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All of the cable is subject to gravity - but realistically, there's no danger from the cable breaking or snapping. If the cable is broken at a low altitude (eg, by an act of terrorism), then the remainder of the cable will simply be broken loose and have to be reattached. If the cable is...

If you show exactly how this increase can only be attributed to the energy bill passed, and not to any other economic volatility or recent hurricane damage - I won't quote "correlation does not imply causation" at you Good luck

Collins wouldn't bring any balance to the ticket, wouldn't energize the republican base, and is in general a pretty bad and unenthusiastic public speaker (I know, I met her :| ). She'd be easy to align with the attacks Obama has been making towards McCain of 'more of the same', considering she...

This as opposed to John McCain, whose resume contains a long list of accomplishments he wouldn't vote for now (presumably to satisfy the Republican base he's been reinventing himself to appease)

I'm not really sure why the congressional Democrats were considering the fairness doctrine; being as I think most 'rank and file' Democrats don't really support the issue that it is probably a political move of some sort. :confused:

The IPCC is scientifically reviewed, which is fine enough by me. Gore's presentations I don't know enough about to comment either way, except for the bit from Futurama. :D

Joebudda, I don't have 4 hours to watch all your videos, read all your links, and categorically respond to them - so please pick an argument and make it, in your own words. Thanks. Information on averages Temporary cold temperatures do not disprove a long-term warming trend. If for three days...

Scientific evidence doesn't deal with many of these - and evidence and experimentation showed some of them were wrong. Theories don't turn into fact with more evidence. Theory does not mean 'educated guess'. Theories are models of phenomena, supported by evidence. The model suggests that CO2...

The IPCC suggests anywhere from 1 to 6 degrees centigrade in the next 100 years, which is worse. Which is its own discussion - while the IPCC report didn't necessarily consider peak oil, most systems of replacement will probably involve electric power, which is generated mainly via coal at...

Yes, but you're talking very long term; even the huge shifts in temperatures on the graph you posted are taking thousands of years for a 8-9 degree C shift. The ice core data shows that long-term cooling trends occur; it doesn't mean we are necessarily in a long term cooling trend. However...

There are other influences on global temperatures than CO2; changes in solar input can change temperatures, as can many other variables. A short term decrease does not disprove a long-term increase.

There's nothing wrong with continued scientific debate on the facts, but, simply put, Andrew Bolt is not a scientist and he's presenting a very biased and misleading selection of facts, based on poor scientific information. Call me crazy, but I prefer to get my climatology from my climatologists.

Being as there's no real argument in here, just assertion, I'm going to just say... Nuh-uh! :P

^^This. Should Obama have said "Well, I'm going to go to Iraq, but I'm not going to consider revising positions at all; there's no information that I could get that could alter my opinion in any way" ?

There's some interesting simulations from Purdue University here involving the Pentagon; the simulation basically points out that the wings would offer relatively little resistance and simply break apart, except for the area directly near the fuselage. Also, there's the simulation that...

Hi Terral, I have a couple questions: 1) What sort of damage should have arisen if a 757 crashed into the Pentagon? Should there have been more damage? Less damage? Why? 2) What exactly are you looking for in terms of "one picture of Flight 77 crashed outside the Pentagon"? The plane just...

How about this: Ionospheric effects are important - they are a large part of the error in GPS calculations, for one, and a better understanding could further improve GPS accuracy. All this earthquake machine stuff is silly paranoia based on vague speculation.

That article is very...oddly written. The process used is pretty much the same as the production of ethanol - the company uses a genetically engineered bacteria of its own design to make a different product. Not sure how well the process can be scaled up, either. Good points are that its...

After some musing, I'd probably destroy it. The problem is that even if you use the book for a presumed good, there's no telling if whatever you hoped to avert (or averted) doesn't get worse, or would have naturally gotten better. So, for example, you kill Warlord so-and-so, hoping it stops...

I like the Bush's policy toward space exploration and NASA, what with the shuttle replacement and return to the moon and landing on Mars. Pretty good job there. Of course, the candidates haven't really discussed NASA at all (apart from Obama, who seems to want to cut it massively), which is...