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Originally posted by jaguar
I couldn't give a flying f*ck either way about the space program, wow, we've lobbed men in space, to the moon and kept them up there for long periods. Sorry but this really has zero effect on my life and certainly does not attract the tantamount importance you seem to put on it.
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No effect huh? I could just say one word, but I can't. That word would be.... Velcro.
Never used Velcro? What about a re-chargeable battery (NiCad), or long lasting ones, (Lithium), like are in your computer, or miniature batteries, like watch batteries? Never drank, or your kids if you have them, from a foil-like juice container or juice box? Never had freezed-dried food? Never had a frozen meal with the ultra-thin clear plastic film covering it?
What about fuel cells? Do you have a hybrid car? Probably not, they're too new, and expensive, but they are out there and people are buying and using them. That effects you every day, less pollution.
How about a satellite dish, you got one? If so, the space program led to that. Or how about GPS? If you've used one, that came from the space and military programs combined. And your computer that you used to post your stupid post, the miniaturization of computer parts was a primary necessity for the space program, and led to faster, smaller, more energy efficient CPUs and RAMs.
Oh, lets not forget the CD players and their miniature lazers... Or, many years ago, the Video Tape, well, the mainstream availability there of, due to the space program. It was the space program that led to a more compact tape format, and smaller camera.
Oh, let's not forget things in the like of Gortex, highly insulated fabrics, nope, they didn't come form the space program. Ahh, but they keep us so warm in the cold winter months, but not the astronauts, No way... Or un-wripable foils... Or sterilizatized packaging...
I could go on but why bother? Some people just never give a rat's ass about our space program and all it has done to make this planet and technology better.
Damnit, TANG was good enough for the astronauts, it was good enough for me when I was a kid. I drank it and enjoyed it. It was my way of having a connection to the Astronauts.
No, you've never, ever used or came in contact with any single thing that derived from the space program. So, turn off you PC and go bury your head in the sand.
Sorry guys, this just pissed me off to know end. I read it at work, came home, cooked dinner, then got on here to reply. Agian, I'm sorry, but that is the most ludicrous, dumb-founded, idiotic thing I've read all f-ing day.
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