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Belisarius
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia6233 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-07 06:44:20
January 07 2014 06:43 GMT
#2181
On January 07 2014 15:40 Caihead wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 07 2014 13:03 Dogfoodboy16 wrote:
Rodman is partying with Kim for Un's birthday. North Korea cant be that bad.




Is that filter a stylistic choice or was this filmed with film that's been degrading for a couple decades?

Considering that Rodman looks like he does now, and there are modern digital cameras etc in the clip... well... you decide.
Zooper31
Profile Joined May 2009
United States5711 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-07 06:52:54
January 07 2014 06:52 GMT
#2182
On January 07 2014 13:03 Dogfoodboy16 wrote:
Rodman is partying with Kim for Un's birthday. North Korea cant be that bad.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyD6rj5Iiqg


I'd probably love to live in North Korea, if I was part of the party elite and had access to almost infinite wealth.

Then again it's North Korea, that might just mean a few hundred grand, doubt they are that loaded.
Asato ma sad gamaya, tamaso ma jyotir gamaya, mrtyor mamrtam gamaya
Nyxisto
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany6287 Posts
January 08 2014 16:24 GMT
#2183


North-Korea is so fucking weird
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42381 Posts
January 08 2014 16:30 GMT
#2184
On January 09 2014 01:24 Nyxisto wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGbJGBi516Q

North-Korea is so fucking weird


So is Rodman.
"If I had force-fields in Brood War, I'd never lose." -Bisu
REDBLUEGREEN
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Germany1904 Posts
January 09 2014 09:01 GMT
#2185
I gotta say that whole Rodman in North Korea adventure is in the among the most entertaining news stories of recent years for me. It's so bizarre but also humanizing in a way.
Soulstice
Profile Joined December 2011
United States288 Posts
January 24 2014 05:39 GMT
#2186
supposedly, a north korean news anchor said on television that north korea has landed a man on the sun...and that upon his return, he should be praised as a hero. If this is real it is completely absurd...

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/35032/north-korea-confirms-it-has-landed-a-man-on-the-sun/index.html#JsJgk7FuuIevUpwP.99
Living the liefe
rezoacken
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2719 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-24 05:53:54
January 24 2014 05:51 GMT
#2187
I know it's north korea and they have a tendency to make some stupid claims here and there, especially about their strength and military prowess, but this looks like a hoax.
I mean: "Hung traveled in the cover of darkness, as it would protect him from the harsh, and extreme temperatures of the Sun".
Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
L_Master
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8017 Posts
January 24 2014 05:53 GMT
#2188
On January 24 2014 14:39 Soulstice wrote:
supposedly, a north korean news anchor said on television that north korea has landed a man on the sun...and that upon his return, he should be praised as a hero. If this is real it is completely absurd...

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/35032/north-korea-confirms-it-has-landed-a-man-on-the-sun/index.html#JsJgk7FuuIevUpwP.99


Faster than the speed of light too. Guess they figured out the Alcubierre Drive.
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rezoacken
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2719 Posts
January 24 2014 05:55 GMT
#2189
Well no, 4hours trip to the sun is below light speed.
Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
Zooper31
Profile Joined May 2009
United States5711 Posts
January 24 2014 06:08 GMT
#2190
On January 24 2014 14:55 rezoacken wrote:
Well no, 4hours trip to the sun is below light speed.


Would take about 8 minutes to reach the sun if they were going at lightspeed. Otherwise it'd take about ~220 days to reach the sun by normal spaceship means. You'd have to abuse sling shotting around gravitational pulls to even get there since a craft couldn't carry enough fuel to get there normally.

I don't know how they thought 4 hours was a good amount of time to base this hilarious fail of a hoax on.
Asato ma sad gamaya, tamaso ma jyotir gamaya, mrtyor mamrtam gamaya
FabledIntegral
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States9232 Posts
January 24 2014 06:15 GMT
#2191
it's satire...
SigmaoctanusIV
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States3313 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-24 06:26:19
January 24 2014 06:26 GMT
#2192
On January 24 2014 15:08 Zooper31 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2014 14:55 rezoacken wrote:
Well no, 4hours trip to the sun is below light speed.


Would take about 8 minutes to reach the sun if they were going at lightspeed. Otherwise it'd take about ~220 days to reach the sun by normal spaceship means. You'd have to abuse sling shotting around gravitational pulls to even get there since a craft couldn't carry enough fuel to get there normally.

I don't know how they thought 4 hours was a good amount of time to base this hilarious fail of a hoax on.


Hope he Brought he Bananaboat...
I am Godzilla You are Japan
shabby
Profile Joined March 2010
Norway6402 Posts
January 24 2014 06:53 GMT
#2193
On January 24 2014 15:08 Zooper31 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2014 14:55 rezoacken wrote:
Well no, 4hours trip to the sun is below light speed.


Would take about 8 minutes to reach the sun if they were going at lightspeed. Otherwise it'd take about ~220 days to reach the sun by normal spaceship means. You'd have to abuse sling shotting around gravitational pulls to even get there since a craft couldn't carry enough fuel to get there normally.

I don't know how they thought 4 hours was a good amount of time to base this hilarious fail of a hoax on.


