Comments on: Space Cops to Enforce World Peace http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Odon http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/comment-page-1/#comment-1058311 Odon Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:18:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4339#comment-1058311 Strange that it doesn't say HOW they were supposed to enforce world peace. If this article was indeed inspired by "Space Cadet" then world peace was enforced by orbiting satellite bombs! Strange that it doesn’t say HOW they were supposed to enforce world peace. If this article was indeed inspired by “Space Cadet” then world peace was enforced by orbiting satellite bombs!

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/comment-page-1/#comment-1053730 jayessell Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:35:34 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4339#comment-1053730 Rick and Charlie: Who Watches the Watchmen? Rick and Charlie:
Who Watches the Watchmen?

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/comment-page-1/#comment-1053729 Charlie Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:24:02 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4339#comment-1053729 Rick: Whoops! It's fixed now. I have a tendency not to notice when the OCR software messes up but chooses a valid word. Rick: Whoops! It’s fixed now. I have a tendency not to notice when the OCR software messes up but chooses a valid word.

]]> By: Rick Auricchio http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/comment-page-1/#comment-1053727 Rick Auricchio Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:05:57 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4339#comment-1053727 "Space Cops to Enforce World POLICE" A Freudian slip? “Space Cops to Enforce World POLICE”

A Freudian slip?

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/comment-page-1/#comment-1053718 Charlie Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:16:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4339#comment-1053718 You can watch the whole movie here: http://www.archive.org/details/things_to_come_ipod_version You can watch the whole movie here:
http://www.archive.org/details.....od_version

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/comment-page-1/#comment-1053712 jayessell Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:34:44 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4339#comment-1053712 It would have looked something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PGYe64zSN8 It would have looked something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PGYe64zSN8

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/comment-page-1/#comment-1053705 Charlie Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:35:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4339#comment-1053705 McLaren: We certainly know MI has seen the movie: http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/04/30/h-g-wells-things-to-come/ McLaren: We certainly know MI has seen the movie: http://blog.modernmechanix.com.....s-to-come/

]]> By: mclaren http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/comment-page-1/#comment-1053704 mclaren Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:31:55 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4339#comment-1053704 Actually, it's the plot of the 1936 film <i>Things To Come</i>...which of course was written by H. G. Wells. Though in that film, the world peace enforcers use aeroplanes, rather than rockets. A negligible difference: same idea. Actually, it’s the plot of the 1936 film Things To Come…which of course was written by H. G. Wells. Though in that film, the world peace enforcers use aeroplanes, rather than rockets. A negligible difference: same idea.

]]> By: BrownBear http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/comment-page-1/#comment-1053700 BrownBear Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:17:11 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4339#comment-1053700 Actually this article is probably based on Space Cadet by Robert Heinlein which predates this article by 3 years. The Space Patrol of that novel is strikingly similar to that proposed in this article. Actually this article is probably based on Space Cadet by Robert Heinlein which predates this article by 3 years. The Space Patrol of that novel is strikingly similar to that proposed in this article.

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/comment-page-1/#comment-1053699 jayessell Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:08:12 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4339#comment-1053699 4th Guy: Search YouTube for Thunberdirds (Not misspelt) High-larrious! 4th Guy:
Search YouTube for
Thunberdirds
(Not misspelt)
High-larrious!

]]> By: 4th guy http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/comment-page-1/#comment-1053697 4th guy Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:37:43 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4339#comment-1053697 This summer Thunderbirds are go. This summer Thunderbirds are go.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/comment-page-1/#comment-1053694 Firebrand38 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:21:36 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4339#comment-1053694 Ahhhh, the good old days when there was so much hope about the UN. Ahhhh, the good old days when there was so much hope about the UN.

]]> By: Roflcopter http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/04/23/space-cops-to-enforce-world-police/comment-page-1/#comment-1053693 Roflcopter Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:18:04 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4339#comment-1053693 They should get Rocket Jump Jets... They should get Rocket Jump Jets…

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