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    This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams

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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams

    How bad is it if the first thing I thought about when seeing that pic was Daft Punk?
    [xspblog.com] #flighthelmets
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    Image of FooSchnickens - BPH Free FooSchnickens - BPH Free
    11/12/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I don't see an issue. I'm actually working on making a replica of Bangalter's helmet. I just wish I had more time to devote to it right now. Work is taking up all me free time as of late. :< #flighthelmets
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    11/12/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Don't worry, I thought that as well. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Michai Michai
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams
    Nice post, Jet fighter helmets look super sweet. Reminds me of Mech Warriors for some reason. #flighthelmets
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    Image of InsidiousTuna InsidiousTuna
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams

    I've got my dad's helmet from his F-111 days. The thing is sweet. I should probably make or buy him some sort of stand for him to display it; it spends the majority of time in the attic with his flightsuit. Anyone happen to know where I could find a full-sized wall case to display a jumpsuit and helmet? That actually seems like a pretty badassed Christmas present for the old man. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: Mannequin and Home Depot and you're set. #flighthelmets
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    Image of InsidiousTuna InsidiousTuna
    11/11/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Wanting to hang the thing on the wall, though, not stand it up. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: You can hang mannequins on walls. #flighthelmets
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    11/11/09


    @InsidiousTuna: #flighthelmets
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    Image of InsidiousTuna InsidiousTuna
    11/11/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Look, I don't want to hang the damn mannequin on the wall, ok? I want the suit to lay flat. No mannequins! I'm trying to remember what movie I saw with a flightsuit hung on the wall and a helmet on a shelf above it. That's what I'm envisioning for my dad. #flighthelmets
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    Image of deliciousburglar deliciousburglar
    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: what if it was a thin mannequin that leaned against the wall? #flighthelmets
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    Image of pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq
    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: There is a local hobby store in my city that sells display cases for jerseys. They come in a variety of sizes. They are deep enough to pin it to the back and hang on the wall.. Also, my mom made a wedding shadow box a while back out of a picture frame. She went to a local picture frame store and got super deep frame and ordered to the size she wanted. You might give that a try. BTW, thank your father for his service for me.
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    InsidiousTuna promoted this comment Edited by pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq at 11/11/09 6:54 PM pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq was starred pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq was unstarred
    Image of iansilv iansilv
    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: Hire a local carpenter. Seriously- go talk to your local woodworker's guild or something- you will get way better quality than some store bought display. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: I really didn't mean to piss you off, I just couldn't resist. Sorry man. All in good humour. #flighthelmets
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    Image of InsidiousTuna InsidiousTuna
    11/11/09

    @pɹɐoqʎǝʞuǝʞoɹq: He was proud to serve. Especially since he flew F4s and EF-111s, gallivanting across Europe from 82-89, essentially living Top Gun for seven years, the lucky bastard. Despite my jealousy, I'm quite proud of him. #flighthelmets
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    11/11/09

    @Nathan Obbards: No worries, I'd never assume that someone with the intellectual capacity to read and browse the internet would suggest hanging a mannequin on the wall as a display.

    @iansilv: I'll look into that- I believe there's a carpenter around here who might be able to help. #flighthelmets
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    11/11/09

    @InsidiousTuna: Something as cool as that, on the wall?!! Are you crazy?!

    Just wear it all the time. You'll get a lot of girls.

    If you really want, you could hang against the wall. But that won't get you a lot of girls. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    11/11/09

    @josephers: you're so cool: You don't actually get many girls do you? #flighthelmets
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    11/12/09

    @Bigbadbikernerd: Actually...

    I am a girl.
    On Second Life. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams
    More to the point; they are just plain and simply NOT sexy! #flighthelmets
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    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams
    The HMDS is 800 kinds of awesome. Every time I see it it looks cooler. By the way Rosa, if you want a little bit higher res for that helmet, use this one:

    [64.202.120.86] #flighthelmets
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/11/09

    @jayhawk11 is not a fan of scurvy: Oh! Awesome. Thank you. #flighthelmets
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/11/09

    In reply to This Flight Helmet Collection Will Kill Your Childhood Dreams
    That insectoid helmet is several spicy flavors of savory awesome. #flighthelmets
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    Image of psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you! psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!
    10/29/09

    In reply to One Spectacular Big Bang
    The white "cloud" you see around isn't the sonic boom. The vapor cone has nothing to do with breaking the sound barrier, just a drop in air pressure at the nose of the rocket.

