This is so true Gibsnag, I have a hard time getting that point across to a lot of my US friends.
I mean have you guys seen how much Family Guy laughs at the British? And yet it holds a place of honour on my DVD shelf!:)
Anyone who spouts off that humans can't leave earth because of the Van Allen Belt truly is "a fucking retard". The anonymous poster who seems to think he is the only one who ever mentions it can be sure that he isn't the first "retard" to mention it and isn't the first to spout off "facts" that he picked up on late night TV narrated by some guy who was once in a sci-fi show. You have no idea what you're talking about.
I don't need to see the flag though a telescope because of the huge amount of scientific evidence showing that we DID go to the moon and zero evidence to show that we didn't. I've yet to hear any "evidence" from people who think we didn't goto the moon that isn't a load of rubbish showing a lack of understanding.
This is just the first model, who cares if this one is better than a real mule or not. Give it another 10 years upgrading getting better and better with each design and you could end up with something that can lift more 10x what a mule can move.
Which would you prefer to have then?
"Once the United States government starts firing on protestors and dissolves the Senate and House (leaving the states with no representation), I'll agree with your analogy."
Yeah, much better to wait till it happens and THEN start worrying about it.
"The idea that the US would just unilaterally, without warning, turn off GPS to Europe is insane."
The ally door swings both ways. Just because Europe wants its own system doesn't mean they would just sit by and let someone use it to drop bombs on the US.
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This is so true Gibsnag, I have a hard time getting that point across to a lot of my US friends. I mean have you guys seen how much Family Guy laughs at the British? And yet it holds a place of honour on my DVD shelf! :)
Reminds me of the Uberman sleep method.
Anyone who spouts off that humans can't leave earth because of the Van Allen Belt truly is "a fucking retard". The anonymous poster who seems to think he is the only one who ever mentions it can be sure that he isn't the first "retard" to mention it and isn't the first to spout off "facts" that he picked up on late night TV narrated by some guy who was once in a sci-fi show. You have no idea what you're talking about.
I don't need to see the flag though a telescope because of the huge amount of scientific evidence showing that we DID go to the moon and zero evidence to show that we didn't. I've yet to hear any "evidence" from people who think we didn't goto the moon that isn't a load of rubbish showing a lack of understanding.
This is just the first model, who cares if this one is better than a real mule or not. Give it another 10 years upgrading getting better and better with each design and you could end up with something that can lift more 10x what a mule can move. Which would you prefer to have then?
"Once the United States government starts firing on protestors and dissolves the Senate and House (leaving the states with no representation), I'll agree with your analogy."
Yeah, much better to wait till it happens and THEN start worrying about it.
Does this work with body parts?
"The idea that the US would just unilaterally, without warning, turn off GPS to Europe is insane." The ally door swings both ways. Just because Europe wants its own system doesn't mean they would just sit by and let someone use it to drop bombs on the US.
"GOT 'YA SUCKERS!"
They'll need a world-class army, for one thing.
It really does crack me up how we view our "world-class" army.
"I just don't think our society is ready for it and someone IS going to get sued. Sad, but likely true."
So very very sad, and so very very true.