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TV/Movies › Re: Photos: Most Terrifying Creatures/Characters/Villains In The History Of Movies. by Explorers(op): 5:12pm On Oct 01, 2015
13. Hatchet, 2006.

TV/Movies › Re: Photos: Most Terrifying Creatures/Characters/Villains In The History Of Movies. by Explorers(op): 5:07pm On Oct 01, 2015
12. Regan MacNeil (The Exorcist).

TV/Movies › Re: Photos: Most Terrifying Creatures/Characters/Villains In The History Of Movies. by Explorers(op): 4:42pm On Oct 01, 2015
11. T-800 Model 101, Terminator(1984).

Politics › Re: Military Strength: The Top 5 Nations That Could Defeat The World(WWIII). by Explorers(op): 4:27pm On Oct 01, 2015
uzolexis:
Interesting
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Education › Re: Only A Genius Can Interpret This (photo) by Explorers(m): 4:15pm On Oct 01, 2015
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Politics › Re: Military Strength: The Top 5 Nations That Could Defeat The World(WWIII). by Explorers(op): 11:47am On Oct 01, 2015
NaijaTalkTown:
The poster above me knows nothing other than what Hollywood and Western media feeds him. His alexis[b]007[/b] moniker confirms my thought that he thinks Hollywood has a connection with reality. America has never had a leader. The elites and Isreal Lobby are the dictators of American policies.

He thinks North Korea is indeed a weak state because he read so NY Times and Linda Ikeji blog when in reality, it is a nuclear power than can decimate America's reach in Asai. In a non-allied war, South Korea and even Japan won't be a problem to the aggressive North Korean army.

You think non-Western countries are weak militarily but in reality they are not.
Lol...
Travel › Re: Another Container Falls At Ojuelegba. Photos by Explorers(m): 10:02am On Oct 01, 2015
Separate truck lane.
Crime › Re: Gunmen Kill Bricklayer Working To Pay For Father’s Treatment by Explorers(m): 9:47am On Oct 01, 2015
Two of this on fp.
Dominique, lalasticlala.
Politics › Re: Nigeria's Independence In Pictures by Explorers(m):
Happy independence.

Travel › Re: Photos: Transport Ideas That Can Reduce Traffic/Accidents In Lagos. by Explorers(op): 9:21am On Oct 01, 2015
SkinnyDude:
this one won't work....
we go carry am go, and no go return am back..
That wil happen at the initial stage, but by the time the offenders are prosecuted extremely, it wil stop.
Politics › Re: Military Strength: The Top 5 Nations That Could Defeat The World(WWIII). by Explorers(op): 9:18am On Oct 01, 2015
NaijaTalkTown:
4 days ago, they nearly killed an old man that told them to go and join their mates in Sambisa forest instead of terrorising innocent civilians.
Eeeeyah.....can yoy imagine? I cant laff....I pity that oldman.
Politics › Re: Military Strength: The Top 5 Nations That Could Defeat The World(WWIII). by Explorers(op): 9:05am On Oct 01, 2015
NaijaTalkTown:
The Nigerian Armed Forces currently cannot defend Nigeria from any external threat. Most of the tanks are light and unserviceable while some have been siezed and destroyed by BH. The Navy is useless and complete waste of resources. Most of its personels are rich kids with "connections". No war experience and drills are not held regularly. GFP does not determine the true strenght of a military.
Pot bellied officers, most of them cannot even defend themselves, not to talk of defending a nation.
Only perfect at intimidating/brutalising civilians, motorists. Recently, some of them(NA) with a superior officer went to an eatery, asked every civilian to leave/excuse because oga wanted to eat. For almost 30mins, people were outside till they left.
Politics › Re: Military Strength: The Top 5 Nations That Could Defeat The World(WWIII). by Explorers(op): 7:13am On Oct 01, 2015
Nigeria MAN POWER.


* Total Population: 177,155,754.


* Available Manpower: 72,319,838.


Fit for Service: 40,707,659.


* Reaching Military Age Annually: 3,455,147.


* Active Frontline Personnel: 130,000.


* Active Reserve Personnel: 32,000.


LAND SYSTEMS Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).


* Tanks:148.


Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 1,420.


* Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 25.


* Towed-Artillery: 339.


* Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs):30.


AIR POWER Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service.



* Total Aircraft: 98Fighters, Interceptors:10.


* Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 10.


* Transport Aircraft: 42.


