Russia Tells U.S. to Use A Trampoline to Send Its Astronauts to the ISS
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Can we just /thread it now, take it to R&P and leave it at that? On a more important note I would also like to have the names of any Russian or Russian allied trampoline manufacturers. The only thing of note I found was this [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/travel-news/go-to-work-with-a-spring-in-your-step-literally/story-fn32891l-1226531958301].Scorpid said:
The way all of these things go is that the EU and America try to impose sanctions on Russia such as increased tariffs on Russian goods and then Russia just goes "oh? So thats how we're playing? Okay then heres a cheeky little tighten up on all that oil, natural gas and coal europe needs. Sound good? Good!".
The EU then backs down and so does Russia but they both still make threats for a while and glare at each other from across the room like toddlers who have been caught fighting by their parents... albeit toddlers with nuclear arms..
Before anyone stars firing off at me for "supporting Russia" I just want to get it out that I in no way support what Russia has done and I understand the danger as several of my friends come from previously Russian countries such as Georgia and Lithuania, I just wanted to point out that we've seen this happen many times before and it has always gone the same way but at varying intensities.
(Bare in mind that just because I'm not a fan of Russia and Putin that does NOT mean I am a supporter of America, they've dicked over their people enough times as well just in a different form)
The EU then backs down and so does Russia but they both still make threats for a while and glare at each other from across the room like toddlers who have been caught fighting by their parents... albeit toddlers with nuclear arms..
Before anyone stars firing off at me for "supporting Russia" I just want to get it out that I in no way support what Russia has done and I understand the danger as several of my friends come from previously Russian countries such as Georgia and Lithuania, I just wanted to point out that we've seen this happen many times before and it has always gone the same way but at varying intensities.
(Bare in mind that just because I'm not a fan of Russia and Putin that does NOT mean I am a supporter of America, they've dicked over their people enough times as well just in a different form)
Hang on?!?major_chaos said:So nice to see a government not bend over for American interests for once. Go Russia, best of luck in the Ukraine and fuck western backed regimes in general.
Russia going all "Winter War" (look it up, it's not the first time Russia has annexed foreign territory as a bufferzone) on Ukraine is a good thing?!?
Sorry mate, but Ukraine is not a "USA vs Russia" thing. It's Russia illegally annexing foreign territory from a sovereign country (Ukraine).
I don't know where that bollocks about Ukraine "belonging to Russia" came from, but fact of the matter is that Ukraine is a sovereign nation and Russia should back the fuck off.
So the Army forces storing the likes of Sarin were hoodwinked by those nasty rebels who then maliciously launch a massive attack on their own territory with it?major_chaos said:
Well call me Kettle for believing all that western lies! Ignoring the fact that the rebels don't have the resources or capability to launch such a massive strike but since Russia and the Syrian government say its true then it must be!
Also: Hello Pot!
Would not surprise me. Rebels are historically willing to go to any length to offset their natural disadvantage.Ed130 The Vanguard said:
[citation needed]
Also its not like Russia didn't want to fix the problem, they just wanted to give the Syrian government time to dispose of their chemical weapons instead of bombing the shit out of them.
cerebus23 said:
There are just no words. I know this is the internet where opinions very from as far left to as far right as they can get, plus countless ideologies which have no words to describe, but the level of anti-democracy, pro-dictatorship, pro... you know what, I'll just use this image, it described my feelings more accurately then words ever could.major_chaos said:So nice to see a government not bend over for American interests for once. Go Russia, best of luck in the Ukraine and fuck western backed regimes in general.
I used Bing, and I found this:MinionJoe said:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2241831/The-worlds-longest-trampoline-Russian-art-exhibition-hosts-170ft-long-bouncing-runway-built-middle-forest.html
Not only are they miles ahead of us in the space race, they are miles ahead of us in trampoline technology as well.
In theory. But in practice it's quite about a geopolitical struggle between Russia, EU and USA, who all have conflicting interests in Ukraine, and are trying to pursue each their own agenda - at the expense of Ukrainian people, ultimately.MrFalconfly said:
Though I must say I've not been following that line of news much lately, seeing as there's a political clusterfuck happening closer to home and am mostly keeping an eye on that, so I might be falling behind here...
toms said:
I like how there are 2 conversations going on in this thread.
The first is a mud-slinging heavy handed political argument about Russian/American interests in Ukraine
The second is an amicable exploration of international trampoline manufacturers.
And yet, both are somehow equally relevant to the original topic.
This sums it up pretty well for me. However, I do find it interesting that nobody is discussing the fact that NASA already has the capacity to send people into space, or could regain such standing rather quickly. It was just cheaper to pay Russia, though it looks like SpaceX is doing good work, and I thought I saw something about India heading into space as well, so there are non-trampoline options.Hero in a half shell said:
May I ask where you found this, and is it part of a larger series of comics that I could be reading?Zontar said:
Whoops! Looks like someone's going for TWO black eyes. Have fun with those sanctions, boys! It only gets worse from here!
Well if I recall correctly, the whole shebang started when a majority of the Ukrainian people began protesting against their government because they broke their promises about making trade-agreements with the EU (which of cause the Kremlin doesn't like since they think Ukraine is Russian territory for some reason).Vegosiux said:
I don't know why USA got involved in this, and I think we (European countries who've involved themselves) should bug out (unless Russia openly breaches international law), in order to have the moral highground.
I love how that word gets thrown around as justification whenever America wants to sticks its dick where it doesn't belong, ignoring more logical explanations like "oil" and "geopolitical interests"Zontar said:
Also how is a violent US backed uprising "democratic"?
as cynical as this might sound... I think that the NASA, ESA and all the other space agencies need a bit of Russian threats. If nothing else this should spur developments that might perhaps encourage these agencies to start developing maned space crafts more readily.
Russians should be isolated. Completely. Show them that the west can do it better and cheaper.
Russians should be isolated. Completely. Show them that the west can do it better and cheaper.
Is there no chance of using nano-enhanced pogo sticks instead of tramapolines? Much more user control there.
I have this funny feeling that by the time this thread ends, no one will have learnt anything new, other than that everyone else is as arrogant as themselves
I have this funny feeling that by the time this thread ends, no one will have learnt anything new, other than that everyone else is as arrogant as themselves