So why do the done pilots not have a right to fly their craft 100+ ft above you, yet you have the right to shoot it down, destroying property illegally?

Yes, because frequently KNOCKING PEOPLE TO THE GROUND because you don't like what they're doing is the correct response. Not rude at all. Certainly not arguable as assault.

"Too many people period are idiots about not negotiating equitable space that I just bowl them down." Showing that you are unwilling to negotiate for sidewalk space, which shows you to be equal parts asshat and hypocrite. Grow up.

Rape does not specifically involve penetration, use a dictionary, and also common sense.

Yes. Our entire government is, of course, Obama. We shouldn't lay any blame at the feet of senators and house representatives for the state our country is in. Obama is the problem, and surely when we "vote" a new president into office, everything will be merry-go-rounds made of rainbows, fields of chocolate covered dandelions and rain will taste like lemonade! Our government is not run by one man. And there is no aspect of it that is running satisfactorily, stop trying to lay it all at one person's feet. In relation to the actual article, I find it quite refreshing. I'm not saying that girls get more or anything, but how is it promoting equality to give exclusive rights on a project to one group of people?

http://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinof... http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://www.discovery.com/tv-sh... http://science.howstuffworks.c... I googled that for you. Does that help?

The space program has technology as a by-product. The true goal of space is not about your personal wealth, but about the wealth of your children's children and even more far off generations... This is about the big picture. This is about more than just your petty greed. What about that is so hard to grasp? Why does everything have to offer you a return price tag for you to consider it's worth? But then, if most people are as self centered as you are, then maybe the human race does deserve to stay on this rock until it burns.

Do you really think you could find a material strong enough to withstand the forces a train puts on them, while also being soft enough that it doesn't damage the rails? I'm thinking that was the big motivation here, to find a solution that doesn't add to the wear and tear those rails already go through.

Burying your head in the sand, ignoring new technology has worked so well for the MPAA.

Running from new technology and burying your head in the sand has worked so very well for the MPAA so far. That must be why they keep at it. It's so very effective!