Strange Items in the Turkish Press
Claire Berlinski, Ed. ·
Mar 18, 2011 at 7:06am
You know, if you didn't keep watch on the Turkish press, you could miss items like this completely.
Iran, it seems, has built a flying saucer.
The Zuhal--that's what they're calling it--comes complete with GPS and an HD 10 mega-pixel imaging system. Or so the Iranians say.
Honestly, that kind of looks like a frisbee to me. But what do I know.
Actually, to be more precise, if you didn't have Turkish friends who keep track of the Turkish press and post these things on Facebook so that everyone can make flying saucer jokes, you could miss them completely. But fortunately, I have Turkish friends who do just that.
Thanks, Turkish flying-saucer-joke friends! Keep on keeping me posted!
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Jun '10
Re: Strange Items in the Turkish Press
Clearly a high-end frisbee.
May '10
Re: Strange Items in the Turkish Press
Is this our Sputnik moment?
Mar '11
Re: Strange Items in the Turkish Press
So somebody in Iran has finally figured out Photoshop?
Jun '10
Re: Strange Items in the Turkish Press
Prime suspect: E J Hill. "E J, you have a right to remain silent [blah, blah, blah]."
Edited on Mar 18, 2011 at 7:37amDec '10
Re: Strange Items in the Turkish Press
Looks like a hybrid eco-friendly DVD player......I
Edited on Mar 18, 2011 at 7:43amMar '11
Re: Strange Items in the Turkish Press
tabula rasa
Prime suspect: E J Hill. "E J, you have a right to remain silent [blah, blah, blah]." · Mar 18 at 7:36am
Edited on Mar 18 at 07:37 am
He'd be the right man for the job.
Mar '11
Re: Strange Items in the Turkish Press
A slightly modified Sony Discman?
Re: Strange Items in the Turkish Press
How about a Roomba?
"To boldly go where no vacuum cleaner has gone before..."
Jan '11
Re: Strange Items in the Turkish Press
Actually, the picture in Claire's post is from a Popular Science concept article on the possible future of aircraft manufacturers' flying saucer designs. I don't know if it's still possible to get to the article, but there's a picture on the PopSci site here.
May '10
Re: Strange Items in the Turkish Press
FAB Virgil, Thunderbirds are go
Dec '10
Re: Strange Items in the Turkish Press
I was thinking either that or "Team America"...
Oct '10
Re: Strange Items in the Turkish Press
Claire--I would really enjoy an article explaining WHY conspiracy theories and paranoia seem so prevalent throughout the Middle Eastern populations. I remember the accusation that Israel was training sharks to attack Muslims!
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You ask a fascinating question, and yes, it's worth an article. Remind me.
Oct '10
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Conspiracy theories and superstitions abound in most places and cultures. Here in Mexico, witchcraft is still an everyday thing... Part of the human condition ..
Building a functional flying saucer is an exreeeemly difficult task. If they wanted to be convincing, they should have built a flying wing, like Northorp in the old days of aviation. Now there is a design to prove ones mettle...
Jul '10
Re: Strange Items in the Turkish Press
Claire Berlinski, Ed.
You ask a fascinating question, and yes, it's worth an article. Remind me. · Mar 18 at 1:04pm
May I take a stab at that?
I suggest that Muslims, believing their religion and their worldview to be the perfect revelations of Allah, can only explain the fall of the Caliphate and the miserable state of most Muslim countries in terms of evil conspiracies perpetrated by Infidels and Jews.
To believe otherwise is to acknowledge the fatal flaws of Islam and their own fecklessness.
Dec '10
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Logo, I was thinking the same thing, only I suspected the new Joomba, from Iranbot (Trademark thingy).
Jul '10
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I first thought of a lawn mower.
Sep '10
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Okay, who repainted their roomba?