You don't need more fuel to travel to the sun than to the moon, it just takes longer. Once you've accelerated you'll keep your speed. We have (a) small craft(s) on the edge, leaving our solar system.
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Cascade
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
Australia5405 Posts
January 24 2014 08:00 GMT
#2194
On January 24 2014 15:53 shabby wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2014 15:08 Zooper31 wrote:
On January 24 2014 14:55 rezoacken wrote:
Well no, 4hours trip to the sun is below light speed.


Would take about 8 minutes to reach the sun if they were going at lightspeed. Otherwise it'd take about ~220 days to reach the sun by normal spaceship means. You'd have to abuse sling shotting around gravitational pulls to even get there since a craft couldn't carry enough fuel to get there normally.

I don't know how they thought 4 hours was a good amount of time to base this hilarious fail of a hoax on.


You don't need more fuel to travel to the sun than to the moon, it just takes longer. Once you've accelerated you'll keep your speed. We have (a) small craft(s) on the edge, leaving our solar system.

All other problems aside, assuming you manage to crash land onto the sun and survive, you have a massive gravitational well to fight when you want to go back. Escaping the gravity of the sun is quite a bit harder than escaping the gravity of the moon in the moon landing. For reference: http://xkcd.com/681_large/

But yes, at first glance, I really hope it is a hoax.
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12680 Posts
January 24 2014 08:08 GMT
#2195
i want it to be true just to shock every humans in the world and suddenly NK becomes the top dog in Space technology and laugh at every other country.
Also I hope a requirement is to have NK propaganda materials in order for the rocket to fly so that whenever a country is exploring the Sun, they have to worship a Kim Jong Un shrine to power it.
其疾如风,其徐如林,侵掠如火,不动如山,难知如阴,动如雷震。
felisconcolori
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States6168 Posts
January 24 2014 08:15 GMT
#2196
On January 24 2014 17:08 ETisME wrote:
i want it to be true just to shock every humans in the world and suddenly NK becomes the top dog in Space technology and laugh at every other country.
Also I hope a requirement is to have NK propaganda materials in order for the rocket to fly so that whenever a country is exploring the Sun, they have to worship a Kim Jong Un shrine to power it.


Yeah, no. I've read North Korean state news articles translated to English by professionals. They make the Inquirer and Weekly World News look like respectable and informed publishers.

Also, I don't think Kim Jong Un is a god yet. Maybe Kim Jong Il.
Yes, I email sponsors... to thank them. Don't post drunk, kids. My king, what has become of you?
Veldril
Profile Joined August 2010
Thailand1817 Posts
January 24 2014 08:42 GMT
#2197
On January 24 2014 15:53 shabby wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 24 2014 15:08 Zooper31 wrote:
On January 24 2014 14:55 rezoacken wrote:
Well no, 4hours trip to the sun is below light speed.


Would take about 8 minutes to reach the sun if they were going at lightspeed. Otherwise it'd take about ~220 days to reach the sun by normal spaceship means. You'd have to abuse sling shotting around gravitational pulls to even get there since a craft couldn't carry enough fuel to get there normally.

I don't know how they thought 4 hours was a good amount of time to base this hilarious fail of a hoax on.


You don't need more fuel to travel to the sun than to the moon, it just takes longer. Once you've accelerated you'll keep your speed. We have (a) small craft(s) on the edge, leaving our solar system.


That is not true at all.

You need enough fuel. You are correct that when you accelerate to a certain velocity, you will keep that velocity. However, the problem is to get to that velocity to reach the sun. In space travel, we use the term "delta-V" to describe energy required to change the velocity to get to other point. To get to the sun low orbit, you will need around 208,690 m/s change in velocity from launch to circling around the sun without using gravity assist from other bodies. That is enormous amount of energy and the amount of fuel requires to travel to the moon will looks minuscule (which only requires 13,340 m/s change of velocity).

So yeah you need both fuel and time to get there. You just don't constantly burn your fuel to get there (as you burn at specific point in your orbit. The amount of fuel required can be lessened by the gravity assist (aka. sling shot around other planet to change your velocity) but that would require a good timing and still need a lot of fuel to do so.

PS. Playing Kerbal Space Program really makes me a space nerd
Without love, we can't see anything. Without love, the truth can't be seen. - Umineko no Naku Koro Ni
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
January 24 2014 08:42 GMT
#2198
it's unreal how delusional or conceited rodman is. his good ol buddy fed his own uncle to the dogs and he thinks it's a bright idea to bring his friends over to sing happy birthday to the dictator of the most brutal and inhumane regime on earth?

he needs to seriously fuck off
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
zatic
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Zurich15361 Posts
January 24 2014 08:47 GMT
#2199
While this is most likely just a hoax, the North Korean media has a pretty hilarious record when it comes to their space and rocket program.

Like when they launched a "satellite", basically a rocket that everyone reported exploded mid air. Yet the North Korean TV decided it was a success and insisted the satellite is in orbit and operational.

Really sucked for them when they broadcasted their last launch last year live and it crashed. But then again they probably blamed it on evil American death rays.
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Antisocialmunky
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States5912 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-24 08:56:45
January 24 2014 08:53 GMT
#2200
This is the original source if you follow the rabbit hole:

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/category/worldnews/

Disclaimer

Waterford Whispers News is a fabricated satirical newspaper and comedy website published by Waterford Whispers News.

Waterford Whispers News uses invented names in all its stories, except in cases when public figures are being satirized. Any other use of real names is accidental and coincidental.


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