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    Hobby Lobby Rocket Clearance 2022

    My local Hobby Lobby boxed up all of their rocket and model railroad stock and shipped it elsewhere. Kind of shows what the state of hobby participation is like in my neck of the rolling prairie.
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    Thoughts and Comments on Current Russian,Ukrainian Conflict/War

    Is that a General or Russia's version of a M.O.A.B.?
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    What do we like to learn about/read?

    You stated that you were interested in UFO/UAP sightings and Keel's book is a different theory about what those might be.
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    What "should" you be doing today

    Always plan for tomorrow, that way you don't have to do it today.
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    The Nerd Pride Thread....

    "Slide rule? What are we animals?" -Zeph Killjoys The Hullen Have Eyes S3 E3. And the fact I can remember that quote from an obscure TV show . . .
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    Large electric motors, batteries and vehicles

    Isn't that Big Hero 6?
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    Large electric motors, batteries and vehicles

    And with that covered front wheel, any sidewind gusts can prove . . . interesting.
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    What do we like to learn about/read?

    Have you ever read John Keel's Operation Trojan Horse?
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    Large electric motors, batteries and vehicles

    As odd as it may sound . . . read? it is easier to "Streamline" an automobile than it is a motorcycle.
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    Large electric motors, batteries and vehicles

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/ford-built-absurdly-fast-electric-201501256.html Scooby and gang go green.
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    FedEx MD10 Makes Emergency Landing In Tulsa After Reporting Fire On Board [ATC audio]

    Thankfully, Wilson suffered no injuries from the crash.
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    Thoughts and Comments on Current Russian,Ukrainian Conflict/War

    Putin uses the Darth Vader method of removing generals from command.
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    BYU student making homemade rocket fuel starts dorm fire

    Do we file this under; Weird Science ('85), Real Genius ('85) or My Science Project ('85)?
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    Hello from northern Nevada

    Hey there up in Northern Nevada, are you anywhere near the Nevada Northern?
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    Thoughts and Comments on Current Russian,Ukrainian Conflict/War

    So, with China and India buying Russian oil, thus financing Russia's side of the war, then it truly becomes a war of attrition. Meaning, which side runs out of people first.
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    Round the Leading Edge of the Fin and the Trailing Edge, or Just the Leading Edge?

    I tried to find a better picture of the 1909 McKeen "Streamlined" self-propelled railcar which had a knife-edge front and a rounded backend. They didn't understand aerodynamics in 1909.
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    Sourcing components for customizing rockets

    One thing that you can take to the back and that is, you will never be able to find all of the parts you need from a single source. The Rocket Gods are heavily invested in UPS and FedEx.
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    Round the Leading Edge of the Fin and the Trailing Edge, or Just the Leading Edge?

    Nice try with the leading/trailing edges, they just got it backwards.
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    Post a pic that makes you LOL

    You're telling me that these . . . grow up to be these? I don't buy-it.
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    hello from the shawnee hills of oklahoma. i used to fly rockets with my kids. now its grandkids and i see that the price of motors has skyrocketed.

    Time, money and room/space are the three things you need for most hobbies, certainly for the two I was involved in Model trains and rockets. I think that for most people, all three of those things are in diminishing supply. I suppose you could add health to the above but if you've lost that to...
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