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Uh, please do. I'd like to know the exactly locations of these sites... Even if you count all of the now slightly radioactive blast areas from tests, I'm not sure that it would amount to "hundreds of miles". - Colt

Not sure if I'd describe the Ringworld novels as "space opera" but whatever works. I was disappointed by the latest book, Ringworld's Children.

We obviously need to look more at alternative fuel supplies rather than just trying to get the last drop out of the bucket. I think our best bet right now is fusion. We need to start putting more money into research and development for it considering it "burns" water, no waste, and it's not...

Discworld by Terry Pratchet kicks the shit out of Harry Potter even if I still like those books (the first four I've read). Not only does Discworld encompass a much greater body of written word (30 books I think), it can be very funny and very dark at times. I'm thinking I might have to reread...

You're probably right Corpse but, as you said, the rate of fire on most externally-powered cannons is selectable. Calculon, The Jacket? Not sure what kind of movie would use this footage...

I'm not even sure now if amateurs can see the landers on the surface... Too much clutter and apparent movement. I'll check with some people more knowledgable about telescopes. - Colt

Who says it was "stolen"? Your asserting that this whole thing is fake is really erroneous. Did you pay attention to the video at all? You can SEE the tires on the trucks being blown out and the engine block on the larger truck is glowing and on fire from the 71 30mm HEI shells expended. Please...

He should have beat Bart Sibrel (BS) senseless. You don't tell a man that walked on the lunar surface that most of his life has been a huge lie. We were all cheering on the Bad Astronomy Bulletin Board when it happened. It exists solely to fight conspiracy crap. - Colt Edited to add link...

I saw this video months ago... It's kind of amusing in a shocking way but also bad as well. Would someone mind quoting the part of the Geneva Convention that they think was violated? I'm not saying it was a good idea, just curious. From what I recall of where I originally got the video from...

Not if you didn't have reliable short range ballistic missiles and jet fighters capable of carrying huge bomb loads and small nukes, it wasn't that insane of an idea. Tactical nuclear capability. Have some North Koreans pouring through a pass? Nuke it. Hey, if I can do it in C&C: Generals...

Here, I'll just get back to working on my belt-fed automatic shotgun while you do that. :P

It's basically correct with some artistic license. Your second magazine is empty though (and stacking them like that is a BAD idea). Good drawing. - Colt

So now we just have a target revolver with all of the extra crap thrown on portrayed as a semi-automatic pistol because either the artist for the game just didn't care or there was some sort of communication problem with the description people... Great.

It sounds like saber rattling to me as well. Intentional or not, it's people like him that remind us of what we have to fear. I'd rather not be in Anchorage if we go to war with the Chinese or North Koreans. Of course, I'd rather be sitting in a self-sustaining, underground lunar colony if the...

Automatic weapons were operating on blackpowder before there was smokeless. You would just need to use more of it and, yes, there would be more fouling but it wouldn't make your firearm inoperable after the first shot. Corrosive primers are also not that big of a deal as long as you clean out...

How does that work exactly? I don't think paintballs would play nice with a horizontal helical feed exactly.

The C96 Mauser actually had a fairly long barrel on most models and the cartridge for it was 25mm and not 45mm so there wouldn't have been as much powder to go out the end of the barrel. The Mauser is still one of the best made pistols in my opinion, especially for higher-end pistol cartridges...

Where did you get that about the plutonium? And killing five BILLION people? Please. If there is any plutonium onboard the Orbiter, it's a back up power source for the solar cells and an armored RTG at that. It's made to come down intact if it does. Deep Impact was really cool. I was...

I'm not actually sure that they used a revolver grip for the handle on the PK-D. They might have had to make an aluminum frame and then the clearish handles themselves to fit the Steyr receiver. A good page with pictures of an extremely good replica is here . It even has a working bolt and...

What would be the point? Who would do that? The only case I can think of would be something like the USSR wanting the death to appear natural which won't need to be the case in Fallout. Just poison the bastard and get it over with. - Colt