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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/23/2011 4:54:35 PM

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Hi all,

Oh my... apparently all those who had objections regarding 1st promo trailer for this movie were right to doubt the realism... the 1st trailer seemed kinda OK but this 2nd one... ahhh... Hollywood...

Red Tails (2012) New Theatrical Trailer - HD Movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4QNoTOz1U8

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/23/2011 4:55:30 PM

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Hi all,

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ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

Hey guys let's stop talking about Libya here please. I come here for fun. not that stuff

Bruce I didn't post almost anything about it (and not in past 1-2-3 days)...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/23/2011 4:58:38 PM

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So you guys actually think there will be a pause in Libya...

So, looks like someone is taking the zero to one month part of this bet? I'll take the other side of that bet. See, it's got to be recognized as a civil war for purposes of bet payout. There won't be recognition of status quo on the ground as it's not interesting enough.

"Recognized"? I don't like that. After all there was NO (as in none, zero) US involvement in hostilities there, only "kinetic military action". I heard that from the CINC himself! And politicians never lie...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/23/2011 5:39:00 PM

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Enough with this political stuff, methinks...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/23/2011 5:47:13 PM

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Hi all,

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ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

Hey guys let's stop talking about Libya here please. I come here for fun. not that stuff

Bruce I didn't post almost anything about it (and not in past 1-2-3 days)...

Leo "Apollo11"

My comment was more in the way of a general one, not aimed at a specific person.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/23/2011 5:47:59 PM

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Enough with this political stuff, methinks...

I agree

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/23/2011 6:17:20 PM

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Enough with this political stuff, methinks...

Alright. I hear ya.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/23/2011 6:20:13 PM

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"kinetic military action"

Someone doing kata? A Maori chakra? Those are certainly kinetic military (martial) activities. I didn't realize we were training in these aspects.

Just finished watching "Karate Kid" with my boy. Good movie. "Wax on, wax off..."

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/23/2011 6:20:47 PM

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Listening to Hugh Laurie's album "Let Them Talk". Most people know him as a fine comedic and dramatic actor, but he's also an extremely skilled musician and singer.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/23/2011 7:37:03 PM

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Enough with this political stuff, methinks...

How right you are! Lets do something innocuous, like religion.
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Krishna, Krishna;
Harley, Harley.

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Rama, Rama;
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/23/2011 7:50:32 PM

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Good afternoon - Tithe.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/23/2011 8:21:13 PM

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Enough with this political stuff, methinks...

How right you are! Lets do something innocuous, like religion.

Man, I sure hope those dumplings she has on that platter are made of GM-free, cruelty-free, organic, free-trade sustainable grains, lest you be stepping across the political line here, John.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/23/2011 11:47:18 PM

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Good night friends

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 2:24:28 AM

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Good evening. My KC Chiefs won in Oakland today. That Carson Palmer trade for the Raiders worked out great for the Chiefs, to the tune of 6 picks total for all Oakland quarterbacks and a shutout.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 4:35:53 AM

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Good evening. My KC Chiefs won in Oakland today. That Carson Palmer trade for the Raiders worked out great for the Chiefs, to the tune of 6 picks total for all Oakland quarterbacks and a shutout.

6 picks! Wow! My boys of cow, men of moo were victorious today. Yay! Against an 0-6 team.

Hey, any 'W' matters.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 7:49:28 AM

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Hi all,

Good morning!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 7:51:21 AM

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Good morning friends.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 9:06:51 AM

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Mr Harley. Sportster XL 883 with Vance & Hines pipes, Stage 1, beefed up front & back suspension, utter blue.

Nice John!

BTW, how fast can you legally drive such motorcycle on the roads / highways / freeways?

Are there any public / private tracks you can go and drive faster?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 9:18:27 AM

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Morning chaps

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 12:57:24 PM

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G'mornin' THREAD dudes...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 1:13:01 PM

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Good evening. My KC Chiefs won in Oakland today. That Carson Palmer trade for the Raiders worked out great for the Chiefs, to the tune of 6 picks total for all Oakland quarterbacks and a shutout.

6 picks! Wow! My boys of cow, men of moo were victorious today. Yay! Against an 0-6 team. Hey, any 'W' matters.

My Browns offense managed to fumble their way to a victory due to their defense effective basically shutting down Seattle's offense in a staggering 6-3 victory. As you say, Chickenboy, any 'W' matters.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 1:35:50 PM

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Hi all,

The "5th Gear" crash test...

quote:

World's fastest ever crash test: Family car vapourised as it smashes into wall at 120mph (a speed most runabouts can hit)

By Daily Mail UK

This is the terrifying moment a Ford Focus smashes into a solid concrete wall at 120mph in the world's fastest ever crash test.

