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Two thoughts about the trailer: 1. I am so psyched that they're incorporating the original score. Every time I hear the old theme music start, I feel a little funny, like when we used to climb the rope in gym class. 2. I like the scene where he grabs the wing of the out-of-control airplane, and it snaps off. The physical impossibility of the way Superman carried large items in the previous films always bugged me. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

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HAN SHOOTS FIRST! HAN SHOOTS FIRST! HAN SHOOTS FIRST! Douva is happy.

Do you think if I keep practicing they might fly me to Amsterdam someday, too? I need something to curb my competitive appetite, now that I'm retired from skysurfing. Are there pole dancing teams? That would kick ass--We could compete as L.A.P.D. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I thought about this after making my last post and decided that there's no formula for determining at what speed the plane's forward movement would be neutralized (i.e., It's not necessarily twice the potential forward speed of the plane.), but at some point the reverse drag on the weight of the plane would counter the forward thrust of the engines and neutralize the forward movement of the plane. In relation to what you're saying, there is certainly a point at which the plane would not take off because its engines are a limited in the amount of thrust they can produce. At some point the plane would never reach a high enough forward speed to take off. And by acknowledging that, you have to acknowledge that at a high enough conveyor speed the plane would not have enough thrust to move forward, and at a high enough conveyor speed the plane would not have enough thrust to remain neutral, causing it to move backward with the conveyor. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

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Basically, if the plane were accelerating forward at 60 knots and the conveyor was moving backward at 60 knots, the wheels would simply spin at 120 knots to allow the plane to continue accelerating forward. So here's my next question: If the conveyor were set to move in the opposite direction of the plane, at TWICE the forward speed of the plane, would it neutralize the movement of the plane? Edited to add my theory: As I said before, imagine a plane with no engines sitting on the conveyor. If the conveyor started moving, the plane would move backward with it. That's because the wheels do have some resistance to turning. That resistance has to be overcome by the thrust of the plane's engines, in order to hold the plane neutral. Even more thrust is required to move the plane forward. If the conveyor were turning at twice the forward speed of the plane (the speed the plane would be moving forward on stationary ground), it would be matching the wheel speed required to move the plane forward, and the plane would remain neutral. That's my theory, anyway. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Honey, I AM a darn skilled writer. Paragraph separations would have killed the average joe/stream of consciousness tone of the post. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

It's a spider. It lives in my office. I can't tell if it's a boy spider or a girl spider, but I've named it Ralph. It can jump. Earlier he was running around on my desk, jumping from item to item. Then he ran over to me like he wanted me to do something, but spiders are lousy communicators, so if he did want me to do something, I couldn't figure out what it was. Finally, he gave up on me, walked to the edge of the desk, and stood there like he was contemplating it. I started chanting, "Jump! Jump! Jump!" And then he did. He did this kick-ass dive off the desk, and right before he hit the ground, he stopped in mid-air. He'd left an invisible web trail behind him. It was like some James Bond/Mission Impossible shit! I half expected him to shoot another web over to the filing cabinet and swing over there like Spiderman, but instead he flipped over, did some crazy kicking thing with his legs, cut the web, fell to the ground, and ran off. I wonder if I fed him some radioactive waste and then let him bite me if I could do that. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

"Raining in My Heart" was first recorded by Buddy Holly and the Crickets. It was written by Written by Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I've skipped over a lot of posts in this thread, so I may be covering old ground, but here is my question: Does everyone agree the wheels have to turn forward faster than the ground underneath is moving backward, before the plane can move forward? If so, are we basically arguing the semantics of the question? The question states that the control system "tunes the speed of the conveyor to be exactly the same" as the plane. The opposing sides seem to have different opinions on what the question means by "tunes the speed of the conveyor to be exactly the same." Those supporting the flight theory seem to believe "tunes the speed of the conveyor to be exactly the same" means the conveyor moves backward at the same speed the plane is moving forward (i.e., If the plane is creeping forward at four knots, the conveyor is moving backward at four knots.) Because the wheels spin free and do not affect the forward thrust of the plane, the wheels would simply spin faster than four knots to compensate, and the plane would steadily accelerate to takeoff speed. Under this interpretation, I believe those people supporting flight are correct. Those supporting the no flight theory seem to believe "tunes the speed of the conveyor to be exactly the same" means the conveyor moves backward at a neutralizing speed, or the speed of the rotating tires. I doubt anyone here believes that a plane with its engines shut off would sit in place on the conveyor, as the wheels spun free, so everyone has to acknowledge that increased thrust is necessary to compensate the countermoving ground. Therefore, if the tuner were matching the wheel speed, rather than the forward speed of the airplane, any amount of thrust would be countered by the reverse drag on the tires, making takeoff impossible. Under this interpretation, I believe the people supporting no flight are correct. However, the question says the conveyor "tracks the plane's speed," not the tire speed, so I believe the first interpretation is correct. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Da Bomb--It's basically a chemical weapon you can add to chili. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

