[QUOTE=science_man_88;268802][url]http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/98-year-old-woman-becomes-first-woman-ever-to-earn-judo-s-highest-degree-black-belt.html[/url]

the only way I see it possible for her to get to the one in 16 is if she was taught by one of the 15 because nobody else would truly know if her skill is 10th degree black belt.[/QUOTE]

Ok. So how did the first one get it? Was s/he taught by the zeroth one? :smile:

[QUOTE=axn;268810]Ok. So how did the first one get it? Was s/he taught by the zeroth one? :smile:[/QUOTE]

no it sounds more plausible that it was the founder and hence he was already the most elite.

[url="http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/military-launches-fastest-plane-ever-then-loses-it"]Military launches fastest plane ever, then loses it[/url]:[quote]The U.S. military lost contact with an unmanned hypersonic glider shortly after it launched on a test flight today [Aug 11] as part of a global strike weapons program to develop vehicles capable of flying at Mach 20 and reach any target in the world in an hour.[/quote]

[QUOTE=schickel;269118][url="http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/military-launches-fastest-plane-ever-then-loses-it"]Military launches fastest plane ever, then loses it[/url]:[/QUOTE]

Sounds like it tumbled and/or broke apart. At mach 20, that wouldn't take long, and lots of things would be very hot due to the air compression.

Of course, such a weapon is tremendously de-stabilising.

[QUOTE=schickel;269118][url="http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/stories/military-launches-fastest-plane-ever-then-loses-it"]Military launches fastest plane ever, then loses it[/url]:[/QUOTE]

yeah well I read the yahoo article about it and it talked about 13,000 MPH , the problem being you'll need about double that to get the 20,000 + MPH needed for half the equator, according to mach 1 in MPH in google and calculation about mach 27. good luck.

PS: that's at ground level mach.

[QUOTE=science_man_88;269141]yeah well I read the yahoo article about it and it talked about 13,000 MPH , the problem being you'll need about double that to get the 20,000 + MPH needed for half the equator, according to mach 1 in MPH in google and calculation about mach 27. good luck.

PS: that's at ground level mach.[/QUOTE]

circumference of earth = 40000 km or 25000 miles. So, you need to travel only 12500 miles to get to any point on the globe from any other point.

[QUOTE=axn;269142]circumference of earth = 40000 km or 25000 miles. So, you need to travel only 12500 miles to get to any point on the globe from any other point.[/QUOTE]

yeah my error still kinda sad the USA is focused on attacking others in one fowl swoop instead of attacking it's debt.

[QUOTE=science_man_88;269143]yeah my error still kinda sad the USA is focused on attacking others in one fowl swoop instead of attacking it's debt.[/QUOTE]
Probably, you meant to say one “foul” swoop. Actually, it is one fell swoop. :blush:

[url]http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Video-Marquis-makes-13-pitches-takes-at-bat-wi?urn=mlb-wp15945[/url] apparently not the worst thing ever in MLB a arm snapped off once.

[url]http://ca.tv.yahoo.com/daytime/video/chupacabra-captured/26090386/[/url]

really reminds me of a aardvark if I remember correct.

Your car could run on ...
 

[url]http://www.tecca.com/news/2011/08/18/alligator-fat-fuel/[/url]