Industry experts EuroNCAP normally crash vehicles at speeds of 40mph when giving production cars a safety rating.

But Five's motoring show Fifth Gear wanted to see what would happen in a head-on collision at three times this speed - a figure most family cars are capable of.

Too late to pull out now: Travelling at 120mph, the Ford Focus is just inches away from impact:

The complex operation saw engineers setting up a winch which catapulted the Ford towards the wall using 16-times the pulling power of a Bugatti Veyron.

As the contraption was activated, the Ford Focus hurtled towards its final destination with Fifth Gear presenter Jonny Smith looking on edge.

It then smashed into the concrete wall and was obliterated on impact - to the horror of the visibly shocked host.

Within just 60 milliseconds, the car went from 120mph to 0mph, with the mannequins subjected to forces of up to 400g.

Hitting the wall: In the blink of an eye, the front half of the hatchback is completely crushed:

Going, going...: The driver compartment is next to buckle under the pressure. Thankfully only a cheap crash test dummy was behind the wheel:

Because of the expected destruction, organisers refused to use expensive crash test dummies and instead opted for cheaper mannequins for the experiment.

Had anyone actually been inside the vehicle at the moment of impact, it would have resulted in a certain fatality.

Fifth Gear described the test as 'shocking and sobering' with Smith adding it was 'mighty haunting'.

Gone: The car seems to have almost completely disintegrated as the back end hurtles towards the wall:

Ellie Pearson from road safety charity Brake praised the programme for carrying out the test, which demonstrated the potential risk of high-speed driving.

She said: 'Modern cars are capable of reaching immense speeds and it is important that people realise how dangerous high speed driving is.

'This footage demonstrates the utter destruction of a high speed impact and hopefully anyone who sees it will think twice about their speed the next time they drive.'

Scrap metal: the car is unrecognisable after its high-speed collision:

YouTube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dI5ewOmHPQ

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 1:42:35 PM

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That's the same as two cars hitting head on at 60 mph each, not unknown. Geez.

On a lighter note, does anyone have the tonnage for the 5 types of TKs the Japanese start with?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 1:44:49 PM

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That's the same as two cars hitting head on at 60 mph each, not unknown. Geez.

Yep... this is exactly what is very common (and people usually forget about that)...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 1:57:37 PM

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Not QUITE the same. A concrete wall has no crumple zone, after all.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 2:09:52 PM

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Not QUITE the same. A concrete wall has no crumple zone, after all.

I think it is essentially the same... at such speeds (around 100 km/h) it is almost irrelevant if you hit another car, concrete wall or some animal (even as small as rabbit)...

Leo "Apollo11"

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 2:10:47 PM

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Scrap metal: the car is unrecognisable after its high-speed collision:

Utter nonsense. I recognize that as a car even after its high-speed collision.

Now, if the collision had turned it into a pumpkin, horse-drawn carriage, stack of books by Stephen King or pile of goat innards....THAT would be unrecognisable.

By the way, I thought the Limeys only referred to those things with wheels as motorcars, motorcoaches or horseless carriages. Is "car" the standing venacular in the isles these days?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 2:19:44 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

quote:

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

quote:

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

Good evening. My KC Chiefs won in Oakland today. That Carson Palmer trade for the Raiders worked out great for the Chiefs, to the tune of 6 picks total for all Oakland quarterbacks and a shutout.

6 picks! Wow! My boys of cow, men of moo were victorious today. Yay! Against an 0-6 team. Hey, any 'W' matters.

My Browns offense managed to fumble their way to a victory due to their defense effective basically shutting down Seattle's offense in a staggering 6-3 victory. As you say, Chickenboy, any 'W' matters.

Haha, I saw they won 6-3. I told myself that had to be the most boring of games to watch.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 2:22:13 PM

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That's the same as two cars hitting head on at 60 mph each, not unknown. Geez.

On a lighter note, does anyone have the tonnage for the 5 types of TKs the Japanese start with?

That Focus looks like that Chevy van in the accident I pulled up on. Two cards head on at 60. You got it...

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 10/24/2011 2:38:17 PM

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Hi all,

quote:

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Not QUITE the same. A concrete wall has no crumple zone, after all.

I think it is essentially the same... at such speeds (around 100 km/h) it is almost irrelevant if you hit another car, concrete wall or some animal (even as small as rabbit)...

Leo "Apollo11"