Posted on 09/12/2002 10:15:38 AM PDT by Brytani
Fox News just broke in with an alert. Special Op's are now searching a Liberian flagged ship 8 miles off the coast of NJ looking for nuclear material. More information to follow.
A washing machine would be a close stand in for a nuke in size and weight.
Not having a stand in could invalidate the test, because the person/agent might sneak out of the cargo box in port and get away via a method or route that would be impossible for an agent shlepping a 150 pound bulky washing machine (or nuke).
Well, a geiger counter only detect ionizing radiation like á, â, and ã radiations. (á, â are fast-moving particles, while ã is electromagnetic radiation.) Neutrons have no charge, unlike á and â, and therefore they're difficult to get a handle on.
Check out Post #149 on this same thread, with some useful links. Thanks to spunkets for the information.
Bonus question:
Who would you bet on in an ambush?
Or this is some damage control
The local Mom and Pop store, which was really a bookie joint - but I digress, had an old-fashioned marble topped soda fountain.
They'd put Coke syrup, seltzer water and vanilla together and it was like nectar of the Gods. Add your 10-cent comic to the mix and it was kid heaven.
My husband imports agricultural tractors from Japan. I know for a fact that containers leave the ship before being cleared by customs... sometimes even before we have the paperwork for a container. The shipping companies just put the containers on demurage and the importer has to pay a fee.
Could I 'spose. But I'd rather set it on a table in Congressional chambers for them to contemplate while voting...
Perhaps the "washing machine" was a stand in for a centrifuge...or actually the centrifuge itself.
Can you imagine the look on Daschle & Hitlery's faces when that gets unceremoniously dumped on a tabletop? It would be worth the price of admission...
The only thing I heard, was that it hit a rock and exploded.
Sounds a little strange to me and their press are not like western press.
We had one of those, too, open until about ten years ago. It was most assurredly NOT a bookie joint! However, they did have a neat-o soda fountain.
Forget those kid-stuff cherry and vanilla syrups - you haven't lived until you've enjoyed a Chocolate Coke from the R & O Lunch Counter.
Tony
I think that's A-OK with the sand goblins...
Malaysia and Egypt are both controlled by the Religion of Peace tm. Is Singapore?
Thanks!
Finally know someone who's tried it. Is it any good? (I'm a Cherry Coke freak.)
It's very nice...
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