Monday, October 24, 2005
The Chinese In Space
China's second manned space capsule just returned from orbit, paving the way for a future Chinese moon mission. What do you think?
Dan Cloutier,
Welder
"This may solve China's overpopulation problem, two people and billions of dollars at a time."
Cassandra Hines,
Housewife
"I have a feeling that, as a culture, the Chinese are going to have a hard time making rockets that don't explode in beautiful geometric patterns."
Malcolm Glidden,
Systems Analyst
"Finally, I won't have to rent movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero in order to see the effects of weightlessness on Chinese people."
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