I had never put 2+2 together before, but for some reason the Flash cartoon also made me think of the XKCD Relativistic Baseball breakdown. So...even if the SpeedForce protects the Flash from relativistic effects of moving through an atmosphere at speed, what about everyone around him? He is a roving nuclear…

I guess I've been completely delusional about how museums are generally run- why the fuck do we, as a species, allow priceless relics from our past to even be accessible to ordinary nincompoops, much less worked on? Like... is the National Archives janitor also responsible for dusting off the Constitution-maybe…

Has 'Becky' showed up on Gawker since? Does she know she is internet famous now?

Are the jets comprised only of high energy particles? If so, why do they look like food dye being squirted into water? Are they interacting with the surrounding galaxy?

Defense program manager here. Two things:

Fact that may only be interesting to me: By my count there are only 3 (maybe 4) stars in this picture. Or, put a slightly different way, there are 3 (maybe 4) stars clearly shown in this picture, and several trillion trillion more unclearly shown.

Drove that road many times during my few months in Kuwait City- there are lots of massive refineries all along it...might be a mix of the refinery stack flames (huge) and super bright always-on refinery work lights. I dont remember them being particlarly green, but will check some photos I have of the refinery…

Google 'hypersonic missile vs carrier' and you will see that our carriers are terrifyingly defenseless these days.

I was just like you once, and was soundly corrected by people showing me the devastating effectiveness of nextgen hypersonic missiles. China can already sink our carriers...*today*....from hundreds of miles away. It took me a few days of reading to eventually come around..but the fact is we live in a post-carrier…

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How? This is the problem Ive always had with archaeology- we can only get a moment in time snapshot from any dig. How do we know how these 6 bullae got to this site? What if it really was a pasture and some kid found the bullae centuries later and buried them in a 10th century BC version of a shoebox? This is…

Congratulations- you have successfully paired with a product that is manufactured and marketed specifically for you. You are exactly the person Casio is aiming at. I'm glad you are happy with it.

I think the larger assumption is that the truck will stay in America and not end up in the international news...

"Of course though, anyone who is a member of a major religious organization is a barbaric mystic unjust premoderm monster who seeks to trample upon the rights of humanity and their beliefs must be dismantled and taken with the largest grains of salt possible."

IIRC he did it everytime because its something he does in real life because of a back problem or something like that.

Everytime. I think it's called The Riker Maneuver....

Spec script is a good way to put it...or perhaps 'video gamey'. "Sneak past the undead guardian in the Evil Office to retrieve the Key of Good Hope that will unlock the Doors of Freedom- pass through the Doors of Freedom and you will Level Up!

Also- I really wanted Beth to blow up on Dawn during the "you're weak and…

Yeah, living in South Korea for 3 years and HI for a bit more than a year, all while working with a varied combination of USARPAC, 8th Army, and CINCPAC battle commanders. Also, lived north of Seoul for 2 years and can tell you that there is more than just the DMZ holding back any potential invasion.

So, you have no idea what you are talking about. It's cool, but next time please reword your comment to say : "I have no idea what I'm talking about, so here is a comment that is true on its face but completely fails within the context of the conversation."

We hold Israel's huevos through other means, and that grip is slipping...