* Trainer Aircraft: 35.


* Helicopters: 38.


* Attack Helicopters: 9.


* NAVAL POWER Aircraft Carrier value includes dedicated "helicopter carrier" vessels. Total naval strength includes all known auxiliaries as well.




* Aircraft Carriers: 0


* Frigates: 2


* Destroyers: 0


* Corvettes: 0.


* Submarines: 0


* Coastal Defense Craft: 12.


* Mine Warfare: 3


* Defense Budget: $2,330,000,000.


* Defence Budget: N358,466,078,698 (Naij.com).


source: http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=nigeria

https://www.naij.com/348844-nigeria-2015-budget-jonathan-requests-for-new-aircraft.html?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C1672104287
Celebrities › Re: Some World Celebrities, Famous People That Died Too Young. by Explorers(op): 8:14pm On Sep 30, 2015
Panelbeater:
Mc Loph
Thanks.

Obiajulu Nwaozor, who is better known as MC Loph met his untimely death while driving on the notorious Benin-Ore expressway. Street Journal gathered that he was traveling to Anambra State in the Eastern part of the country for his traditional wedding when the accident that claimed his life occurred. September 2014.

source: http://thestreetjournal.org/2011/09/famous-nigerian-musician-mc-loph-is-dead/

Politics › Re: Military Strength: The Top 5 Nations That Could Defeat The World(WWIII). by Explorers(op): 7:47pm On Sep 30, 2015
1. The People’s Republic of China: $166 billion spent in 2013; 2% of GDP

* Personnel: 7,054,000.


* Air: 1,500 combat aircrafts, helicopters(undocumented),


* Sea: Approximately 708,086 tons.


* Deployed nuke estimate: 240 total "data unreliable"


China’s economic growth since the late 70s has been all but totally unprecedented; what’s more impressive than China’s sheer size today is the speed at which it got there, and there’s something to be said about that speed. Despite being stunted by serious social problems and environmental issues, the Chinese government have demonstrated an admirable capacity to push through ongoing waves of economic and social reform. They’ve proven highly effective in developing the economy and improving the living standard of many Chinese citizens. For most analysts, the big question about China’s growing prominence is whether any underlying tensions will come to the fore; will the government lose control of its population if the government’s economic growth leaves more of the citizens behind?In the way of military supremacy, how much do these questions matter? Some might say an unhappy population can’t coexist with a truly robust and competitive military, some might say the single-party government can’t retain legitimacy at all in the face of an increasingly globalized (even Westernized) world. But here’s what the data has to say:
The 2013 World Economic League Table report predicts China’s Gross Domestic Product to surpass the United States’ in 2028. China currently spends only 2% of its GDP versus America’s 4.4% on military growth. A 2011 International Institute for Strategic Studies report found that given current spending trends, China will reach military equality, or parity, with the US in just 15-20 years. This was before China increased its spending to $166 billion last year. And with the Chinese Communist Party managing the country behind closed doors, how much do we really know about the Chinese military? The full extent of their strength remains to be seen, but with the figures as they are it’s possible that China could defeat America if push came to shove in the realm of tenuous China-U.S.relations, in the event of international conflict. Now that we’ve ranked the 5 future potential World War III competitors by their military trajectories, let’s consider a few more imminent ways a global conflict could arise in the 21st century.

Check it here/source: http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/rich-countries/top-5-countries-most-likely-to-win-world-war-iii/?view=all

Politics › Re: Military Strength: The Top 5 Nations That Could Defeat The World(WWIII). by Explorers(op): 7:22pm On Sep 30, 2015
2. United States of America: $682 billion spent in in 2013, 4.4% of GDP.


* Personnel: 2,291,910.


* Air: 3,318 combat aircraft; 6,417 attack helicopters


* Sea: Approximately 3,415,893 tons.


* Nuke estimate: Approximately 1654 deployed, 5,113 total.


How can we possibly have more faith in any other military than the United States’? America’s finest are the very best, most technologically advanced and well-trained in the world, and we’veall heard that nauseating statistic that the US spends more on its military than the next 10 superpowers combined. So why,why is America sitting at just second place? Let’s play devil’s advocate and assume a third World War doesn’t happen until sometime at the end of the century, and then consider the following: While the US spent an enormous $682 billion on defense in 2013, IHS Jane’s forecasts a 2014 budget of around $574.9 billion. While that’s still massive reliably more than the next eight or so countries combined a single year drop of over $100 billion (twice the entire defense budget of the UK, give or take) is far from insignificant. Like Western Europe, America’s growing debt problems and increasingly unpopular defense spending appear to be causing some penny-pinching as of late; predictions showing a solid slashing by a near-sixth of its military spending. Yes, that might not mean much when you already have the largest navy and combat air force in the world by a longshot, and a frightening nuclear arsenal, but then there’s also this to consider.

