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2009-03-28 Science

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Posted by 3dc 2009-03-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 ION RIAN > LINK BETWEEN GLOBAL DIMMING AND WARMING BAFFLES SCIENTISTS [espec EURO-Perts].

The bad news is that some Brit Perts say continued GLOBAL DIMMING may kill us all - THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT SWISS PERTS [read, BIKINI TEAM Geezer Dads]SAY "GLOBAL BRIGHTENING" HAS BEGUN AND COULD KILL US ALL.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-03-28 02:14|| 2009-03-28 02:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Phenomenal. The Us aspires to reach out into the heavens, and achieves it, whilst so much of the rest of the world expends its energies mired in retrogressive envy politics and/or fighting on behalf of pernicious superstitious nonsense.

Lets hope Obama et al don't achieve their objectives and make even the US incapable of this sort of enterprise in future.

Posted by Bulldog 2009-03-28 07:15|| 2009-03-28 07:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Good one, NASA. Damn good.

Posted by Mike 2009-03-28 08:22|| 2009-03-28 08:22|| Front Page Top

#4 The twins were primed for a brief 3-month mission...

If GM and Chrysler had engineers and builders who could make stuff that went as far and beyond warranty like this ....

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-03-28 08:56|| 2009-03-28 08:56|| Front Page Top

#5 They do. It's just that the marketers and finance types are in charge.

Posted by Pappy 2009-03-28 11:18|| 2009-03-28 11:18|| Front Page Top

#6 I ownnd a 1965 Dodge slant 6 straight shift power nothing bought used for $300 that gave me 850.000 miles and was still running, (Smoked and missed, needed a valve job) when I gave it away.(NOT a misprint)

Can't kill a slant 6, damn good engineering there.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2009-03-28 11:19|| 2009-03-28 11:19|| Front Page Top

#7 I received very good service from the Chrysler products I owned. They used to have what was called a 'ballast resistor' under the hood. It was always good to have a spare in the glove box. When the ballast resistor went out, your default was leather Cadillacs.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-03-28 12:41|| 2009-03-28 12:41|| Front Page Top

#8 as I recall, my '72 Datsun 510 had a ballast resistor as well. Yep, when it died, the car died

Posted by Frank G 2009-03-28 14:00|| 2009-03-28 14:00|| Front Page Top

#9 Apparently, it is the will of Allah that the accursed infidels drive Space Roombas all over Mars while His people spend their days here on Earth blowing each other up.

Posted by SteveS 2009-03-28 14:37|| 2009-03-28 14:37|| Front Page Top

#10 When maintenance is impossible, it's always best to over-engineer. That's why the Rovers are still operating, and why, if they could get enough power from their solar cells, we'd still be hearing from the Pioneer spacecraft. BTW, NONE of these were built by NASA - the equipment was contracted for. Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, and a half-dozen other firms all contributed to their construction.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-03-28 14:50|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-03-28 14:50|| Front Page Top

#11 Frankly (can I say that?) the dood with the sponge really helped a lot. Srsly.

Posted by Spirit 2009-03-28 15:09|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2009-03-28 15:09|| Front Page Top

#12 Enough of the robots.

I want boots on the ground.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2009-03-28 19:56|| 2009-03-28 19:56|| Front Page Top

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