invariably means a lower orbit, is it physically possible to decelerate enough to just kind of "drop down" into the atmosphere at a cozy suborbital speed, or would the g-forces required to slow rapidly enough before your orbit lowers too much be too high?
Am I making any sense?
I've always wondered about this.
I was being sarcastic. I meant he got more "votes," nine of them... he got the "votes" of the supreme court, etc... oh, never mind.
Strangely enough, some people create music for reasons other than making money.
Bush DID get more votes.
9 more: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
Pols as in political types. No POLLS have ever shown it to be a deterrant, nor has any actual data. So... if we don't mind killing people, some of them even children or retared, or retarded children... then using your argument (though its entirely logical) is not going to have any effect.
Thanks for posting this. And kudos for being a thoughtful human.
I'm going to sue! I thought of bombing the vatican FIRST!
could be even worse... but that raises the question - would we even be able to comprehend the alien version of goatse.cx?
clearly you've never touched a piece of bamboo in your life. Those "joints" are stronger than the rest. Incredibly strong. It's vitually impossible to break bamboo there... it breaks in the "segment" first.
Well, that's why to choose bamboo. Its very easily produced with solar power...
I think it's beautiful and I want one!
In the spirit of illegal art films, I have copied those mpegs to my hard drive and am going to burn a DVD to send to my brother.
This is not right!!! What, production being owned by the PEOPLE? For the people? By god, thats COMMUNISM!!!!!! Cringely is a terrorist!!
I guess if I'm guilty of copyright theft, that means I now hold the copyrights and THEY owe ME money??
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As much as I love to "pirate" content (RIAA and MPAA must DIE) I am managing to fill up HD space FASTER with the video I record off of cable with my All-In-Wonder Radeon... basically using my PC as a Tivo-like device... saving interesting PBS series, etc.
They probably figure that "million" is about the biggest number people can imagine... start using other terms and you might as well be saying "eleventy hundred gazillion heptavillion loopadillion." Doesnt mean anything to the average person.
can you sum up what this loony claims? The web site is too painful to try to navigate...
They should accept anything, maybe with the condition that you pay for then storage, perhaps allowing you to choose your host, etc. That way, they could be like the eBay of downloadable music. It would seem like this would be profitable.
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