Politics › Re: Military Strength: The Top 5 Nations That Could Defeat The World(WWIII). by Explorers(op):
3. The Russian Federation: $90.7 billion spent in 2013; 4.4% of GDP.


* Personnel: 3,250,000.


* Air: 1,900 combat aircrafts,1,655 attack helicopters


*,Sea: Approximately 845,730 tons.


* Nuke estimate: About 1,480 deployed, 4,502 total.


Thanks in part to the accelerating activity of Russia, the third highest defense spender in the world, global military spending is now growing for the first time in five years. Like India, Russia’s budget appears to be doing the opposite of virtually all Western military budgets, including the United States’, and its recent surpassing of Britain is pretty strong evidence of the trend. IHS Jane’s Annual Defense Budgets review predicts Russia’s military spending to grow by over 44% over the next three years, providing a much-desired revitalization of Russia’s military training and equipment. With already the second biggest navy and air force in the world, and the second biggest nuclear arsenal, few doubt Russia’s plans to remain a major military power for quite some time.



* Note: Having the World's deadliest nuclear missile -
( R-36M2 – ICBM "SATAN" )

Techincal Specifications Wiki,Details;

* Manufacturer: Yuzhny machine-Building Plant.

* Weight: 209, 600 kg.

* Length: 32.2m.

* Diameter: 3.05m.

* Warhead: Three Stage Fission-Fussion-Fission, over 20 Mt of TNT.

* Detonation Mechanism: Airburst-Airbust.

* Engine: Two-Stage Liquid Propellent.

* Operational Range: 10,200 - 16,000 km.

* Speed: Mach 23+ or 29,000 kmph +Guidance System-Inertial, Autonomous.

* Accuracy: 220-700m CEP.

* Launch System: Silo.

* Pieces: Over 60.

source: http://aermech.com/top-10-deadliest-nuclear-missiles-icbmirbmwikifeatures-2015-2016/

Politics › Re: Military Strength: The Top 5 Nations That Could Defeat The World(WWIII). by Explorers(op): 6:52pm On Sep 30, 2015
4. India: $46.1 billion spent in 2013; 2.5% of GDP.

* Personnel: 4,768,407.


* Air: 1080 combat Planes/Jets, 140 attack helicopters.


* Sea: Approximately 317,725 tons.


* Nuke estimate: up to 100.


India’s current military spending ranks only 8th worldwide, with France, Japan and even Saudi Arabia spending about $10 billion more in 2013. So what makes the former British colony such a promising candidate for future military supremacy, even more so than its colonial ancestor? A 2007 report by investment bank Goldman Sachs found India’s accelerating growth could see its economy surpassing Britain within a decade, another report just last year by global information group ‘IHS Jane’s’ specifically predicts India’s military budget will overtake Britain’s by 2017, based on current trends. Indeed, the data shows Britain, though some what insulated from the Euro debt crisis, will see cuts where India sees boosts in long-term defense spending. India is poised to catch up perhaps even surpass Western military powers in the near future. Though not all currently active, India also has the second highest number of troops worldwide, largely from massive paramilitary groups who could potentially bolster the Indian Army in the event of global conflict.

Politics › Re: Military Strength: The Top 5 Nations That Could Defeat The World(WWIII). by Explorers(op): 6:44pm On Sep 30, 2015
5. United Kingdom: $60.8 Billion spent in 2013; 2.5% of GDP.


* Personnel: 387,570.

* Air: 222 combat aircrafts, 153 attack helicopters.

* Sea: Approximately 367,860 tons.

* Nuke estimate: Fewer than 160 deployed, 225 total.

