ceaser:

And to buttress this, do you guys know that Velcro was a "spin of" off of space exploration? The first astronauts needed cloths without fumbling with putting buttons in button holes and viola! Velcro was born. So also were multi-vitamins and fertilizers.

Nebeuwa:

Please say that in English. I do not understand gutter talk.

shymmex:

And what did humanity benefit from the Apollo moon landing of 1969

Just waste of resources!!

Rossikk:

I was just counting how long it would take for some brainless lout to post this sort of racist drivel. You must be a complete wastrel and mental midget to utter this garbage. Thankfully, no one here shares your rank stupidity.

fasmukol: thank God, our politicians will now have another thing to spend our money on. May be presidential visit to the mars will be the next on the agenda.

Rossikk:

But what were the whites doing when the above were developing the initial technologies that led to the present? Weren't they running around in caves? Were would we be if the ancient Africans and Asians hadn't discovered and developed writing, medicine, mining of minerals, the sciences, philosophy, architecture, astronomy, chemistry (chem[/b]istry and al[b]chem[/b]y are actually Greek terms for ''the studies of the blacks''. In those days Greeks, the first Europeans to be civilized, were forbidden from participating in the sciences by their rulers, and those who did were often exiled, or executed for participating in ''foreign mysteries''). See a review of the book Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy by George G.M. James

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/32/001.html


[b]'Kem' was black in the ancient Egyptian language of Medu-Neteru. Egypt itself was called Kemet (black nation) by its people who referred to themselves as Kemmui (the blacks). Even today Igbos refer to pitch blackness as 'kem'. So in the old days al[b]chem[/b]y and [b]chem[/b]istry were ''the studies of the blacks''.

See, what people need to realise is that today's advances are a CULMINATION of thousands of years of painstaking human scientific progress and advancement. Praising whites alone for the current outcomes while denigrating other races is as dumb, thoughtless and ignorant as walking into a car factory when a car is virtually completed, and reserving one's praise solely for the workers seen adding the dazzling paintwork, airbags, rims, stereo, and flashy dashboards, disregarding and denigrating the workers standing around who were responsible for the initial conceptualisation, design, metallurgy, engine, gasket and chassis.

Any assessment of human technological development must be done holistically, and not in the brutish, myopic manner of those who cannot see beyond their immediate noses, much less across millenia.

Rossikk:

But what were the whites doing when the above were developing the initial technologies that led to the present? Weren't they running around in caves? Were would we be if the ancient Africans and Asians hadn't discovered and developed writing, medicine, mining of minerals, the sciences, philosophy, architecture, astronomy, chemistry (chem[/b]istry and al[b]chem[/b]y are actually Greek terms for ''the studies of the blacks''. In those days Greeks, the first Europeans to be civilized, were forbidden from participating in the sciences by their rulers, and those who did were often exiled, or executed for participating in ''foreign mysteries''). See a review of the book Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy by George G.M. James

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/32/001.html


[b]'Kem' was black in the ancient Egyptian language of Medu-Neteru. Egypt itself was called Kemet (black nation) by its people who referred to themselves as Kemmui (the blacks). Even today Igbos refer to pitch blackness as 'kem'. So in the old days al[b]chem[/b]y and [b]chem[/b]istry were ''the studies of the blacks''.

See, what people need to realise is that today's advances are a CULMINATION of thousands of years of painstaking human scientific progress and advancement. Praising whites alone for the current outcomes while denigrating other races is as dumb, thoughtless and ignorant as walking into a car factory when a car is virtually completed, and reserving one's praise solely for the workers seen adding the dazzling paintwork, airbags, rims, stereo, and flashy dashboards, disregarding and denigrating the workers standing around who were responsible for the initial conceptualisation, design, metallurgy, engine, gasket and chassis.

Any assessment of human technological development must be done holistically, and not in the brutish, myopic manner of those who cannot see beyond their immediate noses, much less across millenia.

Rossikk:

But what were the whites doing when the above were developing the initial technologies that led to the present? Weren't they running around in caves? Were would we be if the ancient Africans and Asians hadn't discovered and developed writing, medicine, mining of minerals, the sciences, philosophy, architecture, astronomy, chemistry (chem[/b]istry and al[b]chem[/b]y are actually Greek terms for ''the studies of the blacks''. In those days Greeks, the first Europeans to be civilized, were forbidden from participating in the sciences by their rulers, and those who did were often exiled, or executed for participating in ''foreign mysteries''). See a review of the book Stolen Legacy: Greek Philosophy is Stolen Egyptian Philosophy by George G.M. James

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/32/001.html


[b]'Kem' was black in the ancient Egyptian language of Medu-Neteru. Egypt itself was called Kemet (black nation) by its people who referred to themselves as Kemmui (the blacks). Even today Igbos refer to pitch blackness as 'kem'. So in the old days al[b]chem[/b]y and [b]chem[/b]istry were ''the studies of the blacks''.

See, what people need to realise is that today's advances are a CULMINATION of thousands of years of painstaking human scientific progress and advancement. Praising whites alone for the current outcomes while denigrating other races is as dumb, thoughtless and ignorant as walking into a car factory when a car is virtually completed, and reserving one's praise solely for the workers seen adding the dazzling paintwork, airbags, rims, stereo, and flashy dashboards, disregarding and denigrating the workers standing around who were responsible for the initial conceptualisation, design, metallurgy, engine, gasket and chassis.