They are art. But technically, so are bumper stickers. Judging art is not about identifying whether or not a piece qualifies as art; it's about identifying whether or not a piece is quality art. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Jon, you poor, poor bastard. As a Lubbock expatriate now living comfortably in Central Texas, that's all I can really say--You poor, poor bastard. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

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Sorry, but the movie section probably isn't going to work. Most young, single, attractive women go OUT on Friday or Saturday nights. If they're renting a movie, it's because they have someone with whom to snuggle up and watch it. If you're a great bullshit artist, the book store might work. Unless they're shopping for textbooks or something like that, most people take a leisurely approach to book buying, so you might be able to engage a woman in a conversation in that environment, if you're either a smooth enough talker or well-read enough to find an "in" (i.e., discussing the author whose work she's browsing). I think the Target idea is probably bogus. That kind of shit might work if you're either a Greek Adonis or one of those guys who can smooth talk the habit off a nun, but for the rest of us, that's like trying to shoot down a fly with a slingshot. Unless you're at one of those stores that has a reputation for being a meeting place (there's a Publix in Tallahassee, FL, with such a reputation), most of the women you encounter at grocery and department stores will have an agenda and limited time for chitchat. In short, you're not what they're shopping for. Besides, 90% of the women (and men) at the grocery store, the gym, and everywhere else you might encounter them in the twenty-first century have cell phones or MP3 players fused to their ears. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

It's really simple. Two steps: 1. Figure out where there are a lot of women. 2. Go there. Actually, that's a great way to SEE a lot of women. In the immortal words of Cat Stevens, "I've seen a lot of girls since then. If I could meet 'em I could get 'em, but as yet I haven't met 'em. That's how I'm in the state I'm in." It's been my experience that church is a great place to meet women who fall into one of the following four categories: 1. They're too opinionated and judgmental to ever be any fun. 2. They're too homely and/or socially inept to find friends elsewhere. 3. They're there strictly to find a man to put an M-R-S in front their names. 4. They're nice enough and attractive enough, but church is their "thing," the way skydiving is the "thing" for most of the people on this board, and that makes them %@&#ing unbearable to be around. Number 1 doesn't work because she's too bitchy. Number 2 doesn't work because she's a freak who should live in a bell tower. Number 3 doesn't work (unless you're also in a rush to get married) because she has a one track mind that's already picking out your future children's names on your first date. Number 4 doesn't work because church is one of the few things on earth that's more annoying to an outsider than skydiving. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I'm not saying I paid $2,500 US to hunt children in Eastern Europe, and I'm not saying I didn't, but I will say that most children are very quick and quite avid tree climbers, so they make worthy prey. The trick to downing a child is to wait for it to run. Children tend to run in a straight line when fleeing loud noises, like gunfire. Take your time, and place your shot between the base of the shoulder blades. That way you get the cleanest kill. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Texas, Texas, it's our state! We think Texas is really great! Goooooooo, TEXAS!!!! I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Half of the units have Masonite siding, and half have vinyl siding. The Masonite siding faired much better. I always thought the Masonite sided units looked a little nicer, and I'm guessing that's what the owners will use to re-side the damaged units. Tin and aluminum siding, as on the aforementioned "vintage" mobile homes, gets dinged in a hail storm, like a car. You see a lot of pot marked older mobile homes around Texas. It's amazing how much damage these hail stones did. The outlet malls got hit really hard. They had a fleet of tow trucks out there hauling off cars with shattered windshields and windows. Our heavy plastic trash cans look like they've been attacked with shotguns. My doorbell and outside thermometer are gone. Hail stones tore through the tarp covering my motorcycle, but fortunately the tarp seems to have slow them down enough that I don't think they did any real damage. I'll have to do a more thorough inspection later today. It stormed hard most of the night, so I didn't get a lot of sleep. I got up about 3:30 and listened to the weather radio to make sure I didn't need to take cover. I'm feeling a little like my house looks this morning. I'll let you all know if I see a Twin Otter down at Maaco. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Believe it or not, it's actually a high-end trailer park. They only lease to professionals, and they have pretty strict rules about what you can and can't do to the outside of your property. It prevents the foil on the windows, car up on blocks, kids' toys in the driveway appearance of most trailer parks. The green exteriors make the place look a little like Stalag 17, but the insides are gorgeous. They're probably nicer than 90% of the apartments in San Marcos. And this is the only time you'll ever hear me refer to it as a "trailer park." Any other time, I'm adamant that it's a "manufactured home complex." I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

SOMEBODY ANSWER THIS MAN'S QUESTION!!!!!!!! Everybody chill. Once I got done surveying my own damage, I texted josheezammit, since has the inside track on all things Skydive San Marcos, and he assured me that everything out at the Fentress Airpark is just fine. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

...until I saw my neighbors' houses. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I thought I got hit pretty bad.... I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Central Texas took a pretty good beating today, in the form of a nasty hail storm. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.