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General Category => Off the Record => Topic started by: CountDeMoney on September 24, 2012, 08:01:02 PM

Title: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 24, 2012, 08:01:02 PM
From Mittenses' fundraiser reported today in the Los Angeles Times:

QuoteRomney's wife, Ann, was in attendance, and the candidate spoke of the concern he had for her when her plane had to make an emergency landing Friday en route to Santa Monica because of an electrical  malfunction.

"I appreciate the fact that she is on the ground, safe and sound. And I don't think she knows just how worried some of us were," Romney said. "When you have a fire in an aircraft, there's no place to go, exactly, there's no — and you can't find any oxygen from outside the aircraft to get in the aircraft, because the windows don't open. I don't know why they don't do that. It's a real problem. So it's very dangerous. And she was choking and rubbing her eyes. Fortunately, there was enough oxygen for the pilot and copilot to make a safe landing in Denver. But she's safe and sound."

I don't know why you can't open the windows on an aircraft, either.  It's a real problem. 
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: HVC on September 24, 2012, 08:04:17 PM
well to be fair the lack of oxygen from opening the windows at altitude would help put out the fire :P
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 24, 2012, 08:05:33 PM
Quote from: HVC on September 24, 2012, 08:04:17 PM
well to be fair the lack of oxygen from opening the windows at altitude would help put out the fire :P

:lol:  Among a lot of other things.
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: Neil on September 24, 2012, 08:15:00 PM
I was hoping that this thread would be interesting rather than just more beating of Romney's dead horse.  And it's not even some kind of hillarious creationism retardation.  It's just some ho hum statement.

Seedy, you are to politics what Tim is to football.
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: Caliga on September 24, 2012, 08:15:22 PM
I saw that earlier as well.  He had to have been joking... right? :wacko:
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 24, 2012, 08:15:59 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 24, 2012, 08:15:00 PM
I was hoping that this thread would be interesting rather than just more beating of Romney's dead horse.  And it's not even some kind of hillarious creationism retardation.  It's just some ho hum statement.

Seedy, you are to politics what Tim is to football.


:P  FIRE IN DA HOLE
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: HVC on September 24, 2012, 08:16:44 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 24, 2012, 08:15:59 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 24, 2012, 08:15:00 PM
I was hoping that this thread would be interesting rather than just more beating of Romney's dead horse.  And it's not even some kind of hillarious creationism retardation.  It's just some ho hum statement.

Seedy, you are to politics what Tim is to football.


:P  FIRE IN DA HOLE
they have an oitment for that ;)
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 24, 2012, 08:17:55 PM
Quote from: HVC on September 24, 2012, 08:16:44 PM
they have an oitment for that ;)

I was just going to open a window.
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: Ed Anger on September 24, 2012, 08:18:10 PM
I was going to say astronaut ice cream and Tang.
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: HVC on September 24, 2012, 08:19:20 PM
i'm intrigued by this astronaut ice cream of yours. are scribes allowed?
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: HVC on September 24, 2012, 08:19:56 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 24, 2012, 08:17:55 PM
Quote from: HVC on September 24, 2012, 08:16:44 PM
they have an oitment for that ;)

I was just going to open a window.
i thought you'd be in a better mood after the ravens game. ride the politcs wave. you've got no paddle anyway :D
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: Viking on September 24, 2012, 08:35:12 PM
Quote from: HVC on September 24, 2012, 08:04:17 PM
well to be fair the lack of oxygen from opening the windows at altitude would help put out the fire :P

no, it would just reduce the rate of combustion. So the fire would not go out it would just burn slower.
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: Viking on September 24, 2012, 08:37:18 PM
BTW, this guy also didn't believe in anthropogenic global warming and thought schools should teach both side of evolution vs creationism. So, him not getting how airplanes work at high altitude is not surprising.
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: Ed Anger on September 24, 2012, 08:43:34 PM
Quote from: HVC on September 24, 2012, 08:19:20 PM
i'm intrigued by this astronaut ice cream of yours. are scribes allowed?
It is disgusting.
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: Neil on September 24, 2012, 08:52:15 PM
Quote from: Viking on September 24, 2012, 08:37:18 PM
BTW, this guy also didn't believe in anthropogenic global warming and thought schools should teach both side of evolution vs creationism. So, him not getting how airplanes work at high altitude is not surprising.
I think you're misunderstanding the problem.  But then again, I'm talking to a guy that believes that arguing semantics against grumbler is a good use of time.
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: DGuller on September 24, 2012, 08:52:35 PM
Quote from: Caliga on September 24, 2012, 08:15:22 PM
I saw that earlier as well.  He had to have been joking... right? :wacko:
I'm pretty sure he was playing dumb for comedic effect.  Mitt may be a sociopath, but nothing I've seen from him indicates that he's that retarded or that ignorant.
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: Neil on September 24, 2012, 08:55:00 PM
It's amusing to see a Russian try and call someone a sociopath.  You people aren't even human.
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: garbon on September 24, 2012, 08:55:20 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 24, 2012, 08:15:59 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 24, 2012, 08:15:00 PM
I was hoping that this thread would be interesting rather than just more beating of Romney's dead horse.  And it's not even some kind of hillarious creationism retardation.  It's just some ho hum statement.

Seedy, you are to politics what Tim is to football.


:P  FIRE IN DA HOLE

Here there's a monthly basement party with that name.

@Neil - This close to an election it is best to turn Seedy off. Especially when he cribs a monger's title.
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: CountDeMoney on September 24, 2012, 08:57:03 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 24, 2012, 08:55:20 PM
@Neil - This close to an election it is best to turn Seedy off. Especially when he cribs a monger's title.

It'll all be over soon.  Mercifully.
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: Neil on September 24, 2012, 09:00:08 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 24, 2012, 08:57:03 PM
Quote from: garbon on September 24, 2012, 08:55:20 PM
@Neil - This close to an election it is best to turn Seedy off. Especially when he cribs a monger's title.

It'll all be over soon.  Mercifully.
Not soon enough.  There's nothing good about this election.  Smug assholes who are wrong about everything beating up on stupid fucks whose policies are incredibly perverse is BORING.
Title: Re: So, What Do You Get Out Of Science
Post by: Caliga on September 24, 2012, 09:37:08 PM
Quote from: DGuller on September 24, 2012, 08:52:35 PM
I'm pretty sure he was playing dumb for comedic effect.  Mitt may be a sociopath, but nothing I've seen from him indicates that he's that retarded or that ignorant.
For some reason I have a mental image of him in the Shatner role in Nightmare at 20,000 Feet now.

"There.  Is.  A.  Poor Person Gremlin. On.  The wing!"