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    Hey, its FAI rocketry. Well no, not F.A.I....

    Hey, its FAI rocketry.

    Well no, not F.A.I. Rocketry.

    It is called "Bun Bang Fai".

    The kind of rocket contest shown in the movie is actually for real, they happen as part of rocket festivals...
  2. The 3 to 4 foot steel stakes in the ground that...

    The 3 to 4 foot steel stakes in the ground that hold "safety ropes" or lines above the ground.

    Yes, the IRONY of inherently dangerous safety equipment.

    One of these days, someone is going to...
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    http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/images/thumbnai...

    http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/images/thumbnails/2013-1788-t.jpg

    http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/images/thumbnails/2013-1788-t.jpg
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    I do not know what Space-X has in mind. SSTO is...

    I do not know what Space-X has in mind. SSTO is way difficult, providing very little payload capability due to losing the efficiency of staging, and for a vertical landing the additional mass for...
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    Here is the whole flight as viewed from above: ...

    Here is the whole flight as viewed from above:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXG_nX7Exg0

    That was an RC "Hexacopter", which is multi-copter with 6 motors/props. It must have used FPV (First...
  6. Darn. Usually Murphy's Law would mean you would...

    Darn. Usually Murphy's Law would mean you would have found the old ones within a week (if not 24 hours) after buying the new ones....

    And that is how I ended up with two Calipers..... old one...
  7. Flawed method that usually works for finding...

    Flawed method that usually works for finding something:

    STOP looking.

    Hours, days or weeks later, you will try to find something else.... and probably run across the original thing you were...
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    Last year, I was shocked to find what seems to be...

    Last year, I was shocked to find what seems to be actual movie footage of the Soyuz-1 crash. I had seen the after-crash footage of the flaming wreckage, but nothing of it falling to the ground.
    ...
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    He said : "Ammo up boys....lets get'em". Pay...

    He said : "Ammo up boys....lets get'em".

    Pay attention please. :)


    "Ammo up boys" is calling for a group not involved in law enforcement to go off half-cocked.

    And "lets get 'em" implies...
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    Uh, go get WHO? Do you know specifically who...

    Uh, go get WHO?

    Do you know specifically who did this?

    I know its easy to think it was from overseas, but this being April 15th, that could be a hot date for domestic terrorists.

    Remember...
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    Forum rules forgotten again

    Forum rules forgotten again
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    OK, the above pics are not from a movie. They are...

    OK, the above pics are not from a movie. They are screenshots from the game Kerbal Space Program.

    Anyway, the actual upcoming movie PLANES looks interesting. I saw the first CARS movie.

    -...
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    Here's some pics from the upcoming movie: ...

    Here's some pics from the upcoming movie:

    ROCKETS
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    Coming in 2015: TRAINS Well, Planes,...

    Coming in 2015:

    TRAINS


    Well, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (cars) , they need to get the Trifecta, right?

    Then maybe a few more spin-off from Pixar:

    BUSES
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    Smoke is one of my favorites. Saw him win at...

    Smoke is one of my favorites. Saw him win at Talladega in 2008

    Another of my favorites is the guy on the right... from a "few years" back. Used to watch ESPN's "Thursday Night Thunder" in the...
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    Bun factory ...

    Bun factory

    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bv2hH9YPKyM/SUQEVEAPnEI/AAAAAAAAAs8/kloNgvRK4zM/s400/Nancy+Luna+in+McDonald's+bun+factory.JPG
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    Underappreciated gems.

    Underappreciated gems.
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    Rock, rock, rock.... ...

    Rock, rock, rock....

    http://application.denofgeek.com/pics/film/galaxy.quest/07.jpg
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    Battlebots ...

    Battlebots

    http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z167/Great_WhiteSnark/battlebots.jpg
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    Games ...

    Games

    http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2010/02/norad.jpg
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    White ...

    White

    http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjA2OTA5NTUyMF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjMwNzYzMw@@._V1._SY314_CR9,0,214,314_.jpg
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    half-life

    half-life
  23. There's a book with drawings, which included a...

    There's a book with drawings, which included a cutaway of the Falcon:

    http://mffanrodders.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/dk-falcon-interior.jpg

    Use the link below to see a larger version so you...
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    sign ...

    sign

    https://384.buy.fastsigns.com/content/images/thumbs/0002412_300.png
  25. Possibly Nike nozzles. The 16.5" diameter is the...

    Possibly Nike nozzles. The 16.5" diameter is the same as a Nike.

    If so, then as used for the first stages of the Nike Ajax and Nike-Hercules missiles. And after that, used for a LOT of different...
  26. Favorite non-expendable item: Red Devil Sanding...

    Favorite non-expendable item: Red Devil Sanding Block.

    http://i.pgcdn.com/pi/3/26/51/32651885_260.jpg

    Absolutely the BEST for sanding wings and fins. Well, it has some foam padding that makes...
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    My first was an Enerjet E24, around 1972 or so....

    My first was an Enerjet E24, around 1972 or so. Soon after, F52 and F67. Many of the rockets shredded, the progressive thrust curve of those Enerjets was too little thrust at liftoff and too much...
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    Last time I watched the Tonight Show was the last...

    Last time I watched the Tonight Show was the last one Conan hosted.

    Leno is one of the biggest behind the scenes weasels in show business. He also manipulated himself in to steal the Tonight Show...
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    http://bringonthepaincave.files.wordpress.com/2012...

    http://bringonthepaincave.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/wile_e_coyote_acme_jets1.jpg
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    Yep, thats the country, and same pics. Now,...

    Yep, thats the country, and same pics. Now, where in Slovakia? :)
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