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I am continually moving toward a state of increased entropy. So are you.

As far as the map goes I'm staying in Minnesota. You wouldn't like it here. Please stay where you are, thank you.

Poor people may not hire people but the rich aren't really doing it much either. They are far too content to offer a job at salary then demand 60 hours for 40 hours pay. Do that twice and you don't...

Watch drag racing on tv. You will see exactly what you are talking about.

Can't imagine the value of discussing the making of an improvised explosive device on this site. Ever.

So as to be clear I will give an analogy or three:
If you are a lawyer and you fly rockets and when I see those rockets and they are a travesty of building skill, I would never hire you as my...

The perfect Ty Webb comment. I love it.

As was clearly stated in the post, I don't judge the build quality of others, at least out loud. Don't need to, doesn't get me anywhere. But when someone excels we should admit it and admire it,...

Alright, here goes. I feel that the fit and finish of a rocket is a good indicator of the character of the individual building it. My rockets are generally free from spirals, wood grain, nicks cuts...

He obviously started painting after 4:20 in the afternoon, so the cotton mouth keeps the spit out of the paint. One toke over the line, indeed.

See what I mean. Lotta people here are real quick to get a red ass if somebody doesn't tow the whole "we are all the same and of equal value... blah, blah, blah." I said that most of the time people...

It has been my experience that the flight/ recovery into the crowd phenomenon is nearly exclusive to low and mid power flights. I belong to Tripoli, a high power rocketry club and recognize the need...

Found em.

I am rejoining construction of my NCR X-wing. Anyone have a pdf of the instructions as I seem to have misplaced mine.

Average global temp up 3.7 degrees in the last 100 years.
Methane from livestock should raise this average global temp by another 2 degrees in the next 40 years.
Measured CO2 levels at highest...

DROID.

That's why I drive a BMW. Easy to work on due to superior engineering.

The crunch and thud it made on impact made my stomach flop a bit. That was a nice piece, man. Now on to Mars Lander 3x ver. 2.0.

Why not pigmented resin encapsulation? I would think ABS would be too hot to inject around chips.

I use an old drafting table, 42" x 60", one with the electric motor to raise and lower it. Paid 10 bucks at an auction. It has the little foot activated rocker switch at the bottom of the center...

I can't think of a single member here that has not, at some point, propigated misinformation and defended it vigorously, myself included. The people that post in these types of threads are usually...

I use a purchased centering ring as a template when using stock tubing. Just screw down or spray adhesive it down (1 side only) to the new material and route away.

I think that, in cases like these, meaning is being found where there is none. Painted rockets do not crash more than unpainted birds. Perhaps, because we have made exceptional efforts in finishing,...

I use pvc end caps as my charge wells. I then silicone a 3-4" piece of 1/2" copper pipe into the end cap. I use flash bulbs as the ignition source so, bulb in the bottom, then 2 grams of Pyrodex,...

I lived through a different 80's, I think. Nuclear Armageddon, dioxin, pcb's, Tylenol poisoning, trickle down economics, the parents music resource center and Tipper Gore, AIDS, Cocaine, New Coke,...

Finish line donuts, as in "When I win this race, I'm doing a dozen donuts on the finish line!". I love the smell of melting Goodyears (or Hoosiers). Second best is parking lot donuts behind the old...

A lot of NASA sounding rockets used external conduits for running electrics around tanks of fuel and such. Seems easier than head end ignition. And don't put your staging electronics in the booster....

Thanks for the clarification, Bob. Good to know I am covered for "unfortunate incidents" that seem to follow the adventurous hobby I love so much.
Does the same hold true if someone hurts a...

I don't mean to spread mis-information so I will say this: If both persons, i.e. the flyer and the injured party are insured under the same policy then there is no mechanism for remedy when it comes...

Just pay the hazmat fee. This is rocketry, not needlepoint. Figure out how YOU will get the motors YOU want at a price YOU will pay, or don't. This thread is ridiculous.

I guess I should have clarified: the insurance covers the victim for personal injury and property damage. Then the insurance company will likely sue you to recover damages. I don't believe there is...