Mir space station to fall on Wusy

Would you trust the russians to make the correct calculations to land Mir in the ocean between Chile and NZ?, I wouldent, given thier track record, If I was wusy I'd be moving now

In a lot of areas the Russians are technologically superior to the U.S. Look at their Jet Fighters, especially the targeting systems on them. Also, the virtually unexplodable fuel tank system, Fly by wire system.

Also, they have extremely accurate satellites. But, I do know mir is a bit wonky. so they gave it a large target. I just hope no deep sea fishing people are in the area in the day.


<i><b><font color=red>"2 is not equal to 3, not even for large values of 2"</font color=red></b></i>

the migs were actually superiour to any us combat planes at the time. that's some 15~20 years ago. but now because of the fall of communism and lack of govenment funding, they can't research and develop new planes. the new f22's are the most technologically superior than any russian figher jets. if you ask me, the US is spending way too much on military. over 50% of the national budget goes to the military. give me .00001 percent of that!!!

My slowest PC out of 61 computers is @1050Mhz

Yeah I know! My maths teacher at school was educated in russia. He used to say, he wasn't allowed to use a calculater till he got to university.


<i><b><font color=red>"2 is not equal to 3, not even for large values of 2"</font color=red></b></i>

Ahem!

US F117 Nighthawk falls out of the sky in the middle of an airshow. ring any bells?

The only brilliant U.S. aircraft currently in operation is the F15E. At mach 2.5 Class it is the fastest Fighter out there. The F/A-18 is also is kinda ok, with its high maneuverability.

The MiG 29 is one of the fiercest Jet Fighters out there. It is way more maneuverable than any U.S Fighter. The damn thing is unstallable.

Have you seen the Su35 in low level, low speed flight. It can out maneuver those light world war II propellor planes. It also has high top speed.

All of the russian current generation fighters have helmet mounted targetting systems. This means the plane doesn't even have to be pointed at the enemy. You just look at the enemy, and thats it!

There have been quite a few russian jets crashing, but almost all of them are in the hands of other countries.

I dont agree with russian politics and the manner in which they use thier muscle (nor do I agree with the american way for that matter), but I do have to say their flicht technology is impressive.

The upcoming U.S Fighters are likely to be quite an improvement over the current generation. The F22 should be interesting.

Notice how I haven't mentioned any british fighters: Tornado, harrier etc. 'cos they're all crap. (and dont say they did brilliant in the falklands, cos shooting down 20 ancient mirage 3's is nothing exactly to be proud of.)


It's a pitty that mikayon is very short on funding.


<i><b><font color=red>"2 is not equal to 3, not even for large values of 2"</font color=red></b></i>

Of course everyone over there has a PhD. They can't exactly go into business or politics now can they.

All this brings be to a question that I have thought about for a long time.
I work in a University doing research. My question is this: If America is so bad and all these other countries are so superior, why do all these people from other countries come to America do get their education, get degrees, and publish papers?
You don't see Americans flocking to Russia, China, Japan, or India. They all come here to get an education.

Discuss...

Yap , there is alot of people in Russia that finished physics & calculus when they 16, but untill 1990 they was not allowed to do nothing that somewhere near military industry ,bacause they all jew.

E:=sqr(M*C)

ROFLOL!

Better burn in Hell with some company than freeze in Heaven all alone

Actually the Harrier is a pretty piece of work!
The VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) is a cool feature on that aircraft!

Better burn in Hell with some company than freeze in Heaven all alone

Mordy: Until you fix your sig, I can't have a conversation with you. It's just embaressing. Sorry. It's E=m*c^2.

Bubba, that's a great question, but it has too many answers. Historically the US was going through a terrible depression during the 30's but once WWII started our economy was turbo charged into a war machine. By the end of the war this country was a refugee for millions of jews and finally people from all over Europe moved here to save themselves for their war ravaged countries. If you are an American, there is a good chance that your family is over here because of WWII. My family came to the US during the 30's since they were Jews in eastern europe.

Today, the US is a great place to live. People move here for the american dream. I've lived overseas and although I loved it, I finally moved home since my list of pro's for the US was longer than the one to live over there. Taxes alone are enough of a reason to not live overseas. I have dual citizenship, but when I have to give one up it's not going to be my american one.

As far as the Chinese, I'm not sure, but their human rights issues and gov't is probably one reason.

I can't speak on behalf of India, but the professors that I have had came over here educated. Their children of course are educated over here since they are now American.

