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titianJul. 07, 2009 - 12:32PM JST

I thought only KGB is using an umbrella as a weapon! Agree, the size and color of umbrella should be carefully investigated, and those kind of umbrellas should be banned. Ever better if everyone having even a legal umbrella is fingerprinted.

Posted in: Two women attacked by man with umbrella in Shinjuku
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titianJun. 29, 2009 - 05:41PM JST

Well done Sensei! It seems that toilets are seen as something funny in the modern Japanese mass culture:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBuGxvrk100

Posted in: Teacher, wife busted for filming women in toilet 'just for fun'
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titianJun. 02, 2009 - 12:11PM JST

frontandcentre:

is could it have been bad turbulence? I have never heard of a flight at cruising altitude simply falling out of the sky - only the Swissair crash out of New York sounds at all similar to this...

Yes, it could be...But it should be a very strong one, to cause a structural damage, and it should have been seen on a plane's weather radar. However, the modern planes, including A330, are very strong. Swissair Flight 111 crashed into the ocean near Nova Scotia in 1998. The reason was a fire in the cockpit which burned the electrical insulation and caused a complete electrical failure. The A330 case also reminds me of the Pulkovo Flight 612 (2006) crash near Donetzk. The reason was a pilot error while flying in a severe storm - flying too high in a thin and "hot" air (-30 degrees instead of the usual -50) and exceeding the alpha limit which caused the plane to enter a flat spin. The T-tail aerodynamic configuration of the Tupolev 154 renders the recovery from flat spin nearly impossible (However, A330 has an "alpha-floor" - a robust protection - via auto thrust - against the approach of critical alpha).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulkovo_Aviation_Enterprise_Flight_612

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uJHIzXQWXk

Also: Southern Airways Flight 242 (1977) had problems due to storms. The plane lost thrust of both engines and crash landed. The cause was "the ingestion of massive amounts of water and hail which in combination with thrust lever movement induced severe stalling in and major damage to the engine compressors":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Airways_Flight_242

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySKsQQn_GQQ

Posted in: Vast search of Atlantic Ocean for Air France jet
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titianApr. 10, 2009 - 03:43PM JST

Aso says Japan can cash in on the overseas popularity of Japanese ‘‘anime,’’ comics and fashion.

Right! I am not sure about the fashion, but sure, anime and manga are the best Japan can offer to the "enrich" the world's cultural heritage.

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