Did you know that they lower the cabin pressure to the equivalent of 10,000' once in orbit? It's because of how much pre-breathe of pure 02 prior to an EVA.
See, Vera? Dress yourself up; you get taken out somewhere fun.
Jayne ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - May 13, 2009 2:20:51 pm PDT #19397 of 30000
javachik - May 13, 2009 2:37:08 pm PDT #19398 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I don't like very many comic strips. The only ones I've actively sought out are Peanuts, Calvin & Hobbes and the old Groening "Life is Hell". That's it.
sarameg - May 13, 2009 2:41:43 pm PDT #19399 of 30000
About the only thing I was reading in the Sun the last few months was the comics. I cancelled when I moved, and I don't even miss them.
Typo Boy - May 13, 2009 2:43:19 pm PDT #19400 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
he problem with the programs being that they depended on an ever increasing pool of people or at least a constant one contributing, and that was a bad model.
Actually the idea that social security is trouble in nonsense. Know any other pension fund fully funded through 2030+ ? As to Medicare: sure it is trouble - just like the rest of the U.S. healthcare system. Medical costs have been growing faster than the rest of the economy. Of course that is unsustainable. If it went on forever, medical expenses would eventually be 100% of the economy. (Straight line extrapolation, and of course it won't happen. But still a good indication that the problem is not Medicare, but our health care system.)
sarameg - May 13, 2009 3:01:10 pm PDT #19401 of 30000
OK, towards the end of this, I think you can see the external tank start to burn up: [link]
(Yes, I am geeking out. )
Ginger - May 13, 2009 4:22:33 pm PDT #19402 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
All you worst comic people are so wrong, because, unless I missed it, nobody mentioned Nancy.
Typo Boy - May 13, 2009 4:26:56 pm PDT #19403 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I haven't seen Nancy since I was 7. Never been included in a paper I read since. I remember it as boring, but with no car-crash quality that compelled me to read and be annoyed. Of course at 7 I probably missed a lot...
Sophia Brooks - May 13, 2009 4:27:52 pm PDT #19404 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I almost mentioned Nancy, but decided my hatred of Andy Capp was enough.
Jessica - May 13, 2009 4:31:59 pm PDT #19405 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I can haz adorable singing child. (And a shiny new HD camcorder that's smaller than my cell phone. It's preeeeettttttttttyyyyy.)
sarameg - May 13, 2009 4:34:10 pm PDT #19406 of 30000
OMG, you have a LITTLE BOY, Jess!
And he's an adorable singer and good taste in toys....