I suppose the same can be said for the Russians. They all came over here educated. WWII caused a huge migration, a brain drain, to the US, and is the main reason that the US is a superpower today. If you look at the main cities in the US like L.A, NYC, San Fransisco, they all have huge Russian populations (as well as many others) This is home for them too. Thus the melting pot that we call the USA.

Open up a physics/chemistry/astronomy/mathematics book and read the little tidbits about the famous scientists of the 20th century. They were almost all from other countries but eventually moved to this country. What can I say? This country is great. We attribute Einstein to America, but guess what?

Now obviously you know most of this, but the main question still remains. Why get educated and publish papers here? 1 is money and 2 is that there is nothing wrong with our universities. I'm not a big fan of the General Ed curriculum since that should have been completed during high school, but I think the upper division sequence and beyond is great. Highschool is a pathetic mess though and I wish I would have got my GED when I was 14. I didn't know then, but you can get a GED knowing basic geometry, writing, and reading. It's really sad.

The biggest reason I think though is that in America you can get educated in anything and THEN actually get a job in that field. That is what the American dream really is to these people. Imagine being interested in Archaelogy but not being able to study it since your country can't afford or doesn't focus on that field. Basically you are raised to not even think about what you want to do, but what you need to do. Also, the asian populations get educated over here in business and english since we are their competition and partners.

My family in Russia all have PhD's in Zoology, Botany, Geology, etc...but unfortionately these programs aren't the first to get funded. So of course they have gone without salary. Why don't the leave? Well, Russia is their country and they have no interest in leaving. I don't blame them. But it sucks...

Lordkaos: Just curious what university...

<font color=red>This is a forum, not a chat room. You aren't going to find a date here.</font color=red>

It is pascal, man!

E:=sqr(M*C)

Hey, at least you could invite us to your funeral!!

Better burn in Hell with some company than freeze in Heaven all alone

Wusy use your fame to Stop the forces of VIA. You must crush VIA and tbirdinside or know as "viainside". Quickly Wusy before its to late.

My p3 broke :*( Well Tualatin is coming :*)

It should be E := M * sqr(C)

E=MC^2? I thought thats how it went. Quick question, does it really FU(KING matter how it goes?

A wise man once said, "Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining."

"None of the Russian Jets can perform maneuvers like the Tailslide, or the famous cobra!"

WRONG - I and 20000 spectators saw a Su 27 do a cobra TWICE in succession over Swartkops Air Force base (near Pretoria).

This was the 75th anniversary of the South African Airforce)

Attendees included

U.S.A F15 and F16
Russia Su 27 , Mig 29 and Bear
Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatics team
+ lots of rare African stuff

IMHO cobra was invented by a Russian pilot (or at leasr USSR)

So did England. So did Rome.

What's your point?

- Sanity is based purely on point-of-view.

Wusy, when you get a chance, read Jane Goodall's books...you will get a very new perspective on primate behavior...

<font color=red>This is a forum, not a chat room. You aren't going to find a date here.</font color=red>

Wusy,

You know, I have seen those "Real Death" videos. On one of them they placed a live monkey's head through the middle of a table, then the people seated around the table battered the monkey to death. His skull was opened, and dessert was served. Warm and sticky.

Which one of the people in the video was your Dad?

Wow!

Monkey brains, dogs, cats. What will you guys eat next? I have heard that horse is tasty. You can even get it canned as dog food. Let me know....

nothing wrong with horse meat. But I didn't know it was horse meat for 22 years...

It's illegal in California, but I doubt any of them have eaten it...wierd law..

<font color=red>This is a forum, not a chat room. You aren't going to find a date here.</font color=red>

Eh. **shrug**
Humans eat things. We're omnivores. That's what we do. Plants, animals, whatever, they're all living entities... until we eat them.

We're predators, and just about everything else on this Earth is prey to us. We don't condemn a cat for eating a mouse, or a spider for eating a fly. Why condemn people for just following their nature?

The only differences is that people have social laws to follow, and breaking them can incur consequences. So eating your neighbor's cat is bad. And eating your neighbor is bad. But eating your own cow or your own pea, that's just life.

Prey is prey is prey. The only things that should matter to what makes good prey and what doesn't are taste, nutritional value, and prey with negative social consequences.

- Sanity is based purely on point-of-view.

yes that's true. Stupid people I tell you.

Has anyone gone to the San Diego Zoo or Wild Animal Park? They are by far the most amazing parks I have ever been to. I have a total respect for Nature and Wildlife after visiting those parks.

<font color=red>Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.</font color=red>
Pablo Picasso

That's what happens when wusy is involved.

-Computers are like little kids. They don't do what you tell them to, and they act up for no reason.