Britain’s military reputation is notable for its historic romanticism, Her Majesty’s exemplary Armed Forces with her past claims to the best navy in the world don’t quite capture the reality of global military power today, though. In truth, the Royal Navy is the fifth biggest, and the Royal Air Force the oldest independent air force in the world doesn’t place in the top ten. But the UK is still by most measures the second biggest Western military power at the moment (though some might argue for France), and their military spending ranked fourth worldwide in 2013. We had a tough time ourselves deciding whether France, Germany or Japan would have better chances in this virtual World War, but here’s why we settled with the UK.
According to the 2013 annua lWorld Economic League Table report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research, the U.K. is on path to becoming the largest Western European economy ahead of Germany by around 2030. It’s conceivable that, by this time, the effects of the current EU debt crisis will have left most European economies trailing behind rising powers like India and Brazil, while the UK retaining its independence from the Eurozone remains insulated from long-term economic slowdown. With only about 2.5% of Britain’s GDP being currently spent on defense, there is feasibly much room for rapid militarization in the event of rising tensions. Close historical and ideological ties with the US doesn’t hurt, either.

Politics › Military Strength: The Top 5 Nations That Could Defeat The World(WWIII). by Explorers(op):
At about 8:15 a.m. Monday, August 6, 1945, the American atomic bomb “Little Boy” dropped on Hiroshima effectively killing 80,000 people and destroying 69% of the city’s buildings in an instant. Three days later, a second bomb "Fatman" on Nagasaki killed 40,000 just as quickly, and tens of thousands more died from injury and radiation by the end of the year. So ended the Second World War in Asia, when Japan surrendered to the allies just months after Hitler’s suicide in a German bunker. Today, a single thermonuclear weapon weighing just over 1,000 kg has the explosive equivalent of about 1.2 million tons of TNT. If global war were to erupt today, it would be the first time in history where virtually all major combatants had this sort of destructive capability. With estimates of some 22,000 total nukes in modern military arsenals, it’s not hard to believe countries really do have the means for multiple mass-extinctions, as some have sensationally warned. But is that what a Third World War would look like? Certainly, the days of a war centred around battles fought in trenches are long behind us. Would warheads now simply pepper the planet and wipe nations out in one fell swoop? Would it be over within days? Weeks?
A handful of months or years maybe from nuclear ecocide? It’s a frightening thought, but thankfully military conflict is more complicated than that; America’s choice to unleash just two instances of that destruction on Japan remains by far the most morally, politically and historically problematic military decision ever made. Perhaps the fact that industrialized countries continue bloating their military budgets for all sorts of less-frightening armaments, like F-35 fighter jets with 24 million lines of software code and bunker-busting cruise missiles, means it’s unlikely a global war would take off running with a decisive nuclear parade. But then again, the most recent evidence of major military powers facing off comes with a nuclear explosion. Are the nukes just in-waiting for that next “World War”? This is barely scratching the surface of the uncertainty of the question. Who would win WWIII? Some of us might be tempted to place victory in the nuke-count, plain and simple. But in an attempt to try and make our own predictions about this hypothetical global conflict a little more realistic and diplomatic, we combined several points of data on the biggest military powers today with trends in their economic growth and defense spending. We looked at;

* Military personnel count(total active, reserve and paramilitary troops).


* Naval size(by displaced tonnage of water, i.e. total real weight of military sea vessels).


* Air force size(number of combat planes and attack helicopters).


* Trends in military spending(both the amount in U.S. dollars, and percentage of GDP).


* Estimated nuke count.


Now before we square off on the biggest military-geek debate on the internet, we’d like to reiterate: While based on factual information, the situations described here are entirely hypothetical and the conclusions drawn have been reduced to analyses of the set of criteria stipulated above combined with the findings of research on predicted future trends.The abundance of nuclear weapons, among other things, makes it virtually impossible to carry out a tactful analysis of how modern militaries might fare in a global conflict, and it hardly needs stipulating that war is about context, and that’s very much more than facts and figures. Countries also have a lot more at their disposal than combat aerials and warships, home-base defense ballistics and the whole gamut of auxiliary ground, air and sea vehicles that play crucial roles in military deployment, not to mention geography, leadership, allying potential and other unquantifiable dynamics, are mostly overlooked here. Most of all, this exercise is about making a future prediction, not a World War 2014, which means there’s a lot more than present military proportions to consider.
So be warned: this sort of hypothesising could benefit from some healthy zombie-apocalypse-type scepticism, lest you lend it a little too much credibility as a portrait of future military supremacy. With this in mind, however, our top 5 list serves as a rundown of military power, as per the specifications listed. Without further ado, here are our top candidates…

Travel › Re: Photos: Transport Ideas That Can Reduce Traffic/Accidents In Lagos. by Explorers(op):
Elevated/Overhead metro or train system.


