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[Zerc]

I would send this community on a one way trip to Mars.

[Zerc]

I would send your soul where T at. 

 

Thou shalt not T all the things.

[Fast Jimmy]

Thanks for clearing that up and replying with a serious answer instead of insulting me.

I live to serve, sir.

[AventuroLegendary]

Give me a bolt pistol so I can cleanse it of xeno scum and I might consider. 

[Sifr]

During World War 1 and 2, Germany had a large aerial fleet of zeppelins which was a large part of their war effort for transportation, scouting and cargo. These ships ran on helium, which quickly drove up international demand.

In an attempt to cripple the German armada, the U.S. began purchasing in HUGE quantities all of the world's helium supply and hoarded it, accounting for a majority of the world's supply. Once the war was over, the government had crazy amounts of helium and nothing to do with it.

So they began selling it for dirt cheap. Since the applications of helium were rather limited, their supply still sits at 30% of the supply on the planet. Now, almost a century later, the government has decided to move out of the helium market. It has stores of it that will do absolutely nothing, but there is no market to mine any more helium, since the need to do so has been practically non-existent since the 40's.

So helium and helium-isotopes are experiencing a spike in demand, but it's only because the government isn't giving it away for practically free anymore. Because the Nazis.

 

It also means that sadly, the lack of any helium lead many Zeppelins being forced to rely on hydrogen instead, leading to the Hindenburg disaster and subsequent backlash against them, turning the world to turn to the far more environmentally unfriendly means of air travel such as aeroplanes.

 

I mean, yeah it worked to prevent any kind of dirigible warefare and it killed the market before WW2 even started, but it also meant we never got any cool Watchmen, Fringe or Doctor Who-style alternate universes where everyone has Zeppelins, and that's not cool, guys!

 

(Also the US began stockpiling in 25, way before the Nazi's took power, so it's less to do with them and more the US correctly deducing that Germany was inevitably going to build more of the things)

 

Because knowing is half the battle... (the other half involves hoarding helium)

 

[General TSAR]

If there was some type of rare, super useful mineral on the moon,this might be worth it.

Like Biometal.

[Fast Jimmy]

Like Biometal.

Or Unobtannium.


Seriously, that's the dumbest name for a MacGuffin evern

[Sifr]

Or Unobtannium.


Seriously, that's the dumbest name for a MacGuffin evern

 

Yeah, they should just name it MacGuffinium and be done with it? I'd give those films far more props for the lampshade hanging!

 

[General TSAR]

Or Unobtannium.


Seriously, that's the dumbest name for a MacGuffin evern

Amen, Harry Plinkett covered that in his really short review of Avatar. 

 

But for real, if Biometal was real, we would be racing the reds to the Moon, Mars, Venus, and so on.

[The Devlish Redhead]

What about Moonite?

 

And the dragon that lives inside the Moon, after all it is an egg

 

I'm thinking of a trip to Mars as Australia is turning into a bad country.... Undemocratic government run by idiots

Modifié par The Devlish Redhead, 20 mars 2015 - 12:11 .

[Dio Demon]

What about Moonite?

 

And the dragon that lives inside the Moon, after all it is an egg

 

I'm thinking of a trip to Mars as Australia is turning into a bad country.... Undemocratic government run by idiots

I don't think you know what democracy means...

 

Idiots? Yes.

 

Undemocratic? No.

[Fast Jimmy]

I don't think you know what democracy means...

 

Idiots? Yes.

 

Undemocratic? No.

 

I concur. 

 

To be honest, when the Greeks first proposed the idea of a democratic government, they worried that it would be run by idiots, by virtue of the fact that idiots outnumber intelligent people. Ergo, a "mob rule," as they described it, was bound to run the risk of making very dumb decisions by people who weren't smart enough to know better.

[Dio Demon]

I concur. 

 

To be honest, when the Greeks first proposed the idea of a democratic government, they worried that it would be run by idiots, by virtue of the fact that idiots outnumber intelligent people. Ergo, a "mob rule," as they described it, was bound to run the risk of making very dumb decisions by people who weren't smart enough to know better.

Plus smart people are smart enough to know. Leading sucks XD

[The Devlish Redhead]

How

 

I don't think you know what democracy means...

 

Idiots? Yes.

 

Undemocratic? No.

 

 

Do explain.........

 

How is mass surveillance of everyone not undemocratic? 

 

The EU and other nations have all struck down data retention. This is not a democratic idea.

[Dio Demon]

How

 

 

 

Do explain.........

 

How is mass surveillance of everyone not undemocratic? 

 

The EU and other nations have all struck down data retention. This is not a democratic idea.

...

 

Democracy is a form of government where we vote in our representatives into a form of government. As long as we vote in our members it's democratic.

 

You have democracy and freedom mixed up. They are rarely the same.

 

http://dictionary.re...rowse/democracy

 

We invest the power into those people by majority vote. 

 

Though I'm sure Fast Jimmy will provide a better explanation then I could.

[Fast Jimmy]

How

 

 

 

Do explain.........

 

How is mass surveillance of everyone not undemocratic? 

 

The EU and other nations have all struck down data retention. This is not a democratic idea.

 

Sure it is.

 

If everyone votes to do it (or votes to put people in charge who decide to do it), then it is by its very nature democratic. Maybe also authoritarian, but if the masses elect it to happen (or do not vote out those who make such changes), then it is still very democratic.

[The Devlish Redhead]

OK then I blame all the stupid voters