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Beating the Odds

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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

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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.