Felix Baumgarter's great jump from space

Posted by overmanwarrior 13 years, 4 months ago to Science
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Behold, man has just moved beyond the sound barrier without a vehicle! Mankind has just stepped forward, beyond the clutches of known limitations.

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  • Posted by overmanwarrior 13 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    No, I usualy shoot well before there is ever a denial phase of anything. And what is a Randite? Ayn Rand is a lot further to the left than I am. And for that matter, so is Mitt Romeny. As a matter of fact I'd say you are closer to Mitt Romney's politics than I am.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 13 years, 4 months ago
    Which of the characters from Atlas Shrugged would be found doing something like this? In my opinion, only Francisco the playboy. There still are men like the Wright Brothers out there today who need funding for ideas that could be as useful as Rearden Metal. Instead we get Red Bullshit stunts.
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  • Posted by norbert_numberguy 13 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Good news, then. You're past the denial phase of this movie's failure, and now you're into anger, so it's shoot-the-messenger time. Of course, I wasn't the one who killed the movie, but when you've spent so many weeks posting about it daily on this site, and then the movie pretty much rolls over and dies the moment it leaves the garage, I can see why you'd go through some form of the stages of grief.

    And it is of course a delight to be lectured by a Randite on the importance of tolerance. It is almost like being lectured by Mitt Romney on sticking to what you believe in, no matter what.
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  • Posted by overmanwarrior 13 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Its so cute how much you hate 'Atlas Shrugged'. It must really hit a nerve with you. For instance, I would never even consider going onto a forum where I knew the people didn't agree with my point of view, just to stir the pot and attempt to make them mad. If they want to believe certain things, they are free to do so, as long as they don't attempt to impose those beliefs on me. But I would never consider doing what you're doing, just out of spite. Your behavior is very interesting. You have a real intolerance for people who think differently from you, and that is a real sickness, yet you think you are entitled to do so. This is a great study in the behavior patterns of your type of person.
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    Posted by norbert_numberguy 13 years, 4 months ago
    Wow, it's good to know there's something in the world that can fall faster than "Atlas Shrugged" falling down the box office charts. But then, it didn't start nearly as high up as Baumgartner.
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  • Posted by overmanwarrior 13 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Maybe because it wasn't directly related to Ayn Rand? But this kind of thing is what Atlas is all about. Private enterprise, courage, pushing the known limits-----it is quite stunning! Sort of makes me want to drink Red Bull.
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  • Posted by WesleyMooch 13 years, 4 months ago
    To the silly little fool who voted this one down, "To da moon, Alice! To da moon!"
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