History, Politics And Current Affairs

To the Admins - Is there a meme thread? And is such a thing acceptable? I've always found memes to be either funny or stucking fupid, depending on how well the creator memed. I'd be in favor of a meme thread here, no matter what the topics. I would suggest that the thread be dedicated only to the po...

I also very much like the Swedish royal family. They seem to have avoided the idiocy that seems to infect the youngsters in the family at times in all royal families.

Belushi TD

Of course. He was also a plank owner, duh!


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Are we really sure that they used different sized bolts/nuts/screws for stuff that would STAY in orbit versus stuff that would go up and come down? I am going to assume that the tools they use in orbit are the same sizes as the tools they use on Earth. Anything else would be insanity writ government...

As to your last point, I'm not sure it follows. The whole "took months to disassemble" was when they were trying to disassemble it in order to be able to reassemble it. If all you want is certain parts out of it, you don't have to be anywhere NEAR as careful. Of course, you do raise a good...

I am so very glad to see this back. Whenever a story like this has a hiatus, I have a mental image of all the characters standing around, sort of looking at each other, thinking to themselves "Well, what next?" So glad that they're not still sitting in limbo. Well done, Sir. Belushi TD If...

I wonder if they will end up sending a recovery capsule from SpaceX and stripping everything useful out of Starliner before sending it back on autopilot. One other possible option.... If Starliner can't return safely, can they just leave it up there attached to the Space Station for extra storage or...

I am so very glad to see this back. Whenever a story like this has a hiatus, I have a mental image of all the characters standing around, sort of looking at each other, thinking to themselves "Well, what next?" So glad that they're not still sitting in limbo.

Well done, Sir.

Belushi TD

How long do they have before Starliner can't make the return? They were supposed to return, what, two and a half weeks ago? Is the helium still leaking? And its a good point about the consumables. On the plus side, NASA can always throw another 250 million at SpaceX to have them launch another cargo...

Is there any French equivalent myth to the Excaliber / Sword in the Stone myth?

Seems to me that whoever pulled it out should be crowned King of France. Unlikely to do much worse than those who have been running the show recently.

Belushi TD

*edit* Or Queen, for that matter. *edit*

Intellectually, I understand that its "safe" when appropriate precautions are taken. Emotionally, I'm more like "HOLYF&CKINGSH!TCHR!STINACUISINART WHAT IN THE EVERLOVING F&CK ARE THEY DOING?" Belushi TD Strangely enough, that's a lot of people's responses to the videos o...

Ummm.... We've got a problem here....

My name's not Danny Boy.

Intellectually, I understand that its "safe" when appropriate precautions are taken.

Emotionally, I'm more like "HOLYF&CKINGSH!TCHR!STINACUISINART WHAT IN THE EVERLOVING F&CK ARE THEY DOING?"

Belushi TD

Ouch.

That looks vaguely similar to the "failure" montage from "The Right Stuff". The US had some serious problems in the early 60's trying to get rockets to go up without, well... going up!

Belushi TD

This is one of the best things I think I have ever seen on this board.

Makes me want to go start surveying people with a similar question for OUR election.

Belushi TD

Poohbah wrote: ↑Sat Jun 29, 2024 1:17 am Why didn't he use fat-bottomed girls?

I strongly suspect he was otherwise occupied with said fat bottomed girls. Otherwise, why would one use such a recording device? One would normally spend one's time observing said rotation!

Belushi TD

Good to hear from you, Sir. Hope you're still enjoying copious amounts of stogies and single malt! Belushi TD Yes I am but I have cut down on the single Malt. Let us just say when my pants suit off the circulation to my mind section it is nature's way of telling me to loose weight. :x Unfortunate s...

Good to hear from you, Sir.

Hope you're still enjoying copious amounts of stogies and single malt!

Belushi TD

Nice work!

A bit of a nitpick.

In the Norwegian OoB, it states that there are 12 submarines, but only 8 are named.

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The biggest problem they're going to face is getting the rock "vapor" out of the hole. As has been mentioned by others, if its a true vapor, they're going to need to get it out without it condensing on the sides of the boring or the drill steel. Its possible they could do a triple tube kin...