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I know there are some species of gliding snakes whereby their entire body flattens out like the hood of a cobra. Very cool!

I see that you failed to answer the questions, and tap-danced around them. Try again. I'll make it simple. One question. Answer YES or NO. Q) Did the Nazis, or did they not, commit horrific acts of genocide?

No, Air France was not caused by turbulence. It was an airspeed / icing problem. The pilots stalled the jet at altitude and did not recover in time. The one I'm thinking of happened decades ago. There is no such thing as an "air pocket." We hear about them all the time from passengers, as...

Desert Fox, for ONE post, just ONE, focus like a laser beam. Did the Nazis, or did they not, commit horrific acts of genocide? Yes or no? Did they, or did they not, commit terrible wartime atrocities vs. innocent civilians in the countries they invaded? Did they, or did they not, have...

Interestingly, it bothers a LOT of people. It may help to know that there are no documented cases (there is one arguable case) of turbulence causing an airplane to break apart in mid air. All that nasty chop is harmless. Consider that a transport is rated to many "G" forces, and it would take...

I'm sorry to keep this thread going, but I love physics and wish we had more science threads here. We typically measure mass units by adding up the protons and neutrons, and assigning "1" to each of them. So since the fission of U-235 is highly energetic, what mass is being converted to...

There are some genuinely, truly weird natural events out there. We've had documented evidence of rain that has frogs and fish in it - supposedly a cyclone or tornado sucks up an entire pond and ejects it high into the atmosphere... we have lightning come from clear air, lightning from volcanic...

For the last time, Mr. "Desert Fox", all of the "crimes" in the world committed by the USA have nothing to do with Hitler. You slam supposed acts by the USA but ignore those committed by your Aryan heros. So be it. Your arguments are infantile and nonsensical. All you can do is post...

I'm sure you realize this, but USSR and China support wasn't because they loved the people of Vietnam. It was a political war of proxy. They appreciated the fact that Vietnamese were weakening the USA and doing all the hard work of the war. ROE was a joke. Pilots could see SAM sites being...

If you refer to the jet rides, that's barely more than the fuel. A fighter can carry 20,000 lb or more, or 3000 gallons of jet fuel. At $3 or $4 U.S. per gallon, the math adds up.

My father in law is a freemason. Trust me, it's like "The fraternal order of Water Buffaloes." Just a bunch of guys who get together to drink beer and get away from their wives for an evening. It probably started as something like a trade union or guild hundreds of years ago.

I feel lucky and priveleged to have witnessed one of the rarest weather phenomenons known to man. It happened on the 22nd and I didn't even know what it was until I did a bit of research. After decades in the air, I thought I had seen it all. We were approaching Panama City at night, and a...

It's better that someone's feelings be hurt, than thousands of voices be silenced by the State. This stuff has caused a huge disconnect with much of the world. Qur'an burning is the perfect example. Burning a particular book, or a flag, is acknowledged as a form of protest, and cannot be...

My point - conservation of mass as a basic law of chemistry works because for all intents and purposes it holds true. The finest balances or scales ever made cannot weigh the difference before and after a strongly exothermic reaction. Yet energy is undoubtedly liberated, and energy and mass...

I have crewed on MD-80, MD-11, B-727, 737, 757, 767, and 777. While pilot mistakes can end in disaster, there are usually other factors that go into it. Bad WX, some minor maintenance glitch, high terrain, etc. Everything lines up in a bad way, and you get an accident. But an airplane...

The good news is that modern navigation no longer needs a compass or even a magnetic field. GPS, for example, couldn't care less where magnetic north is. Magnetic north moves around anyhow, and is not constant. Every few years, a runway has to be renamed because magnetic north has shifted a...

Remember the "Freedom Fries" fiasco? That, and a general tendency for Americans to think, right or wrong, that the U.S. pulled their cookies out of the fire twice now, only to have that favor returned with haughtiness and dislike. I've been to France many times. They are not the warmest...

Agree, but if in theory you could gather up every single particle with mass after a hand grenade goes off, they'll weigh less than the "before" grenade, because energy is liberated, and matter is converted to energy. A bomb emits a pulse of light. Light has no mass, it's EM radiation. So the...

Modern aircraft are SO reliable, CFIT and/or pilot error, is now, and will be for the future, the primary cause of accidents. In the bad old days, engines would catch fire, fuel systems clog, etc. Now, the reliability is amazing. In 30 years of flying jets, I have had only one precautionary...

You're not alone - a lot of people feel the way you do. Unfortunately, consumers voted with their wallets and decided they'd rather save 4 cents than have good tasting Coke. If you want REAL coke, go to a Mexican grocery store in the States. The Coke company still makes it with cane sugar for...