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CatKnight 
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Posted on: Jun. 14 2002,03:01 |
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just because we discussed standardized testing doesn't mean anyone agreed on the matter.
actually i think we agreed that standardized tests were nescessary back there.
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Bozeman
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Posted on: Jun. 14 2002,05:24 |
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| Quote (CatKnight @ 13 June 2002,16:02) | | Quote | | I'd bet that they'd have as many accidents, if not more, if they would come even remotely close to NASA's volume. |
would you bet $5? |
Well, since NASA has been around for decades, and the # of rockets they send up (as well as test planes, remember, they're teh National AERONAUTICS and Space Administration) it stands to reason that there should have been accidents. Humans make mistakes, and sometimes it sucks, hard. Corporations are just as human as NASA scientists and engineers. I'd put $5 on the line that a private corporation has a couple accidents by the time theyr'e half a century old they'd have an accident or two. Unfortunately, because they didn't blow up the first crew of the Apollo missions (Apollo 1) or a schoolteacher (Challenger) they woudn't get as much press, other than "A rocket blew up, back to you in the studio Tom." So, let's say that by the year 2035 (being generous here) if no private corporation has ever had any accident, I owe you $5. With inflation, that's probably the price of a Coke in 33 years, so I'll buy you a coke, CK. How does that sound?
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CatKnight
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Posted on: Jun. 14 2002,20:18 |
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fair enough
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