An elevated railway(also known in Europe as overhead railway) is a rapid transit railway with the tracks above street level on a viaduct or other steel, concrete or brick structure. The railway may be standard gauge, narrow gauge, light rail, mono railor a suspension railway. These will run/fly over water, busy, congested, and traffic prone areas in Lagos.

* Metro Dubai.

* Vancouver skytrain, Canada.

* São Paulo metro.

* Elevated section of the Docklands Light Railway in London.



Image source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevated_railway?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C8807470633

Dominique, ive bn banned from your section. Please help, Thanks.

Science/Technology › Re: Plane Crashes Caused By Pilot Error & Some Facts About Flying (Graphic Photos) by Explorers(op): 4:34pm On Sep 30, 2015
cosxzbay:
Nice security tip about the best rows to sit.
lol...na that one i like pass. Very close to emergency exit.
Science/Technology › Re: Plane Crashes Caused By Pilot Error & Some Facts About Flying (Graphic Photos) by Explorers(op): 4:34pm On Sep 30, 2015
cosxzbay:
Nice security tip about the best rows to sit.
lol...na that one i like pass.
Celebrities › Re: Some World Celebrities, Famous People That Died Too Young. by Explorers(op): 3:29pm On Sep 30, 2015
Karleb:
How about Lucky Dube, Marvin Gaye...?
Thanks for adding.
TV/Movies › Re: Photos: Most Terrifying Creatures/Characters/Villains In The History Of Movies. by Explorers(op): 3:27pm On Sep 30, 2015
wolewolsz:
Good job Op, but this list wont be complete without the scary charachters in "the 13th ghost"

Notable mention: that demon in "drag me to he'll"
Thanks for adding.
Celebrities › Re: Some World Celebrities, Famous People That Died Too Young. by Explorers(op): 12:44pm On Sep 30, 2015
26. Christopher Lee Rios, (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000).

Aged: 28yrs.

Stage name "Big Pun" He was an American rapper and actor, the first Latino rapper to attain Platinum sales status as a solo act.
Pun struggled with a weight problem for all of his adult life. His weight fluctuated in the early 1990s between obese and morbidly obese. On February 7, 2000, Big Pun suffered a fatal heart attack and respiratory. He was pronounced dead at the hospital after paramedics could not revive him. Big Pun was at his highest weight at the time of his death, 698 pounds (317 kg).

source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Pun?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C4181394519

Celebrities › Re: Some World Celebrities, Famous People That Died Too Young. by Explorers(op): 8:50am On Sep 30, 2015
furetin20:
What a thread! op you wan ruin my morninghuh
Im sorry bro.
Travel › Re: Photos: Transport Ideas That Can Reduce Traffic/Accidents In Lagos. by Explorers(op): 8:37am On Sep 30, 2015
Lahore Metro Bus route


Brt Toronto


Articulated Brt São Paulo.


Curitiba BRT Station, Brazil.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bus_rapid_transit_systems?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C2609860768

Travel › Re: Photos: Transport Ideas That Can Reduce Traffic/Accidents In Lagos. by Explorers(op): 8:01am On Sep 30, 2015
The Phileas BRT vehicle developed by Dutch company Advanced Public Transport System (APTS) can drive itself automatically on a dedicated route/track as well as being manually driven on normal roads.

Travel › Re: Photos: Transport Ideas That Can Reduce Traffic/Accidents In Lagos. by Explorers(op): 7:54am On Sep 30, 2015
ednut1:
Tax car owners and introduce better BRTs. There shud be ferry service from oworo to the island also. To reduce 3rd mainland traffic. Bt trust our leader. None of thier business
Newyork and Dubai cabs.

Travel › Re: Photos: Transport Ideas That Can Reduce Traffic/Accidents In Lagos. by Explorers(op): 7:49am On Sep 30, 2015
ednut1:
Tax car owners and introduce better BRTs. There shud be ferry service from oworo to the island also. To reduce 3rd mainland traffic. Bt trust our leader. None of thier business
Correct, like that of Washington state/Seattle ferry that moves people and cars.(It goes to Canada/Vancouver waters). Thanks bro.

Travel › Re: Photos: Transport Ideas That Can Reduce Traffic/Accidents In Lagos. by Explorers(op): 7:40am On Sep 30, 2015
Funjosh:
How many Nigerian can ride a Bicycle huh
They will learn nagrin

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