Don’t believe the hype about that accident. The pilots put the plane in an untenable low energy situation close to the ground. The outcome was inevitable regardless of type. They definitely did not do a proper job

Certainly this is an one option. However the major energy expenditure for an orbital launcher is accelerating to orbital speed, not getting up to orbital altitude. A subsonic aircraft only does 500knots or so. Not that big a dent in the grand scheme of things.

Very country dependent. The 1500 hour rule is a US thing. I was hired by a major airline with a CPL and 275 hours.

Fair dinkum. Then again if you take reasonable precautions to avoid the “piss everywhere” you shouldn’t contract anything nasty.

I do not sit on toilet seats covered in piss, but not because I’m worried about infection. I don’t want to get wet and I’d rather not smell of pee.

The rest of the Martini must count as a serving of fruit also, as the vermouth is made from grapes.

“Big Lemon”

If you use a Dyson dryer (either model) in the recommended fashion it is unlikely to spray you. You shouldn’t just shove your hands in there. You should move your hands slowly past the airstream in such a way that droplets are deflected away from you.

“Piss” is sterile when it comes out of the bladder. It typically also sterile “on exit” unless you have something like a urinary tract infection.

Does it have Admiral Ackbar Cereal? Your tongues can’t repel flavour of that magnitude!

On the subject of Pocket WiFi devices.

From all the wet farts...

This! Exactly this!

Most tanks have turrets, too, although there are exceptions like the Stridsvagn, which had its gun stuck in place but used hydraulic suspension to move it up or down. But despite the lack of a traditional turret, it still meets the “tank” definition because of its heavy armor, big gun, tank treads, and frankly…

One rule of thumb is that tanks have turrets and tank destroyers do not. But it is only a rule of thumb. The Swedish S Tank is a notable exception.**

The Great Suspender is a neat solution. It automatically suspends Chrome tabs given certain criteria, and you can whitelist or otherwise configure.

Reminds me of one of my favourite bash.org exchanges.

Apollo IB and V were more than adequate for space station construction and crew transport. A cheaper and safer method of hurling stuff into orbit than the Shuttle.

That joke never gets old... And isn’t that a sad reflection on the present...

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