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Iran says that it has boldly gone where no Western power has gone before and built a flying saucer.
We investigated previous claims by Iran to build a flying saucer and it turned out that it had actually built an Open Saucer which was something a bit different.
In this case Iran has claimed to have built the Zohal, which means Saturn. Iran claims its flying saucer is an unmanned "spaceship" and designed for 'aerial imaging'.
According to the Daily Mail, Iran is not saying how far or how high it can fly, how big it is and what makes it take off. In fact it is fairly typical of a flying saucer yarn in that there is a lot of unsubstantiated stuff spouted by totally incredible people who no one ever believes.
In this case it is the Iranian hardline Fars news agency which reported the yarn with a snap of a flying saucer which looked like one of those poorly faked shots that turn out to be pizza plates.
However, president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is using his flying saucer to show his country's ability to push on with its science programme despite international sanctions.
The flying saucer might be a bit small. There is a claim in the article that it can fly indoors. So we are looking at a remote control toy, either that or Iranian pilots are very small.
'Easy transportation and launch and flying, making less noise, are some of the advantages of the device,' enthuses ISNA, Iran's students' news agency.
'It is equipped with autopilot, image stabiliser and GPS and has a separate system for aerial recording with full HD quality!"
The fact that it is equipped with GPS probably means that it is not designed to go off planet. It would be a little embarrassing if your fleet of flying saucers could not find out where they are because the GPS satellites were below you.
We would have thought that it would know that. Last year it announced it had successfully fired a rocket that carried a mouse, a turtle and worms into space. We would have thought the worms would have warned them about the GPS problem.
The flying saucer was said to have been unveiled at an exhibition of 'strategic technologies' attended by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran loves to bang on about its 2,500 year civilisation and boast of its scientific prowess. Although most of its history as a world power, and scientific advances, were made when it was religiously tolerant.
This is the second time that Iran has made a strange scientific claim. Four years ago Iran claimed to have invented a 'super-modern' radar-evading flying boat.
The Americans said that they have not seen it, but then the Iranians would say that was the whole point of the thing,
I mean I get that you are trying to be funny but it doesn't make any sense.
What is it powered by? Propaganda...
They didn't give us pants that was the Sythians... who gave them to the Persians.
Also, biased article
What they have said in their report is that, they have built a small unmanned saucer like object with capability to take pictures and video. It is not the picture you have posted. No, it is not a circa 1950's, neither is it 1990's technology. It is latest technology for small unmanned flying object for monitoring, you can also call it spying. DARPA (US defense research arm) has poured hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years in research and development of similar stuff in the US. The Iranian one is around 5 inches, and I have seen current US open research project for UAV's with flapping wings the size of a large fly. Iranians have been developing UAV's for over two decades, they are miniaturizing the UAV technology as is the US. Are they ahead of US no, are they ahead of other countries in these technologies yes. If they have build a flying saucer small UAV, is that a feat? absolutely, The control mechanism for a flying saucer is considerably more difficult than a flapping UAV. If they are that far ahead, I have no doubt they will be testing a "flying bird" soon and you people with enough knowledge to be dangerous have another round of mockery to make a fool out of yourselves.
Here is a video of similar object being tested in a university in US.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cov7-XWUa18
but i must say they have lost their touch since the 2003 iraq war....try something new..
So far it is us Persians who are in your country having a taste of your women. Oops i meant your sister, mother and wife. ;-)
Go open yourself a nice bottle of champagne and be proud your whole female family and female compatriots are providing us Persian guys with their body and souls lol Cheers you pompous idiot. =D
Yes it is Iranians who gave Westerners trousers and lots of other things such as spoon, ... Let us have some appreciation and get off our high horses of arrogance. Let us stop dehumanizing the most civilized nation on the face of the earth. Go visit the citadel near Jiroft in southern Iran/Persia and have some shame. Like parasites, we have been exploiting the resources over there through dehumanizing justifications. Shame on us. "The Scythians or Scyths[1] (Ancient Greek: Σκύθαι) were an ancient Iranian people".
Of course, the biggest losers in this society of shallow ignorant minds are the assailants themselves who will never experience the joy of learning anything other than what's force-fed to them by their media masters. The evidence is all around us. While Eastern countries such as China, India, Iran etc. are increasing investment in science and technology, we are closing down science departments in our universities up and down the country. Ask yourselves why it's so fashionable among the populous to boast about the ability to do simple arithmetic. It's no coincidence that in countries where weak maths skills would be considered almost shameful that science and industry enjoys continual progress.
And I paraphrase, "the dogs are barking but the caravan is moving on". Nick Farrell may go on spreading the same old bilge but the world out there is moving on fast, leaving he and his fellow intellectual Luddites behind.
All too often, everyone thinks Iranians are Arabs and indeed all inhabitants of the region are. It is true that many Iranian politicians inclusive of Ahmadinejad are descended from Arabs and Iran has a large Arab minority. It is also sadly true that intolerant "Arab" culture (Wahabi/Taliban cult and a Shia copycat version as well) akin to that of Saudi Arabia has been implanted onto Iran and also Afghanistan (another Persian/Iranian country). However, the vaste majority of Iranians are non-Arab Persians who find the laws they niow are forced to obey as alien as we would.
Iran is a great and civilised nation. It has a lousy, repressive and corrupt government for the most part an unelected tribal monarchy in all but name. That does not make it unique in the Middle East area :- just look at Saudi Arabia, Libya, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and many more and you see the same and worse. However, the same can be said about many other non-Middle East countries and the Western nations' governments are no saints either when it comes to corruption, repression and aggression.
Iran's just retracing footsteps that were laid down half a century ago. Same with nuclear technology. Lets face it they are barbaric enough that they still chuck rocks at women.
Also, compare: alcohol/drugs fuelled domestic violence, gang rape, to name but two widespread phenomena in the West that according to official statistics go unpunished in more than 80% of the cases.
The words stones and glasshouse spring to mind. :)
Yes it was meant to be funny and maybe for some it wasn't, but isn't that the nature of comedy? get a grip, why are you so sensitive?
Oh and by the way, where was the computer that you are writing this with made? And the software?
Don't be too quick to condemn till you know the facts.
Iran's government are often seen as a repressive, religious dictatorship. With leaders on a mission from god. However, the same could be said of the US when Bush was in charge. Neo-Islamism is not much different to the Neo-Christism of the likes of Bush.
The jury is out on the extent to which Iran's government represses its people. It is true that they are repressed in Iran but there is a whole load of propaganda out there too to try and demonise the regime there.
What is not beyond question is that - compared to the West - Iran does not harm other nations in the world. Look at the West: it has to stick its nose into so many places. They control North America and most of Europe. They bully the Middle East into submission. Those who don't obey are invaded. The West is at present fighting 3 wars - Afghanistan, Iraq and now Libya. Why? Oil!! That's why.The West has also fought recently with Serbia, Panama, Argentina, Iran, Grenada and lets not forget Vietnam. Most of these if not all were unnecessary wars or invasions. Saddam only ever managed to invade 2 countries. But the West invaded at least 20 from WW2 to now. Iran invaded none by the way.
Looks like Armoureddinnerjacket is more stoned than the rest.
Just say no to drugs.....
I am offended by your lack of respect for the Britsh inventive mind. We have developed many things and been heavily influential in many areas of science (for example super-sonic flight... Though we weren't really fool-hardy enough to test it).
I personally find that the article is not biased and looks at the subject with an appropriate degree of humour and skeptisism.
On a final note: If any other country had announced this without any previous annoucements or evidense the writer would almost have certainly responded in the same way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-x2AjS900U&feature=player_embedded#!