Comments by "something like that" (@somethinglikethat2176) on "Real Engineering" channel.

  1. Attacking cities for military objectives was within the rules of war at the time. It's easy to look back now and say bombing any city is bad but this was a life or death struggle for the states involved. A struggle against two of the worse states in human history. Everyday that Axis factories remained functional was one more day of producing war materials resulting in more death and a longer war. More people killed in the occupied lands just for being the wrong race. In the words of one survivor of the Nazi concentration camp/slave labour system "When we saw the flames of Dresden we cry tears of joy because we knew the allies were on their way."
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  2. Politicians who think short term are simply a symptom of a voting public who thinks short term. Until we as voters understand and accept that the cycle will continue to repeat.
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  3.  @losminthos  with the way current generation nuclear power plants work it's only a matter of 700 years before it's as radioactive as it was then it was dig out of the ground. I would also like you to consider the length of time it would take the planet's ecology to recover from a failure to transition to a low carbon power grid.
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  4.  @IYPITWL  the problem with the "use less energy people" is that they fail to take into account how that energy is generated. Stable and reliable power is an essential component of a successful modern economy and there is no low carbon, non nuclear alternative. Any solution which involves damaging a country's economy and the associated reduction in quality of life is as infeasible as say fusion power plants for everyone.
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  5. If anyone's taking bets put me down for $50 on the Dutch
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  6.  @lookingforsomething  the largest player in a market being less that 18% is not much compared to many other sectors.
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  7. lamaversusyak Same with the Aussie Collins class sub. It makes you wonder how safe dose carriers will be in a actual war.
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  8.  @TheGhungFu  if you're half as smart as you think you are then you'll understand why your sample size of one residential home is irrelevant to the debate about how to power a country.
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  9. ​ @Warlord_Megatron  if it's from a rocket launch, is on fire and/or looks out of control, just run.
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  10.  @walperstyle  it cost more than the Manhattan Project so it was in no way inexpensive. Also slave labour cost you in other areas because it turns out slaves aren't super keen on helping you win a war which will result in their continued enslavement and work accordingly.
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  11.  @catriona_drummond  current batteries can't store that amount of power. They're great for limited moments but can't power a grid overnight. The production capacity is also lacking a won't be there are decades. It also diverts the limited number of batteries from things like electric cars.
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  12. Killing 95% of civilians? Where did you get that number from?
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  13. Time for a crossover episode with Gamer's Nexus
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  14.  @SeaJay_Oceans  running out of fossil fuels is not an issue. Advancing extraction methods will allow for use to keep use them for well over the next century. Of course climate change is a thing and that would be a very bad idea (something bio fuels don'thelp with btw). Electric and hydrogen are the transport fuels of the future.
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  15.  @mim8312  Fukushima was designed in the 60s and built in the 70s. The technology has advanced somewhat since then.
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