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In Topic: Girl In Bangkok Tollway Accident Sued For Bt36M
2011-04-11 09:26:32
Mugg, on 2011-04-11 09:11:50, said:
jazzbo, on 2011-04-11 07:34:43, said:
In the USA at least, compensatory damages are differentiated from punitive damages ...
Compensatory damages in compensation for lost in wages over the lifetime of the deceased.
Punitive damages punishment for your actions.
Not that hard to understand in my view. However when it comes to the life of an individual in Thailand 30,000 or 100,000 seems to be the normal compensation. It's rediculous to think that a life is so cheap in Thailand and that is why so many cases are settled out of court for so little.
In Topic: F-16 Upgrades In Wake Of Double Crash; Thai Defence Ministry
2011-02-16 15:38:53
Macmundi, on 2011-02-16 13:01:20, said:
anterian, on 2011-02-16 12:17:37, said:
"Some parts were buried up to 10 metres into the ground following the impact of the crashes."
I find this strange, in a mountainous region the bedrock is never more than a metre or so beneath the surface.
Yet tthe B61-11 American "bunker buster" when dropped from a height of 40,000 feet, was able to penetrate three meters at most into the Alaskan tundra, and not at all into hard rock.
Did someone perhaps add an extra zero to the depth figure?
I find this strange, in a mountainous region the bedrock is never more than a metre or so beneath the surface.
Yet tthe B61-11 American "bunker buster" when dropped from a height of 40,000 feet, was able to penetrate three meters at most into the Alaskan tundra, and not at all into hard rock.
Did someone perhaps add an extra zero to the depth figure?
Very true. Guess someone must have pushed 9 meters of earth over the debris after the crash.
I hope you all realize that this is an old airplane. The first test flight was in 1974 and it was introduced in 1978 to the active force. It is only used in US Air Force reserve units along with the as old F15's. These airplanes are like luxury yachts and require an annual upkeep. Though I don't think its 10% of the acquisition cost per year like a Yacht.
