TheMadCap

Indeed. If one studies the situations, people involved and decision making processes involved, you will quickly find nealy the same mistakes were made in both shuttle losses. On final word on the fate of the astronauts: There is NO doubt they survived to impact with the Atlantic. NONE. What I don't know for sure is if they were awake and coherent when the end came. All I can tell you is what my source at NASA told me in another post: "True downlink was lost when at some point the crew compartment I saw it falling, but there is an internal voice recording system that they recovered. Nothing to do with downlink. More like a casette recorder that cost alot I'm sure. There were further words said but by the time they (started to lose their lives - edit) due to the excesssive G forces not much was said. Once sad event took place. I can't remember who told me maybe a diver but the Oxygen bottle behind the seat of the Commander was turned on and O2 had been used. The person sitting behind the commander is the only one that can reach the O2 bottle when they are all buckled in. Between the rupture of the two tanks and the falling due to Gravity and the spinning due to the momentum imparted as the capsule seperated from the main structure, the designers estimated the crew sustained (at some point) 250 Gs. Man that's a tough way to go." I did not, nor would I want to know, what was said. That is and should be a private matter. I think you can all imagine it if you care to...

I couldn't even fathom having to do what those divers did, or Joseph Kerwin, the ME. Even worse, these were friends of his...

Challenger's Grave http://perljam.net/google-satellite-maps/i...llenger_Remains It's the structure on the lower right hand side of the image...

I know I may be in the minority here, but my God, Jenna looks disgusting. I wouldn't even want to be in the same room with her, I might get a hairpees on me...

This one will always be the one that makes me the most angry. GD it, the friggin KNEW there were problems with that damn booster. Even worse, was they let the same things happen again, 17 years later. Although I cannot blame NASA for claiming the astronauts met thier fate quickly, the story surrounding the recovery of the crew capsule is one that does not get much talk. Granted, they couldn't very well come out and say, "gee, your loved ones died in the most horrifying manner imaginable". The following article from the Miami Herald in 1988 talks about the lengths that NASA went through to ensure this information did not become the agreed upon story. It is not pleasent, and those who find talk about the fate of the crew of Challenger should avoid at all costs. You have been warned. http://www.lutins.org/nasa.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle...lenger_disaster

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/features/apollo_1.html

Wow, just in time to see Miller let two softies in. Yowch!

Without a doubt, SRV had some of the strongest fingers ever. Anyone who even attempts such things on a 12-string, or ever has, knows what I'm talking about...

My FIOS speed was 4035.6 kbps in the test I just ran, so pretty sweet! Also, my computer is circa 2001, with a 1.3Ghz Athlon, and 768 MB RAM...

Not to piss on your parade, Scott, but they dug up my yard two years ago for FIOS. If they are digging in your front yard easment, that means that they are laying the main trunk line. They will still have to dig to the yard boxes. They have dug it up each year several times in the past two years and just finally got it right. So don't be surprised if it takes them a while to get it together. That being said, it is so far, worth the wait. I had mine installed last thursday. They ran another line from the back yard box to my house, then installed the control box on the house. Then they have to run the line outside your house up to where you are going to put the "modem". They drilled through my siding to get the line in the house. They did a really good job with that, and so far, it works fine. Lots better in fact than their abysmal DSL service. Once they got the lines buried correctly. Maybe it was just my area, but they really, really screwed up the dig. Everyone in my neighborhood was super pissed that they kept having to redo, and redo them again. Hopefully, that is all taken care of now. Enjoy...

The Bills will win a Super Bowl before that album comes out...

Like a train wreck, I can't seem to look away. One thing for sure, I will still think he's going to make that damn kick...

wonder how much the NFL paid them for that bit of kindness to thier rep...

Rumors about this album have been flying since about, oh 1995 or so. I'll believe it when I see it. Problem is, he's farted around so long trying to do things "his way", that when the dang thing finally does see the light of day, no one is going to care anymore... EDIT: Also, you can hear many of these songs online in various places...

What's funny is that if Buffalo had beaten the Giants, they would have been a top 5 team in that poll...

holy sh-- that thing is !@#$ing scary looking!

haha, I've been to that very DMV. I need to go by there again and laugh at them. This has been all over the news here lately...

Vick's cap number is way too high to trade him right now. I think Vick is on notice that if he doesn't have a great year this year, then there could be consequences, but no way does he get traded. It has been mentioned that someone started this rumor on thier blog, and the "sports writer" parrots and regurgitating it. I don't think it has a shred of credibility or chance of happening...

"and when they finally pulled the body out of the wreckage.....it looked like THIS!!!" http://sweb.uky.edu/~btsmit2/large_marge.jpg

appalling. Just horrible...

HAHAHAHAHA! That's awesome!

That would also have tested positive for cannabinoids. He would have gotten busted. My best guess: There was nothing in the bottle, instead of throwing it away, he choose to sneak it on the plane because of sentimental value. There might have been some tobacco dust or something in it. That would explain the substance that is not pot, and the smell...

God hates the BIlls...

OMG, that was hilarious! I was laughing MAO! Kept thinking JAWS!