...there are much more skilled folks here to describe the physics of the issue.
Stuff like mass, inertia, tensile strength.
Send it to mythbusters. I don't think you'll get many takers here.
911 and the Society of the Spectacle
- (Sam_Fan)
- (72)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 09:48:22 AM EST
Well, the author is an idiot
- (JayMehaffey)
- (34)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 10:00:46 AM EST
Re: Well, the author is an idiot
- (Sam_Fan)
- (33)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 10:05:29 AM EST
Re: Well, the author is an idiot
- (JayMehaffey)
- (12)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 11:38:29 AM EST
Re: Well, the author is an idiot
- (Sam_Fan)
- (11)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 11:47:37 AM EST
Why would the wing break off?
- (Another Scott)
- (10)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 11:44:36 PM EST
Aircraft aluminum
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (9)
- Feb. 12, 2005, 12:33:59 AM EST
While I appreciate this info
- (broomberg)
- (2)
- Feb. 12, 2005, 12:35:53 AM EST
marlowe doesn't stick around to argue, so Sam's standing in.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Feb. 12, 2005, 12:38:23 AM EST
Well, because . . .
- (Andrew Grygus)
- Feb. 12, 2005, 12:52:15 AM EST
It IS hard
- (imric)
- Feb. 12, 2005, 08:31:54 AM EST
Re: Aircraft aluminum
- (Sam_Fan)
- (4)
- Feb. 12, 2005, 10:13:40 AM EST
Evidence please.
- (Another Scott)
- Feb. 12, 2005, 10:22:06 AM EST
Bah. You simply don't listen.
- (imric)
- Feb. 12, 2005, 10:27:31 AM EST
Actually, that's complete nonsense.
- (pwhysall)
- Feb. 12, 2005, 11:10:52 AM EST
If heavier is safer . . .
- (Andrew Grygus)
- Feb. 12, 2005, 11:19:06 AM EST
"911" - isn't that a phone number, to you Yanks? (new thread)
- (CRConrad)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 11:48:05 AM EST
Not harsh
- (bepatient)
- (17)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 11:59:31 AM EST
To support some claims...
- (Simon_Jester)
- (3)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 12:40:18 PM EST
Further
- (bepatient)
- (2)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 01:04:56 PM EST
Re: Further
- (Sam_Fan)
- (1)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 01:14:44 PM EST
As opposed
- (bepatient)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 01:34:38 PM EST
butter plane
- (Sam_Fan)
- (12)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 12:57:23 PM EST
Easy. It's simple physics.
- (Another Scott)
- (9)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 01:07:54 PM EST
Re: Easy. It's simple physics.
- (Sam_Fan)
- (8)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 01:13:15 PM EST
Wave your hands all you like...
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 01:24:38 PM EST
Correct...
- (bepatient)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 01:37:12 PM EST
"The Net"?
- (pwhysall)
- (3)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 01:46:57 PM EST
Re: "The Net"?
- (Sam_Fan)
- (1)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 01:48:32 PM EST
I repeat.
- (pwhysall)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 01:53:56 PM EST
That thingie Al Gore invented, remember?
-NT
- (bepatient)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 01:53:15 PM EST
Re: Easy. It's simple physics.
- (GBert)
- (1)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 03:48:01 PM EST
Well, there was that universal peace guy..
-NT
- (inthane-chan)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 03:49:49 PM EST
Well..
- (bepatient)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 01:09:58 PM EST
'Cause we all know steel beats aluminum
- (FuManChu)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 02:31:26 PM EST
Your expectations are wrong.
- (Another Scott)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 09:13:05 PM EST
Have you been to the Pentagon web site?
- (Another Scott)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 01:01:47 PM EST
You are a complete, f*cking idiot
- (ben_tilly)
- (19)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 03:53:44 PM EST
Thank you, Agent Tilly. Please return to base.
- (pwhysall)
- (2)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 03:56:10 PM EST
ROTFL
-NT
- (ben_tilly)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 03:56:58 PM EST
All your base are be- ! <crash, bump, ungh, drag>
- (jake123)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 03:57:53 PM EST
I met the french guys...
- (bepatient)
- (7)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 04:08:53 PM EST
Trenchcoat mafia, eh?
- (jake123)
- (6)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 04:17:43 PM EST
Semi-seriously
- (bepatient)
- (5)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 04:30:25 PM EST
Non, je suis sur qu'ils sont tres sympathique
- (jake123)
- (4)
- Feb. 12, 2005, 10:33:19 AM EST
Control Panel, "Regional and Language Options" applet, on...
- (CRConrad)
- (1)
- Feb. 14, 2005, 10:11:16 AM EST
Thanks, I'll have to try to remember that
- (jake123)
- Feb. 14, 2005, 03:54:44 PM EST
That has been my experience as well.
- (bepatient)
- (1)
- Feb. 14, 2005, 10:31:05 AM EST
Yeah, l'ecole polytechnique
- (jake123)
- Feb. 14, 2005, 03:53:46 PM EST
Mass hysteria?
- (imric)
- (6)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 04:20:30 PM EST
Dogs and cats, living together
- (jake123)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 04:24:56 PM EST
I'm here to chew bubble gum...
- (bepatient)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 04:31:42 PM EST
What's the watches reference?
-NT
- (inthane-chan)
- (3)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 04:32:29 PM EST
They Live
- (imric)
- (2)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 04:43:52 PM EST
Oh, I saw it...
- (inthane-chan)
- (1)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 04:58:01 PM EST
Teleport away in emergencies...
-NT
- (imric)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 05:28:49 PM EST
You sure it was Jets and not Black Helicopters?
-NT
- (mmoffitt)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 04:30:53 PM EST
A hint for you
- (ben_tilly)
- (12)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 04:31:55 PM EST
Re: A hint for you
- (Sam_Fan)
- (11)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 05:03:09 PM EST
Then they weren't there.
-NT
- (bepatient)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 05:03:52 PM EST
Evidence, please.
-NT
- (pwhysall)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 05:21:24 PM EST
Nobody that I know
- (ben_tilly)
- (8)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 05:52:10 PM EST
Re: Nobody that I know
- (Sam_Fan)
- (7)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 06:38:22 PM EST
Uh huh.
-NT
- (imric)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 07:12:01 PM EST
Let's examine the possibilities
- (ben_tilly)
- (2)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 07:51:15 PM EST
OT - did you whack your user prefs or something?
-NT
- (admin)
- (1)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 08:04:17 PM EST
Not intentionally...
- (ben_tilly)
- Feb. 12, 2005, 02:07:57 AM EST
No you haven't.
- (bepatient)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 08:01:05 PM EST
You need to get out more.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 08:04:37 PM EST
Question for you
- (drewk)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 08:23:02 PM EST
head up ass time
- (daemon)
- (1)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 10:00:12 PM EST
Oh by the way welcome and stop in anytime :-)
-NT
- (daemon)
- Feb. 11, 2005, 10:06:01 PM EST
Re: 911 and the Age of Illiteracy and Innumeracy
- (Ashton)
- Feb. 12, 2005, 12:05:39 AM EST