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USS Nimitz First Nuclear-Powered Ship To Visit Malaysia

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Posted by Pappy 2005-07-01 01:07|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1730 views since 2007-05-07] Top

1 ..said she was glad for the opportunity to visit Malaysia and it was a relief to be on land again after a long voyage.

Whatever you do, don't spit your gum out on the sidewalk...

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-07-01 01:21|| 2005-07-01 01:21|| Front Page Top

2 Another stellar example of a "journalist" who can't do math. 132 million miles in 30 years works out to an average speed of just over 500 miles per hour! I suspect the actual figure was 1.32 million miles. (Ya gotta watch 'em - those decimal points are tricky!)

Posted by PBMcL 2005-07-01 02:25|| 2005-07-01 02:25|| Front Page Top

3 You're right, PBMcL! Man, I'd hate to be a Greenpeace freak in the way of the Nimitz steaming at 500+ mph. Just another greasy spot in the water!

Posted by BA">BA 2005-07-01 07:23|| 2005-07-01 07:23|| Front Page Top

4 you mean it matters where you put those little dots?

Posted by typical journalist 2005-07-01 07:25|| 2005-07-01 07:25|| Front Page Top

5 PBMcL-
Don't forget, the top speed of our CVN's has always been classified - now we know why.(grin/ON)

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2005-07-01 07:36|| 2005-07-01 07:36|| Front Page Top

6 Imagine how big the hydrofoils are.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-07-01 08:32|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-07-01 08:32|| Front Page Top

7 She hauls when the jets are tied down and the afterburners are lit.

Posted by ed 2005-07-01 08:33|| 2005-07-01 08:33|| Front Page Top

8 ed: That thought would make for an awesome photoshop job :)

Posted by Charles 2005-07-01 09:29|| 2005-07-01 09:29|| Front Page Top

9 Can it go into space?

Posted by Admiral Yamamoto">Admiral Yamamoto 2005-07-01 10:13|| 2005-07-01 10:13|| Front Page Top

10 Dude, decimal points are sooo fascist. Can't we all just make a value judgment about how fast the Nimitz moves?

Posted by Matt 2005-07-01 12:31|| 2005-07-01 12:31|| Front Page Top

11 Don't you remember that movie, where the carrier was sent back in time to December 7? Obviously we have now mastered the technology.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2005-07-01 13:37|| http://blog.simmins.org]">[http://blog.simmins.org] 2005-07-01 13:37|| Front Page Top

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