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i agree with Wesley

This is a very cool photo

Beating the Odds

US Airways Plane Crashes In Hudson River

No deaths or life threatening injuries!  Surviving a commercial plane crash makes you a member of a pretty exclusive club.  These folks are very very lucky.

Some perspective From PlaneCrashInfo

Survival rate of passengers on
aircraft involved in fatal accidents
carrying 10+ passengers

Decade % surviving 1930s 21 1940s 20 1950s 24 1960s 19 1970s 25 1980s 34 1990s 35 2000s 24

Survival rate of passengers on aircraft ditching during controlled flight

53%

Source: PlaneCrashInfo.com accident database

 

Johnny Sokko and his Giant Robot

For some reason this show popped into my head today. I used to love the adventures of Johnny Sokko and his Giant Robot . I can't remember anything about the show other than staring slack jawed at this towering superhero robot.Giant Robo was to be Big Fire’s vanguard of destruction. Dr. Garulcher built Giant Robo to be the most power robot in the world. Armed with an array of deadly weapons and possessing incredible strength and power, Giant Robo is indeed a force to be reckoned with. Giant Robo is powered by Nuclear Engines. Giant Robo can only be controlled via a wrist watch communicator worn by Kusama Daisaku. Since Kusama Daisaku was the first voice Giant Robo heard, he is the only person able to command Giant Robo Statistics: Height/Weight (Metric): 30 Meters/500 Tons Top Flight Speed: Mach 17 Giant Robo Weaponry: - Giant Robo Missiles – Giant Robo is able to file missile warheads from his fingertips. - MegaTon Punch – Giant Robo’s Ultimate Special Attack. - MegaTon Kick - Eye Lasers - Mouth Flamethrower - Giant Robo’s Armor – Can withstand beyond 3,000 degrees of electrical generated heat.