shova1 Posted February 13, 2018 Share nathrix, Kalahari Vegmot, Spoke101 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Stewart Posted February 13, 2018 Share Bundesarchiv_Bild_141-1880,_Peenemünde,_Start_einer_V2.jpgIt started in Europe : http://museum-peenemuende.de/the-museum/ausstellungen/?lang=en This is the website for the Peenemunde site where Hitler initiated the V2 rocket program, which was captured by the US at the end of the war. The scientific advancements made by the Nazis were not lost on the U.S., and they helped some of the leading scientists to defect to the US mainland in exchange for sharing their knowledge, which eventually helped NASA become what it is today. The novel, Space, by James A. Michener is also a very good read in this regard, as it tells the story from a historically accurate point of view. I read it as a teen, and I am tempted to read it again after all this. DJR, deanbean and MTBeer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piston ZA Posted February 13, 2018 Share Pants Boy, J∆kk∆ls and jimmycool 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rata-tat-tat Posted February 13, 2018 Share https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUyU3lKzoioThat company scares me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapunzel Posted February 13, 2018 Share 27658099_1526316290809318_3568437438224235094_n.jpg I am not as impressed by the distance through Africa he has covered (1500km) or the time he's been at it (more than 1.5 years) as I am by the choice of cycling shoe... This pappie (Viktor Surin) is now entering the desert region of Western Cape from the relative greenery of the Namib, give him a shout out if you spot him he's very serious about protecting his rear derailleur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted February 13, 2018 Share http://museum-peenemuende.de/the-museum/ausstellungen/?lang=en This is the website for the Peenemunde site where Hitler initiated the V2 rocket program, which was captured by the US at the end of the war. The scientific advancements made by the Nazis were not lost on the U.S., and they helped some of the leading scientists to defect to the US mainland in exchange for sharing their knowledge, which eventually helped NASA become what it is today. peenemuende_das_museum_austellungen_010-1024x683.jpg The novel, Space, by James A. Michener is also a very good read in this regard, as it tells the story from a historically accurate point of view. I read it as a teen, and I am tempted to read it again after all this. Space.jpgawesome, i will go look for that book. should be in the library. I was blown away by the science museum in Munich. those germans invented pretty much everything. here is the V2 in the opening hallway (i know you can see them elsewhere, but it's more impressive in its homeland for some reason)http://www.deutsches-museum.de/typo3temp/pics/aa002ff28f.jpg DJR, Robbie Stewart, Kalahari Vegmot and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldron Posted February 13, 2018 Share That company scares me.Agreed. I can hear the opening theme tune to The Terminator In my head as that video plays... Spoke101 and Bateleur1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowbee Posted February 13, 2018 Share Sepia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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J∆kk∆ls Posted February 13, 2018 Share geomark and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted February 13, 2018 Share dc03c743e1fef10e75cad15dfb2a8bff.jpgLove Gary Larsons' warped sense of humour J∆kk∆ls and Patchelicious 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoffel76 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Mad! There is, however, a high school physics exams question in there somewhere... A freefalling skydiver makes use of a net instead of a parachute to break his fall. He is travelling at a terminal velocity of 200km/h when he hits the net and comes to rest in 1.5 sec. What G-force does his body experience? Bonus question: If 50 G's is the maximum a human body can withstand and survive, is the skydiver now:a) Deadb) Just plain crazy Ed-Zulu and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guy in Pink Posted February 13, 2018 Share Mad! There is, however, a high school physics exams question in there somewhere... A freefalling skydiver makes use of a net instead of a parachute to break his fall. He is travelling at a terminal velocity of 200km/h when he hits the net and comes to rest in 1.5 sec. What G-force does his body experience? Bonus question: If 50 G's is the maximum a human body can withstand and survive, is the skydiver now:a) Deadb) Just plain crazy He experienced only 3.8 G's therefore he survived . b) is the correct answer Tuxstir, porqui, Ed-Zulu and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoffel76 Posted February 13, 2018 Share He experienced only 3.8 G's therefore he survived . b) is the correct answer2 out of 2. Congratulations, you pass Wasting-Time-on-the-Hub-While-I-should-be-Working 101 Letum911 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBeer Posted February 13, 2018 Share a=(v-u)/t = 3.77m/s^2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBeer Posted February 13, 2018 Share last used that formula while studying in 1990ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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