“It looked like a classic controlled demolition, said Mike Taylor of the National Association of Demolitions Contractors in Doylestown, Pa.

“If there’s any good thing about this it’ that the towers tended not to weaken to one side, “said Taylor. “They could have tipped onto the other buildings…”
The collapse of the WTC Towers mirrored the strategy use by demolitions experts. In controlled demolitions, explosives are placed not just on the lowest three floors but on several consecutive floors..the explosions at the higher floors enable the collapse to gain downward momentum as gravity pulls the full weight of unsupported higher floors down into lower floors ion a snowballing effect.
It cascaded down like an implosion” Says Taylor.

-New Scientist, 12 Sept. 2001

One of the best overlooked games to come out of the debacle that was Ion Storm.

>> ^GreatBird:

To me, battery electric vehicles are the best solution for the near term. The technology is fairly advanced. Lithium ion batteries are becoming more available and are cleaner and recyclable. We already have a great electricity distribution infrastructure right to everyones home for charging. As for the energy production side we would then be able to focus on moving away from coal and natural gas to wind, solar, geothermal, wave, etc.


The problem with battery powered vehicles that recharge via connection in our home, is the amount of electricity this would draw daily. That kind of energy doesn't come for free and I don't think we have the means intact to support such an infrastructure.

A few problems with hydrogen fuel cell technology:

1. Hydrogen production.
From what I understand, hydrogen is not found in any quantity on Earth, so they need to make it from water. This uses lots of energy and with our current energy production being mostly hydrocarbon we are just relocating the emissions from the tailpipe to the smokestack. It is still more efficient then internal cumbustion though.

2. Hydrogen distrobution.
We currently have a huge infrastructure of oil/gasoline storage and distribution. This would all have to be replaced though staged upgrades to hydrogen distribution. Also, isn't hydrogen very flammable?

3. Hydrogen car technology
Current technology is so behind other alternative forms of energy that it will take many years for it to be a suitable replacement to fossil fuel technology.

To me, battery electric vehicles are the best solution for the near term. The technology is fairly advanced. Lithium ion batteries are becoming more available and are cleaner and recyclable. We already have a great electricity distribution infrastructure right to everyones home for charging. As for the energy production side we would then be able to focus on moving away from coal and natural gas to wind, solar, geothermal, wave, etc.

Thank you, here's hoping

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OMG how is this lost in the pqueue? *actionpack *promote-ion!

Oh, making the kid cry was cold. I love it *dark!

This should ROCKET up to the top 15 as soon as people notice its awesomeness.

OMG how is this lost in the pqueue? *actionpack *promote-ion!

Oh, making the kid cry was cold. I love it *dark!

This should ROCKET up to the top 15 as soon as people notice its awesomeness.

Everything is a poison; the dose determines whether it is harmful. And the science has been done to prove that 1ppm of F- ion in drinking water causes brain damage in rats. The typical range of F- ion equivalent in fluoridated drinking water is 0.7-1.3 ppm, usually delivered as hexafluorosilicate.

The paper is the first result in the google scholar link that I posted. It tested rats with double distilled deionized water (DDW) in the control group and DDW + 2.1 ppm NaF in the test group. 2.1ppm NaF is equal to 1ppm fluoride ion. The rats were not force-fed; the difference was just the type of water in their water bottles. It used a computer program to evaluate rat behavior. It's cited by 60 other papers. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=fluoride+varner

In reply to this comment by rembar:
Could you link me or direct me to the paper in which the clinical trial demonstrating the 1 ppm effect on rats is detailed? The video you commented on is teetering towards the edge of getting the boot from the Science channel, and I thought it might be fun to see if it could be rescued before it flails its way into the abyss.

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TV news is so reminiscent of http://www.videosift.com/video/Monty-Python-The-Argument-Clinic-Full-Version

They don't actually go into the details of the placebo-controlled clinical trial that shows 1ppm of fluoride ion in drinking water causes a pattern of behavioral deficits in rats, or the studies of the biochemical mechanisms of its neurotoxicity. Dental Fluorosis is the most benign of the problems excess fluoride can cause. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=fluoride+varner

Could you link me or direct me to the paper in which the clinical trial demonstrating the 1 ppm effect on rats is detailed? The video you commented on is teetering towards the edge of getting the boot from the Science channel, and I thought it might be fun to see if it could be rescued before it flails its way into the abyss.

In reply to this comment by jwray:
TV news is so reminiscent of http://www.videosift.com/video/Monty-Python-The-Argument-Clinic-Full-Version

They don't actually go into the details of the placebo-controlled clinical trial that shows 1ppm of fluoride ion in drinking water causes a pattern of behavioral deficits in rats, or the studies of the biochemical mechanisms of its neurotoxicity. Dental Fluorosis is the most benign of the problems excess fluoride can cause. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=fluoride+varner

The only benefit of fluoride is topical fortification of tooth enamel. There is no reason to ingest it, and many potential harms from ingesting it. 1ppm F- ion in drinking water causes a pattern of behavioral deficits in rats (search google scholar for Varner Fluoride)

TV news is so reminiscent of http://www.videosift.com/video/Monty-Python-The-Argument-Clinic-Full-Version

They don't actually go into the details of the placebo-controlled clinical trial that shows 1ppm of fluoride ion in drinking water causes a pattern of behavioral deficits in rats, or the studies of the biochemical mechanisms of its neurotoxicity. Dental Fluorosis is the most benign of the problems excess fluoride can cause. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=fluoride+varner

Hammer probly' still sells his old 80s tracks in China....probably 20 years behind Am-Pop in some places....
UPDATE: (wiki)
After his rapid fall from fame and subsequent bankruptcy, MC Hammer spent most of the latter half of the 1990s as a punch line in the music business. In 2000, Nelly, in his breakthrough hit "Country Grammar", announced his intention to "blow 30 mill[ion] like I'm Hammer"

Hammer reaffirmed his Christian beliefs in October 1997 and now has a television show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Hammer has officiated at the celebrity weddings of actor Corey Feldman and Susie Sprague on 30 October 2002 and Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil and Lia Gerardini in January 2005.

Oh Hammer....if only you would dance for some popcorn chicken again.....!

Considering this may not actually be the mom talking from behind the camera, "Oooops" and That's alright." .....Don't know if you can give her kudos for a suitable reaction....the kids have a plastic guitar hero there on the floor, (fuck it, step ion that and crack it, I dinna buy it) a Wii, she sounds like she's on anti-depressants....the above reminders of reading directions.....

Fuck all, I was outdoors from dawn till dusk at that age!! That game would be in the closet for a month, and he'd be putting in time for a new TV-

In celebration of the pagan holiday known as Christmas- a decidedly UN-christian festivity, I offer a *promote-ion to this funny little comedic video.

Yeah, I find it hard to trust the guy too.

Also, the federal and state government already taxes gasoline heavily.

Also, we already have lithium-ion batteries that can take you that far on a single charge.