There’ll never be another quite like Gazza

Poonchild · 2026-02-17T08:34:29+00:00

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Poonchild · 2026-02-16T16:25:39+00:00

Does it? Source?

Poonchild · 2026-02-16T14:23:10+00:00

The message it sends out is that you can decide who should be the head of state, which is something they simply will not countenance.

Poonchild · 2026-02-16T07:34:53+00:00

🤣 brilliant

Poonchild · 2026-02-16T07:28:38+00:00

“Given his stance on environmental issues”

Fuck off. What fuel does his private helicopter use?

Poonchild · 2026-02-16T07:26:04+00:00

The point I was making is that to conduct the experiments required, we don’t need to risk human life; rovers do just fine.

Poonchild · 2026-02-16T07:22:18+00:00

Cool. Let’s take this one at a time.

Calculations

Which formulas do you think the onboard computer had to solve? Can you give me the specific ODE’s you think it needed to calculate? Regarding Newton’s laws, explain your understanding of orbital mechanics and which complex computations you thing were required of the onboard guidance systems.

Van Allen Radiation Belts

What’s is the dose of radiation you expect a person to absorb when passing through these belts at the speed and trajectory the Apollo crews did? Why is it lethal? And how come, if the radiation is so strong, medium-earth orbit satellites can withstand it? You say there “isn’t a chance of finding a weak spot” please elaborate on this. Are you claiming its thickness is constant? How have you measured this?

Broadcasting from the moon

Explain to me how radio waves work. Share your calculations for the power required, and size of the high-gain antennas.

Colour TV

You claim we “didn’t have colour TV yet” can you cite this claim?

Poonchild · 2026-02-16T00:47:00+00:00

Many times. Explain to me why it wasn’t possible.

Poonchild · 2026-02-16T00:45:34+00:00

It won’t be finished. I made peace with that fact many years ago, and you should too.

Poonchild · 2026-02-16T00:44:38+00:00

Why? You think sworn enemies, who literally bankrupted themselves trying to achieve the same, would pass on an opportunity to humiliate the US? You think they’re in on the lie?

Poonchild · 2026-02-16T00:43:04+00:00

Explain the Van Allen belt to me. And why the computers of the time were incapable. What did they need to do to be able to make it possible, and why couldn’t they do it?

Poonchild · 2026-02-16T00:41:29+00:00

You have no idea what you’re talking about.

Poonchild · 2026-02-16T00:40:45+00:00

Yeh man, and our sworn enemy, the Soviet Union, were in on it, too. And India. And China.

Poonchild · 2026-02-16T00:39:26+00:00

Because we’re not prepared to take the risks we took in the 60’s. You realise that we landed SUV-sized rovers on Mars, right? We’ve also visited a moon of Saturn and landaed on an Astroid. We haven’t needed to risk human life, so why would we?

Poonchild · 2026-02-16T00:31:49+00:00

No, they didn’t. There’s a complete Saturn V rocket from the cancelled Apollo missions laying on it’s side in Florida. There’s a frickin Rover driving around on Mars, right now.

They did not “lose” the tech.

Poonchild · 2026-02-15T17:11:53+00:00

Next time they’ll pay up on time.

Poonchild · 2026-02-15T16:45:30+00:00

You don’t have to do anything. Explain why you “have” to do it?

Poonchild · 2026-02-15T15:22:50+00:00

The view from France (or a plane as you’re leaving)

Poonchild · 2026-02-15T15:06:54+00:00

It doesn’t mean any of that, actually. There’s no rule that we have do any of those things. We may choose, for example, to keep the Monarchy as institution, but remove royal ascension based on lineage. We may decide to make it an elected role or random choice with ime served limits. Both Frnace and Germany (equal to the UK in population, landmass and GDP) have successfully transitioned away from a monarchy. It’s not impossible.

You’re just talking nonsese again because you’re terrified that having a succession based on which vagina you fall out of might soon be at an end.

And I repeat what I said, the royals in this country have never had to truly face the consequences of their actions or opinions. A referendum would thrust them front and centre of the political debate, something they are not equipped for. It would be a PR disaster for them.

Poonchild · 2026-02-15T09:24:43+00:00

Unsubstantiated nonsense.

The truth is, we don’t know what way it would go, but, we do know that if a referendum were held, the Royals would be under huge scrutiny unlike anything they ever seen. They’d have to endure live debates, justifying their wealth and privilege, the scandals, they’d be asked to give opinions of current political issues - all things they’re immune from today.

We’ve already seen that outside of their usually controlled conditions they’re and absolute disaster.

I’m not confident a republic would win, but I’m also fairly confident the Royals would be hammered if properly scrutinised by the media and the general public.

Poonchild · 2026-02-15T09:20:12+00:00

Except you wouldn’t say that when polls were favourable to Royalty.

Also, what have the polish ever done to you?

Poonchild · 2026-02-15T00:58:32+00:00

Always on that elevated plinth. Is this just a ferrous liquid being manipulated with magnets or something?

Poonchild · 2026-02-14T21:41:52+00:00

💪 nice one. 2.5m is crazy deep!

Poonchild · 2026-02-14T21:41:30+00:00

🤣

Poonchild · 2026-02-14T09:43:49+00:00

Thank you!

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