You seem to know quite a lot about future events and what nations will do.

The Bible?

The same way the soviets had their fingers on the doomsday device?

That's based on the false assumption that the Iranian leadership is too stupid to assess the consequences in the event it even tried to nuke another country. If they tried, don't you think the whole world would stand against them? What would be their gain and would be worth it from their perspective? Who would win a…

I believe the relationship between brain power vs power usage is more relevant than the relationship between mass vs power usage of animals the article uses as an example.

@Canayan: You betcha the US is losing the war to the same bearded flintstones with all their technological might and war power.

@blash: Get your facts right mate, where did it say the Talibs were targeting civilians with the IEDs? Do you even know what an IED is and its real purpose? The JTF were "terrified' for good reason, obviously they were the targets and as a result suffered quite substantial damages and casualties to decide on…

@Green Man: At least Lockheed's design is flying above clouds whereas Northrop Grumman's torpedo plane is sitting on a blue featureless tarmac doing nothing.

@TheAmazingOnionMan: good thing those shops are demountable!

I believe sadly the most the guy did regarding his situation to help himself was in writing all this. He could have done much more by talking to someone about it without leaving it so late which may have resulted in less tragic and painful outcomes.

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@Drummertist v.3: Or why not go one step further and have an average of the thickest and thinest part that even professor Hans would approve?

Why did I have the voice of Apu in my head as I read this article from the moment I read 'India'?

@fezza: damn now that's gone down too

@k21975: at least the linked bestboobs.ru site works

if the astronaut got bonked on the head, wouldn't that mean his hemlet would be breached in order to make contact with his/her noggin? in which case would mean pretty much instant death due to severe decompression and loss of oxygen not to mention freezing to death.

@brackenthebox: fool me once, shame on...shame on you. Fool me...you can't get fooled again...

@outofit4985: it's because it was reported back in 2008 also: [news.bbc.co.uk]

we surly have evolved into gods with our technological advancements, but we will never become like God just like our creations will never become or surpass us.

@blyan-reloaded: Mate you sound more like a Muslim than of any other faith ;)