A US Soldier Story

05/25/20 • 42 min

What does it take to face the fear of battle? Konrad explains his take on how he rose to the challenge. From Boot Camp to returning from combat in Afghanistan, he tells his story along with his battalion.

In the world of the 21st century, we are all fortunate that only a few US Citizens among World Citizens ever seen violent conflicts battles. Wars and conflicts are becoming more scarce. Konrad served in the last Major War in history. Hopefully the last ever.

From the Colonial Age to the Vietnam Conflict of the 1970's the US and most of the world faced a great deal of battles. Given that in the last 7 years peace has returned to our age, we should be more optimistic for our future. Finally, the talk here explores what the future goals of the US Military should be.

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Celestial Dreams

In this episode, we explore what we've done during the past century to explore outer space, both proximate to Earth, and into the far reaches of the solar system. A fascinating journey that briefly talks about where we have gone and where we Must Go in the next decade to the current generation and for the next 200 years of human prosperity and not go into decline. This Space Exploration was highlighted in the American Apollo Missions. This was defined at Rice University in 1962 is as President J.F.K. put it as, "We set sail on the most hazardous and greatest missions that man has ever embarked..."

We begin the discovery process as to how we got into flight in 1903. Then the step by step attempt for a human driven machine to go further into the sky to eventually reach outer space. This perilous journey is riddled with challenges. American Air Force Pilot Chuck Yeager in 1947 reached 45,000 feet high into the atmosphere. Then the USSR Russians first made success with Sputnik in 1957 and then had the first person in space in 1961.

Nonetheless reaching the Moon which was the American Goal of the 1960s. Finally on July 20th 1969, Mission Accomplished set by Apollo 11!

Curiosity pursues and the next goal of space probes begins with Voyager 1 & 2. These unmanned spacecrafts take tens of thousands of photos of our solar system. This set our sights on new space bases on Saturn's moon Titan someday soon. First thought, we must set colonizing our celestial objects of the Moon and Mars.

From there, we will travel to the precious-metal-rich asteroid belts. This will unite us for a number reason all explained in this Revolutionary and Astronomical B.I.G. 8 series. Listen here to learn more and hear it all!

Finally, we explain how these astronomical goals will unify our species at last, in a peaceful future and great society.

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Why Electric Vehicles?

Why the Electric Vehicle my friends? What's the matter with Gas and Diesel motor vehicles? We dive briefly into the Why Nots and Why Yes's for both. That's among the burning questions of the 2020's. And a whole lot of trillions of dollars right on this big question. So you better take a listen for your future jobs and security here. We don't write the rules but there is a lot to come from this...

So most non History Majors wouldn't know it but we used to impale whales of all sizes in the ocean just to keep our lamps on. As you might know, lamp oil fueled lamps of the 1800s. However this was from the blubber of these giant sea creatures who are the intelligent mammals very similar to humans. What an atrocity that we would allow this. A major reason why we eat needed to move forward and the 1850s and 60s to find another fuel source. Which in the 1880s we did the from bubbling black gold goo called "Texas Tea" coming out of the ground we know as oil.

In addition to ferocious appetite for industry needed better fuel sources especially the vehicle travel industry that was just beginning. Growing population growing demands needed a fuel that was easy to transport. Even easier than the heavy coal that was currently being used to run the steam motors. That fuel would be gasoline and diesel.

Then Henry Ford in the beginning of 20th Century announced the coming of the Model T. This was huge as he started the mass production with the assembly line and forming large teams of machinery and people to manufacture these vehicles.

The cost of the vehicles came down and the production rates went up dramatically. Everyone wanted to get these fast gas powered vehicles to replace horse and buggy.

Batteries were proposed as an option but made with lead acid back in the early 20th century and the weight problems it wasn't even a thought to replace the gas and diesel powered models.

And so for almost a hundred years gas and diesel reigned as the victors of propulsion on the road. That was until the early 2000s. One particular company disrupted this model with a car called The Roadster. The age of Tesla Motors had begun.

Among the impressive features was the acceleration that only makes 90% of people smile.😁 It's all things we love in a vehicle PLUS the impressive torque ratio that allows for instant drivetrain propulsion from direct current electric. And in the case of the TESLA Roadster try 0 to 60 in under 2.1 seconds! 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🏆

Benefits of electric vehicles

There are a number of great benefits to electric vehicles (EVs) over conventional petrol/diesel cars.

Cheaper to run

Owners of an EV have the advantage of much lower running costs.

Cheaper to maintain

EVs have a lot less moving parts than a conventional petrol/diesel car. There is relatively little servicing and no expensive exhaust systems, starter motors, fuel injection systems, radiators and many other parts that aren’t needed in an EV.

Batteries do wear out so replacement batteries will eventually be needed. Most car manufacturers warrant EV batteries for around 8 years. Key advantage over fossil fuels driven petrol vehicles that needs regular servicing so cost more to maintain. However, because the electrical motor requires little maintenance due to far few moving Parts which cause engines and components to fail quicker

Better for the environment

Less pollution: By choosing to drive an EV you are helping to reduce harmful air pollution from exhaust emissions. An EV has zero exhaust emissions.

Renewable energy: If you use renewable energy to recharge your EV, you can reduce your greenhouse gas emissions even further. You could recharge your EV from your solar PV system during the day instead of from the grid.

Health benefits

Reduced harmful exhaust emissions is good news for our health. Better air quality will lead to less health problems and costs caused by air pollution. EVs are also quieter than petrol/diesel vehicles, which means less noise pollution.

Safety improvements

Recent findings have shown that several EV features can improve safety. EVs tend to have a lower centre of gravity that makes them less likely to roll over. They can also have a lower risk for major fires or explosions and the body construction and durability of EVs may make them safer in a collision.

Our energy security

On a national level, EVs can help with Australia’s energy security. At present, Australia is highly dependent on other countries for petroleum imports. EVs are easy to power from local and renewable energy sources, reducing our dependence on foreign oil.

Among other reasons it's as clear as day who needs to take over in the 2020s and Beyond to get this electric vehicle Market shifts all the worlds energy needs and create a more sustainable planet.

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