Any assessment of human technological development must be done holistically, and not in the brutish, myopic manner of those who cannot see beyond their immediate noses, much less across millenia.

Nebeuwa:

Landing on the moon is one of the greatest accomplishments that humans have achieved.

The fact that we were able to land on an object that is separated from our planet by thousands of miles of empty space is astonishing. I do not see that as a waste of resources, because there will come a time that humanity must leave our nest (Earth).

ceaser: The Russians first went to space, right. But who first explored the capacity and ability to land on the moon and walk on it and even erect their flag in the soil on the moon? The US.

centje: One trait of americans is dat they are very patriotic. They beliv so much in their nation. Hope u noticed their flag in d celebration room. They dnt joke wit it. Hardly wil watch an american movie frm beginin to end witout a flash of their flag. Even ordinary residents in US hangs on their houses, rarely do u find nigerians displayin our flag dat way even wit all d beauty of our flag(green white green). I pray things get better so that our patriotism wil improve. Wen i got d info that they are leadin in d current olympics,i asked maself why are these ppl leadin in everyfin,well great job by NASA,hope they wil be able to get informative data frm mars. On another note,i suggest they pay one of these suicide bombers to man d craft,since d bombers dnt giv a damn abt their life...lol

utch:

They will land on the sun the day it refuses to shine upon your village!!!

isquar3d3: it was cool. D rover pilot was tweeting pictures and updates from mars. Yeah u heard rite. TWEETING from mars! Follow him on twitter @marscuriosity

O.D.B.:


niggaz non-inclusive. your dirty a55 just want to spread hate and aids

pictures: Oh , my country Nigeria, we are still fighting ourselves and
misusing our resources when others are planning to
relocate from planet earth. God help us.

pro01:

Stupidity is congealed firmly in your genes, and is invariably a generational problem for you and your unfortunate parents and forebears - a fate that also awaits the doomed creatures you would sire (if at all your doubful potency allows you procreate).

How predictable for the typical loud-mouthed, albeit empty-vessel black 'lout' to adopt a combative and belligerent posture (as you have foolishly done) when his intelligence (or the lack thereof) comes into question. Funny how you deluded twerps like to make the OBTUSE claim that the black man's intellect is at par with the white man's (citing a few aberrative examples or using useless conspiracy theories or doubtful historical accounts) while ignoring the stark reality on ground.

Darui:
What's your view on curiosity?
Ignore the racists.

centje:
I dnt support racism in any form but a feat like this deserves applause. Abt ur 'history' and 'holistic' view. Let tell u a story...a father of 2 sons,gav N50 to d eldest to start a business. He established somefin but along d way he got distracted,lost focus and collapsed d business. But then, d young brother took over d business and turned it into an empire. The frustrated elder brother turns around to seek acknowledgement in his younger brother's achievements(jst bc it waz a continuation of wat he started)

Rossikk:

But the second son is also getting distracted as we speak. Human nature, characterised by fallibility, dictates that every race attains a pinnacle of glorious achievement and acclaim, followed by a slow, inevitable - and often swift - cataclysmic decline. As we speak, the East is taking over from the West. Lesson: No condition is permanent on this earth. This same Africa you regard as a wasteland contains 7 of the 10 fastest growing economies on earth. So the change is ALREADY occurring. Of course we may not be around when it culminates in a full transfer of dominance to Africa etc, but the green shoots of Renaissance are very much on the horizon, as they were for Asia a couple of decades ago. Meanwhile, the west finds itself mired in moral turpitude and economic decline, just like her civilizational forbears at their peak. So the story about humanity is the story of batons being handed from race to race and region to region over the passage of time. The worst mistake you can make is to regard the present, foremost beneficiaries of the system as 'mentally superior' or somehow especially endowed more so than other peoples. That's the philosophy of the myopic and the ignorant. Of historical illiterates. You need to shun such approaches.

centje:
I dnt think we hv the same view. My point is,appreciate ppl achievements. No one hands d baton over to u, u reach for it.

If u feel sidelined by d present science advances then make tenacious effort to out shine them.

Most african countries includin nigeria are seriously comin up buh in this modern age u hv to speed up to catch up. Coz at d pace we are goin we cant overtake.

We say we r pursuin 202020 agenda when d country is disintegrating.

Most african country rnt yet ready roll out concrete developmental blueprint.

And all these basically are attributed to bad governance nt that africans are lazy or mentally inferior.

I jst dnt undertand why our govt dnt work.

China for instance made serious reforms in their system b4 they were able to reach where they are.

engineerd: nice! One day na one day....dumb whites trying to explore mars will be shocked when the blacks living on mars decide to reveal themselves!

Nebeuwa:

Landing on the moon is one of the greatest accomplishments that humans have achieved.

The fact that we were able to land on an object that is separated from our planet by thousands of miles of empty space is astonishing. I do not see that as a waste of resources, because there will come a time that humanity must leave our nest (Earth).

Nebeuwa:

Landing on the moon is one of the greatest accomplishments that humans have achieved.

The fact that we were able to land on an object that is separated from our planet by thousands of miles of empty space is astonishing. I do not see that as a waste of resources, because there will come a time that humanity must leave our nest (Earth).

superior1: Imagine all these beauty in the universe and some people will still argue there is no intelligent mind (GOD) behind all these

A great feat, I hope this will settle our minds about a possible invasion by aliens from mars.