The simple point is that as soon as we realized the capability of the Zero we easily and quickly designed a plane(s) capable of combating it.

The Yak-3 didn't enter the war until 1944, at which point the war had massively turned in Western Theatre. For the bulk of the conflict, they were using the Yak-1.

The Mig 25 and Mig 31 are both interceptors, they are designed to fire from distance and evade. The Su 35 is designed for Air Superiority. We have held the edge in our capabilities for years compared to them.

Every expert I know of is skeptical of China's claimed Railgun weapon. As to why they would bother mounting it and making claims, why not? It is brinkmanship, making us think they have more capabilities than they do.

The laser rifle is a crowd deterrent weapon. It would serve almost no purpose in infantry combat because it cannot kill. Yes, it can burn things and cause pain, but that is all. Again, this was claimed to be far more effective than experts think during our diplomatic arguments over China's use of blinding lasers on aircraft. We have no hard evidence of it's capability.

Yes, Russia could sell such a missile to our enemies versus using it directly against us. The problem is that as soon as they do so, the genie is out of the bottle. It will be reverse engineered quickly and could be USED AGAINST THEM. No country gives or sells away it's absolute top level weaponry except to it's most trusted allies. Allies which, for all intents and purposes, know that using such a weapon against another nation state risks full out retaliation against not only them but the country that sold it to them.

Our carriers are excellent mobile platforms, but they are not our only way of mounting air strikes. If we were somehow in a conventional war situation, we could easily fly over and base our aircraft in allied countries for combat. Most of our nuclear capable aircraft are not carrier launched anyway. Even if somehow all of our carriers were taken out and somehow our SAC bombers were destroyed as well, we would still have more than enough land launched and submarine launched nuclear warheads to easily blanket our enemies.

My points remain:

1. It is in the greatest interest of our enemies to boast about weapon capabilities even if they are not effective yet.

2. Most well regarded experts consider many of these weapons to either be still in the research stage, early production stage (IE not available for years), or they are wildly over hyped.

3. There is no logical reason for our enemies to use these weapons or proliferate them to their closest allies unless the weapons can prevent a nuclear response. Merely mentioning a weapon that would have such a capability creates a situation that could lead to nuclear war, like SDI did. I don't know if you recall, but I do clearly, how massively freaked out the Soviets got over our SDI claims. For two years they started threatening nuclear war as being inevitable if we continued on the path we were, all the while aggressively trying to destabilize our relations with our allies. 1983 to 1985 was pretty fucking tense, not Cuban missile crisis level maybe, but damn scary. Putin has acted similarly over our attempts to set up a missile barrier in former satellite states of Russia, although we still haven't got to the SHTF level of the early 80's.

Is that what KITT and KARR see 2?

Nice Benny Hill theme version, Yakety Yak!

Our country reeks of trees
Our yaks are really large
And they smell like rotting beef carcasses
And we have to clean up after them
And our saddle sores are the best
We proudly wear womens' clothing
And searing sand blows up our skirts
And the buzzards, they soar overhead
And poisonous snakes will devour us whole
Our bones will bleach in the sun
And we will probably go to HELL
And that is our great reward
For being the roy-oy-al Canadian Kilted Yaksmen

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Fat Yak!! Man, I love that beer. It's my go-to reasonably priced craft beer.

Neither do I man. I swear, every time I hear someone yak on and on about classical music, it's like they're talking about sex.

I dont know the exact differences, but I do know that the F35B is fly by Wire, while the Harrier is not. Also the Harrier is extremely hard to fly and there were many accidents involving deaths in VTOL situations. Thats why they only let the best of the best fly these things now, but there are still accidents.
So due to fly by wire, the F35B should be much safer.

Another fun fact is that Lockeed bought the sweep engine technology from the Russian manufacturer Yakovlev, which was developed for their canceled Yak-141.

>> ^EMPIRE:

I do actually.
It feels more refreshing than stick deodorants, and never leaves marks on my clothes.

>> ^Solid_Muldoon:
Who still uses spray deodorant?
Oh, yeah. Guys who are so stupid they will do something incredibly stupid and post it on line to show the world how stupid they are.
"Hey! Look at me! I'm an idiot! Isn't it awesome how big an idiot I am! I am the most awesome idiot! I rool!"



And sticks really don't feel as hygienic than sprays, just thinking of putting that gunk collecting thing repeatedly to my armpit, pulling hair out from that stick.. Morning, not so fresh, hurry to go... Then you get home, shower and use that same bloody thing again... yak, who the hell uses stick deodorants?

Oh okay, no fact-checking required. All I have to do is watch videos on the internet and I'll "see the rage in the faces of the MAJORITY of cops" (my emphasis). So by your logic if I saw one internet video last week of police brutality and then I see two videos this week of police brutality that means that incidences of brutality have doubled, right?

Try reading Barry Glassner's "The Culture of Fear", it talks about how the media and people in general like to see trends where there may not necessarily be any. And of course some drama-llama will misinterpret what I'm saying and assume I'm all for a "police state" and I deny the existence of police brutality or I condone it, yak yak yak. The usual Internet Debate Club horseshit.

So when the original poster makes reference to the INCREDIBLE rise of police brutality I say cite me some sources other than viral videos and protest sign slogans.

Also next time include a link to police misconduct stats that look like they were done by someone that went to a university, not USA Today.
>> ^chingalera:

@ulysses1904
http://www.copblock.org/2841/police-brutality-statistics/
Sorry there criminal justice professor, no need to site anything but internet sources, you have eyes and everyone has cell phones to record, you can see the rage in the faces of the majority of cops. They pump the shit into homes 24/7, 365 to let us all know that crime is on the rise and more cops with better weapons are needed.

Narrator: "Prior to the enameling process, the frame is carefully treated in a solution comprised of equal parts yak saliva and monkey cum."

>> ^Jinx:

>> ^Peroxide:
Anywhere else in the world? What about in China?

Lol, Chinese takeaway is about as Chinese and Taco Bell is Mexican.
Actually, I don't know, but it wouldn't at all surprise me if Chinese food is different to food in China.


Way different. Watch the sifted TED talk: Jennifer 8. Lee

I went to Shanghai for just over a week and ate like a king. Most restaurants didn't have refrigeration so all was fresh and cheap as hell. I actually recommend Yak tongue.

Canadian Yak loves drinking cognac

Yakkity Yak - I'll be back. << Hah

Cornball nitwit drama queens. People love an epic Hollywood ending, whether they grew up on the Bible, TV or Stephen King novels. They need to believe the world will end in their lifetime with another Big Bang. Which leads to endless usage of corny terms like Armageddon, apocalypse, end of days, end of times, judgment day, the end of the world as we know it, yak yak yak. Spoiler Alert - it's not going to happen.