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2. hantif commented 12 years ago on video Animated fly-over of the US
They missed the uncounted acres of farmland that feeds the U.S. and several other countries. I expected a fly-over to actually show "fly-over" country.
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3. hantif commented 12 years ago on video Introducing Word Lens
Couple this with Google's new glasses, and you'll be set in any foreign country!
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4. hantif commented 12 years ago on video Black market nuke
First off, a "dirty bomb" is not a nuke. It is a conventional explosive bomb used to spread radioactive material as a way of denying access to an area. To put it plainly, it is a terror weapon. There would be no nuclear yield involved. The correct term is "radiological weapon", not nuclear weapon.
Second, what they are showing is the detonator for a nuclear warhead. It may contain radioactive material, but not in sufficient quantities or form to allow a fission or fusion reaction to occur. Uranium or Plutonium are the common fuels for nuclear weapons, and the detonator would require neither. When you see a sphere or tube (implosion-pit or gun-tube design), then you should start to be worried about nuclear yield. There are also certain physical minimums of size and weight that need to be met before a nuclear reaction can occur.
Back before the Berlin Wall fell, I used to work on nuclear weapons, so I think I have a good grasp of what is involved.
Second, what they are showing is the detonator for a nuclear warhead. It may contain radioactive material, but not in sufficient quantities or form to allow a fission or fusion reaction to occur. Uranium or Plutonium are the common fuels for nuclear weapons, and the detonator would require neither. When you see a sphere or tube (implosion-pit or gun-tube design), then you should start to be worried about nuclear yield. There are also certain physical minimums of size and weight that need to be met before a nuclear reaction can occur.
Back before the Berlin Wall fell, I used to work on nuclear weapons, so I think I have a good grasp of what is involved.
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5. hantif commented 12 years ago on video Jet-injected drugs may mean the end of needles
Yawn. MIT is re-inventing the wheel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet-injector I've received dozens of injections over my lifetime with similar technology, nothing new here.
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6. hantif commented 12 years ago on video Helicopter Crashes During Top Gear Korea
#3 Maintenance on any helicopter would make automobile maintenance look like children playing with blocks. These things are more high-maintenance than Paris Hilton.
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7. hantif commented 12 years ago on video Micro Machine Manufacturing
#4 and #5- it is a test-bed for new technology, not a new toy for you. Give them a year or two and these will be flying, probably as surveillance drones.
+25 1. hantif commented 12 years ago on video NZ Troops say goodbye to Fallen Comrade