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JFK · 11-01-2014, 09:28 AM

Fitty inches, er I mean millimeters

MaDalton · 11-01-2014, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberSEO

Problems with what? Soviet Union/Russia has launched more rockets than all countries together and no one cosmonaut has died because the unsuccessful rocket launch. NO ONE.

no, they died on the way back

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._and_incidents

but for sure Russian technology has proven to be extremely reliable over the years - on the other hand a big step forward in technology was always avoided - see Buran - and within this always lie big risks - see Space Shuttle/Virgin/SpaceX.

but this thread is not about this

just a punk · 11-01-2014, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

no, they died on the way back

Rockets do not send the people from orbit to Earth. Lander capsules and parachutes do it. Bad parachutes and bad capsules - of course, but not the rockets. Once again: USSR and Russia have launched more than half of all rockets to the space (more than all other countries together) and no one cosmonaut has died.

aka123 · 11-01-2014, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberSEO

Rockets do not send the people from orbit to Earth. Lander capsules and parachutes do it. Bad parachutes and bad capsules - of course, but not the rockets. Once again: USSR and Russia have launched more than half of all rockets to the space (more than all other countries together) and no one cosmonaut has died.

From practical point of view that doesn't matter that much. The end result is the same whether the rocket explodes or they drink too much vodka on the way back to base.

just a punk · 11-01-2014, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PR_Glen

The americans have admitted to their ongoing problems with their space program, it is you and your country that is in denial still.

Do you know that even the first space rocket made by mankind (R-7/Soyuz) has a catapulted module? It was used at least once when the rocket engine has failed on the start. The module was catapulted and saved lives for two Soviet cosmonauts. You know, the US shuttle crew was doomed to burn in fire in a similar situation...

MaDalton · 11-01-2014, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberSEO

Rockets do not send the people from orbit to Earth. Lander capsules and parachutes do it. Bad parachutes and bad capsules - of course, but not the rockets. Once again: USSR and Russia have launched more than half of all rockets to the space (more than all other countries together) and no one cosmonaut has died.

i made this thread to make a little fun and because of the "Go fuck yourself" in the initial text - not to debate the whole Russia/USA thing once again and who killed how many people how.

but thanks for starting that debate once again

just a punk · 11-01-2014, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

i made this thread to make a little fun and because of the "Go fuck yourself" in the initial text - not to debate the whole Russia/USA thing once again and who killed how many people how.

but thanks for starting that debate once again

Did I kill your thread again? Sorry for that then.

SilentKnight · 11-01-2014, 02:30 PM

Another thing that drives me nuts about metric/imperial is gas mileage. Being old school, I could always understand getting 25-35mpg. But with this whole metric thing, I'm still comparatively lost when a dealership states it as litres/100kms.

MaDalton · 11-01-2014, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SilentKnight

Another thing that drives me nuts about metric/imperial is gas mileage. Being old school, I could always understand getting 25-35mpg. But with this whole metric thing, I'm still comparatively lost when a dealership states it as litres/100kms.

well, if you grow up with ltr/100km, mpg makes no sense at all

for me a car with 5 ltr/100 km is efficient and when it takes 13ltr/100km like my Porsche used to, it needs to go

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SilentKnight Megan Fox's fluffer Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: shooting pool in Elysium Posts: 24,818	Another thing that drives me nuts about metric/imperial is gas mileage. Being old school, I could always understand getting 25-35mpg. But with this whole metric thing, I'm still comparatively lost when a dealership states it as litres/100kms.