Re: X-15 self-launch?



Prof. Plastic@build models.com wrote:

"Little sea squirrel, prowling in the cold waves, gnaw now upon the enemy's nuts as well as the navy's.
Tiny are you, no larger than a rodent, but your teeth are full of Bushido Spirit, and the angry demeanor of your shaking tail betokens sure victory." ;-)


LOL!!




The tragic part was how to some extent Japanese midgetism became a self-fulfilling prophecy; if a child was seen to have "squirrel tendencies" early in their youth (large teeth, a tendency to climb trees, long finger and toenails, and a nervous and curious temperament) then the local Shinto priest was almost sure to suggest that acorns should be introduced into the child's diet for its health. Unfortunately, acorns contain substances that make them unpalatable (and indeed somewhat poisonous) to humans, and this would lead to a loss of the child's appetite and consequent stunting of their growth, leading to yet more "squirrel food" being introduced into their diet in an attempt to make them healthy.
The end results were vitamin deficiencies that led to numerous problems including poor eyesight due to lack of vitamin A, and protuberant teeth due to lack of vitamin C and incipient scurvy.
It is no coincidence that American W.W. II propaganda posters showed Japanese soldiers as tiny in size, with buck teeth and glasses. In fact, it went even further than that, with Japanese soldiers actually being portrayed as rodents in some cases: http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3b40000/3b48000/3b48800/3b48885r.jpg ;-)

Pat .

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