    However, just like Carl Sagan said at the end of one of his books; "But I could be wrong." #aresix
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    10/30/09

    @psychonaut2021: Secrets of the Pineal Gland: Thank you! Finally someone who knows what they're talking about. #aresix
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    Image of John Hendow John Hendow
    10/29/09

    In reply to One Spectacular Big Bang
    "Be amazed at the sheer beauty of the mighty rocket as it breaks the sound barrier... "
    It is amazing, but not necessarily an indication of breaking the sound barrier. The shock cone in this picture is actually a Prandtl-Glauert singularity which can occur below the threshold of sound. The rocket is going fast enough, with enough moisture in the air around it, to cause a compression-rarefaction-recovery curve. The negative pressure shock during recovery results in condensation. This phenomenon is not limited to transonic jets and rockets. Even a bullwhip can cause a P-G singularity. Mmmm paste... #aresix
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    10/29/09

    @John Hendow: The rocket went Mach 4. I believe that's enough to break the sound barrier regardless of what the picture indicated. #aresix
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    Image of Jacob Gold Jacob Gold
    10/29/09

    @ripfire: The rocket reached a top speed of 4.7M. This was slightly before MAX-Q (maximum dynamic pressure) and so does show the pressure wave build up from approaching the speed of sound, however it started dissipating before it reached it. #aresix
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/29/09

    @Jacob Gold: So Jesus was right then. #aresix
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    Image of bobdobbs bobdobbs
    10/29/09

    In reply to One Spectacular Big Bang
    Breads and circuses.
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    Image of Brett Benedict Brett Benedict
    10/29/09

    In reply to One Spectacular Big Bang
    Quick! Minds of Giz! Explain to me why the breaking of the sound barrier is visible in 10 words or less. Go! #aresix
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    10/29/09

    @Brett Benedict:
    pressure waves build up and compress air particles. condensation. #aresix
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    Image of fatbencher fatbencher
    10/29/09

    @psychiccheese: nearly a subliminal haiku win!

    'pressure waves build up
    and compress air particles
    hence condensation' #aresix
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    10/29/09

    In reply to One Spectacular Big Bang
    So what's the difference between this rocket and the ones that they used in the 1970s or so? I'm sure there have been improvements, but it's hard for us civilians to appreciate or understand the technical details. #aresix
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    Image of Hickeroar Hickeroar
    10/29/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus:

    This is based off of space shuttle tech if I remember right. The first stage boost is supposedly built from the current shuttle's fuel tank.

    I would like to know if this thing can make it to the moon as-is, or if they'll need additionaly boosters on top of that. #aresix
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    10/29/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: It's like the New Beetle vs the original Beetle. Only, not based on ICBM design. #aresix
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    Image of Julien321 Julien321
    10/29/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus:
    It uses solid repellent and not conventional liquid fuel. Advantages are not likely to explode and can reuse the shell. Disadvantage you can't throttle up or down and once ignited you cant "shut" it off. #aresix
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/29/09

    @Julien321: "It uses solid repellent and not conventional liquid fuel. Advantages are not likely to explode.."

    Tell me you are kidding.. Right?

    [en.wikipedia.org] #aresix
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    Image of Julien321 Julien321
    10/29/09

    @ripfire:
    Solid fuel only burns on the outside surface and as the surface layers burn off the lower layers start to burn and become the surface. So it IS much less likely to suffer a catastrophic explosion then volatile liquid propellants. #aresix
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    Image of mwhite66 mwhite66
    10/29/09

    In reply to One Spectacular Big Bang
    So we shot a nose cone into the Atlantic. Stuff Alan Shepard in there, and it's 1961 all over again. Where's the 50 years of progress? #aresix
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    10/29/09

    @mwhite66: We lost the technology. We lost the tooling. We lost the pioneering spirit that drove people to literally shoot for the moon.

    The Shuttle was supposed to be a superior technology, and in some ways it really was, but from a versatility and cost standpoint it was a loss.

    Over 50 years people retire, people die, blueprints get lost, tribal knowledge disappears, and you literally have to re-invent the rocket to get back to where you were back then. Only, updated with all the latest/greatest innovative hardware. #aresix
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    Image of Ridley Ridley
    10/29/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Are you a big fan of Space Cowboys by chance? #aresix
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    10/29/09

    @Ridley: It was an amusing, if sad movie. But no, I'm not a fan of the movie. #aresix
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    10/29/09

    In reply to One Spectacular Big Bang
    "OK, so it looks like a flying condom"

    So a review from Frucci is pending?

    Note: Yes, I know this is probably getting old but that review is permanently scarring my brain and with terms like "One Spectacular Big Bang", "sheer beauty of the mighty rocket ", "six minute flight was a success", and "the vehicle flew better than expected", I couldn't help myself.
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    10/29/09

    In reply to One Spectacular Big Bang
    I'm just glad the damn thing didn't "hop" and asplode as it struck the gantry. #aresix
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    Image of asten77 asten77
    10/29/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: it had a pretty good lean to it right off the pad. As someone who knows jack about what it was supposed to be doing, I was worried. #aresix
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    10/29/09

    @asten77: Well, several months back (or was it last year?) they were worried that it might "hop" on ignition. #aresix
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    Image of Michael Wiegand Michael Wiegand
    10/08/09

    In reply to Southwest and Alaska Airlines to Test Ad-Supported Wi-Fi
    Cut Alaska and Southwest some slack, guys. Their respective boardrooms only just discovered that the internet exists and that people might want to use it on a plane.
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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment Michael Wiegand was starred Michael Wiegand was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/08/09

    @Michael Wiegand: The saddest part is the photo above is not retouched.
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