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Apparently they are going to evacuate London because of all those planes flying overhead...it's not safe you know...
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Speaking of Erith:
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a) How many flights do you think there have been? Probably something on the order of 5 000 (complete guess, but seems reasonable)Originally posted by DanS
As far as I know, not a single person in the uninvolved public has been hurt from debris from an American suborbital/orbital rocket in the history of post-war rocketry.
b) Most of the time the paths are over open ocean. This time they're sending it too close for comfort to a set of oil platforms. Think maybe the risk is increased?12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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In your calculations are you including a risk of failure in that mode? That starts adding lots of zeroes really quickly!I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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The solution is simple: instead of capping the wells and evacuating, the American military provides us with 200 officers, all Col. and above who will be willing to man the platform during the test to keep things running. If the rocket does hit, the US military pays all cleanup costs and lost revenue.
Hell, 9999 times out of 10000 everything will be fine, right?12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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Killing it is the new killing it
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Why not do the test somewhere near New-York btw? Any particular reason?Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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Or you can just provide us with 200 hostages. We get to shoot one of yours for every one of ours that dies in case of possible collision.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
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actually, i think that the canadians should sue extrodinarily if debris does hit."I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburgerComment
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The US is already expressly responsible for loss of life and property if the missile hits a platform. No hostages required.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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I'm not satisfied with monetary reparations. I want heads to roll. And we all know that no criminal charges would ever be filed. That's why we need hostages. A guarantee of justice.
12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
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Why can't they test their missiles in their own territory? it seems like they're deliberately pissing off the Canadian government.In Soviet Russia, Fake borises YOU.Comment
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The flight path is over international waters. Canadians can suck it!!!I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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I would presume they have to launch it that way because that's how the missile would probably have to go if it were used.Comment
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It's not a "missile" as that is commonly understood to include a bomb on the end of it. Rather, it is a Titan IV space launcher from Cape Canaveral in Florida that is to put a classified payload into a highly inclined orbit.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Oh don't worry. It probably only get 50 feet up in the air and come straight back down on their tiny little heads.Comment
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QFT.Originally posted by Max Webster
Oh don't worry. It probably only get 50 feet up in the air and come straight back down on their tiny little heads.Comment
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