doh, forgot 6000 KPH conversion So that's 1700 meters per second. 0.5 * 200000 * 1700^2 = 3 * 10^11, so yes a mere 75 tons of TNT. how do we stop that train on a dime though?
funny people ridicule "prepper", that just means being prepared for problems and 50+ years ago was normal family thinking. Having supplies for three days is smart, city water could shut down or severe cold snap after blizzard could burst mains so nothing crazy about that. Once you have three days, why not go for a week's supply, again handy for blizzard or hurricane (miss the inevitable rush in the stores right before).
Hopefully mad-max scenario never strikes near you, but if it does here's something to ponder.
most "preppers" are not like the ones in your story, they have nice powerful guns that they practice with and also have early warning system of the family dog. a thief/raider has odds against them unless in an organized group. in the case of attack by semi-organized or organized group the trick is to observe and identify the "ringleaders", then take them out. this works in riot situation too, there will be clusters of people egged on by "ringleaders".
But organization works in the favor of being prepared too, if you are friendly and helpful to your neighbors and know they are prepared too, you can work together and defend and help each other as community rather than every man or household for itself. civilization and civility that stands up under disaster is a good thing.
but what in the world are you going to put in the way to bring that beast to a sudden stop? I think you just made an argument for a nice thick tungsten nose for the train
so let's say the cars are somewhat heavier than Linimo's cars at 17,000 kg each, let's use ten cars of 20,000 kg. so 0.5 * 200000 * 6000^2 = 3.6 *10^12 joules. A ton of TNT is the classic 4 * 10^9 joules, so your answer is the equivalent 900 tons of TNT.
flagmen are a negligible part of the construction costs, and the construction contractors make money on them anyways. zero incentive for making an automated system.
Indeed, who wrote that incident was like the biggest DUI of all time, the drunk had a 70 mile wide road, but he let a kid in the back seat drive with no headlights and managed to wreck the car on a streetlight?
it's quite common for real world products to need bridging of fields by engineer. Making transfer switches, for example, bridges mechanical and electrical engineering and embedded controls. my engineering physics degree bridged electrical, mechanical and nuclear engineering
you can save the race AND turn the problem around by porking a LOT of jerk women, without protection. just don't be a jerk about it, because then you're like, you know, a jerk having lots of kids
1. no, low cost housing it located in the cities with the jobs and the means to get to one without a car 2. cut the welfare off, immoral to take money away from my family and give to strangers. problem solved 3. funny, had people on jobs programs at some of my employers....they received above min wage pay for work, what's the problem 4. successful people have come out of those same public school, maybe they read a lot
as for arming, ha! we already see what they do armed. they are serving organized crime function, not police
you might have read the article about this being a gas giant with 1,000+ degree C atmosphere, with sideways 7,000 KPM wind containing glass particles that make the blue color. but instead you had to reflexively yank your own leash and bark a bunch of nonsense. Maybe the reason governments haven't come out with information about extraterrestrials is that you imagine it from non-existent evidence?
when *someone else* causes a cloud server's gear in a datacenter(s) to be indiscriminately confiscated by the government. already happened more than once.
in the 19th century some asians came to the u.s. for building railroads that it was found and did three times the work of another group. hmmm
you're wrong, those indians, uzbeks, indonesians and chinese that come to america do in fact make better than median wage for some reason. they work hard and value education.
for another example, in Chicago we have a "buppy" (word may be out of fashion now) neighborhood, local slang for black urban professional. those people worked hard and made something of themselves. one of the family with home there you refer to as Mr. President and First Lady. And they were lawyers before their current gig. So black people can become president, or senator or congressman in this country even though their ancestors had the hardships that some other posters are trying to use as excuse for being a gang member. there is no excuse, not for any race.
since they can and will fire you for any reason they choose, quitting or sudden loss of employment is thus also always to be prepared for and considered.
corporate fascism, where small elite of corporations centrally plan actions of government to screw the people out of wealth, freedom and opportunity, is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from communism, where small elite centrally plan actions of government to screw the people out of wealth, freedom and opportunity
could have been done safely there too, in the U.S. generators for nuke power plants on great lakes are WAY up in the air, more than 30' off the ground and in rooms with floodproof doors and air intake through pipe in roof JUST IN CASE some incredible earthquake cause a tsumami-in-a-lake situation, which is so far fetched and absurd yet done anyway.
yes, and reason is exactly the same as other groups: breakdown of family structure, no respect for people/property, unwilling to work hard and develop oneself
those that act as organized crime unit, terrorist unit, doing the murder/rape/maiming/kidnapping/terrorizing should be disposed of just like any Detroit gang trash
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doh, forgot 6000 KPH conversion So that's 1700 meters per second. 0.5 * 200000 * 1700^2 = 3 * 10^11, so yes a mere 75 tons of TNT. how do we stop that train on a dime though?
ah yes, Dilbert "the prepper" vs. Alice (ex navy seal with weapons and expertise in using them) http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2011-07-31/
funny people ridicule "prepper", that just means being prepared for problems and 50+ years ago was normal family thinking. Having supplies for three days is smart, city water could shut down or severe cold snap after blizzard could burst mains so nothing crazy about that. Once you have three days, why not go for a week's supply, again handy for blizzard or hurricane (miss the inevitable rush in the stores right before).
Hopefully mad-max scenario never strikes near you, but if it does here's something to ponder.
most "preppers" are not like the ones in your story, they have nice powerful guns that they practice with and also have early warning system of the family dog. a thief/raider has odds against them unless in an organized group. in the case of attack by semi-organized or organized group the trick is to observe and identify the "ringleaders", then take them out. this works in riot situation too, there will be clusters of people egged on by "ringleaders".
But organization works in the favor of being prepared too, if you are friendly and helpful to your neighbors and know they are prepared too, you can work together and defend and help each other as community rather than every man or household for itself. civilization and civility that stands up under disaster is a good thing.
but what in the world are you going to put in the way to bring that beast to a sudden stop? I think you just made an argument for a nice thick tungsten nose for the train
so let's say the cars are somewhat heavier than Linimo's cars at 17,000 kg each, let's use ten cars of 20,000 kg. so 0.5 * 200000 * 6000^2 = 3.6 *10^12 joules. A ton of TNT is the classic 4 * 10^9 joules, so your answer is the equivalent 900 tons of TNT.
flagmen are a negligible part of the construction costs, and the construction contractors make money on them anyways. zero incentive for making an automated system.
Indeed, who wrote that incident was like the biggest DUI of all time, the drunk had a 70 mile wide road, but he let a kid in the back seat drive with no headlights and managed to wreck the car on a streetlight?
you forgot the Dumb. you left the dumb out of fat, ugly and dumb. TSA are dumber than a wet sack of shit.
wrong (and I'm a firearms hobbyist / gun nut)
Most important things:
1. water
2. food
3. protection from elements (shelter, clothing)
4. tools including weapons
there are emergency systems for such situations. be prepared, those you really care about are your responsibility
but electronic systems are for just that purpose. now elite scum can get a piece of the action every time a poor farmer buys or sells.
it's quite common for real world products to need bridging of fields by engineer. Making transfer switches, for example, bridges mechanical and electrical engineering and embedded controls. my engineering physics degree bridged electrical, mechanical and nuclear engineering
you can save the race AND turn the problem around by porking a LOT of jerk women, without protection. just don't be a jerk about it, because then you're like, you know, a jerk having lots of kids
a chimp landing a plane is pretty damn impressive
nice going, those jerks will have spawn but you won't, so you've contributed to the decline of the species.
1. no, low cost housing it located in the cities with the jobs and the means to get to one without a car
2. cut the welfare off, immoral to take money away from my family and give to strangers. problem solved
3. funny, had people on jobs programs at some of my employers....they received above min wage pay for work, what's the problem
4. successful people have come out of those same public school, maybe they read a lot
as for arming, ha! we already see what they do armed. they are serving organized crime function, not police
you might have read the article about this being a gas giant with 1,000+ degree C atmosphere, with sideways 7,000 KPM wind containing glass particles that make the blue color. but instead you had to reflexively yank your own leash and bark a bunch of nonsense. Maybe the reason governments haven't come out with information about extraterrestrials is that you imagine it from non-existent evidence?
guess again, and RTFA
unless you're a Horta, then I could totally see that comment making sense
when *someone else* causes a cloud server's gear in a datacenter(s) to be indiscriminately confiscated by the government. already happened more than once.
in the 19th century some asians came to the u.s. for building railroads that it was found and did three times the work of another group. hmmm
you're wrong, those indians, uzbeks, indonesians and chinese that come to america do in fact make better than median wage for some reason. they work hard and value education.
for another example, in Chicago we have a "buppy" (word may be out of fashion now) neighborhood, local slang for black urban professional. those people worked hard and made something of themselves. one of the family with home there you refer to as Mr. President and First Lady. And they were lawyers before their current gig. So black people can become president, or senator or congressman in this country even though their ancestors had the hardships that some other posters are trying to use as excuse for being a gang member. there is no excuse, not for any race.
since they can and will fire you for any reason they choose, quitting or sudden loss of employment is thus also always to be prepared for and considered.
corporate fascism, where small elite of corporations centrally plan actions of government to screw the people out of wealth, freedom and opportunity, is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from communism, where small elite centrally plan actions of government to screw the people out of wealth, freedom and opportunity
no it is mainstream news. read or watch real mainstream news sometime. 95% of congressmen are corporate bitches, for example. sorry for the sad news.
and no direct bribery, insider information for stocks/markets or blackmail at all, no sir.......bwahahahaha
could have been done safely there too, in the U.S. generators for nuke power plants on great lakes are WAY up in the air, more than 30' off the ground and in rooms with floodproof doors and air intake through pipe in roof JUST IN CASE some incredible earthquake cause a tsumami-in-a-lake situation, which is so far fetched and absurd yet done anyway.
yes, and reason is exactly the same as other groups: breakdown of family structure, no respect for people/property, unwilling to work hard and develop oneself
those that act as organized crime unit, terrorist unit, doing the murder/rape/maiming/kidnapping/terrorizing should be disposed of just like any Detroit gang trash