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    Largest Scale Model Rocket In History Blasts Off on April 25th
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    Image of sansovino sansovino
    04/20/09

    In reply to Largest Scale Model Rocket In History Blasts Off on April 25th
    Mr. Ellis: [in model rocket class] What is that, Tomkinson?

    Tomkinson: [standing before an enormous rocket he's assembling] It's a model rocket, sir.

    Mr. Ellis: It's a bit big for a model, isn't it?

    Tomkinson: It's a full-scale model, sir.

    Mr. Ellis: [annoyed] It's not a model if it's full-scale, Tomkinson, it's a rocket.

    Tomkinson: Yes, it's good, isn't it, sir? It's got nine engines, an enormous...

    Mr. Ellis: No no no, that's not the point. That is not a model. It'll be hell if this comes out at speech day exhibition. You're a very stupid boy building rockets like this, Tomkinson.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    04/20/09

    @sansovino: You know, I had a professor back then who had that same attitude.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    04/20/09

    In reply to Largest Scale Model Rocket In History Blasts Off on April 25th
    his neighbors petitioned the UN to intervene, but he just laughed a maniacal laugh and pused the big red button.
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    Image of Vexorg Vexorg
    04/20/09

    @Nick:


    The strongly worded resolution should be coming in anyday now, assuming that France doesn't veto it first...

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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    04/20/09

    @Vexorg: France placed a preemptive surrender on record before launch.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    04/20/09

    In reply to Largest Scale Model Rocket In History Blasts Off on April 25th
    I'm betting this thing lands in a trailer park. Because those places always manage to get destroyed in the funniest ways imaginable.
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    04/20/09

    @badhatharry: THis is a rocket, not a tornado... or a hurricane... or a very strong breeze. :)
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    04/20/09

    @Dancin' Hooooomeeeeeer!: Or crystal meth. Or a reckless driver. Or lawn flamingo rot. Or an episode of COPS. Or regentrification.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    04/20/09

    @badhatharry: Yeah, I meant gentrification. Pretty sure the other one is not a word.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    04/20/09

    In reply to Largest Scale Model Rocket In History Blasts Off on April 25th
    PLEASE, let them invite the guys from Time Warp to the launch. Nothing would be cooler than high speed picts of this thing taking off.


    BTW, are they going to go all the way and have a somewhat realistic gantry?

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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/20/09

    In reply to Largest Scale Model Rocket In History Blasts Off on April 25th
    36 feet? 1600 pounds? Being launched by an amateur? It might be a scale model Saturn V rocket going UP, but on the way back DOWN all I see is one gigantic, deadly lawn dart.
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    04/20/09

    @bosskev: I think then is an important time to remember a lesson Anne Heche taught me, in that awesome documentary, Volcano, when it comes to flying lava bombs.


    "Hey, no. Look at it. Keep watching it. You don't do anything until you know where it's gonna land."

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    Image of SynMonger SynMonger
    04/20/09

    @bosskev:


    Amateur doesn't mean anything. There are lots of amateurs who do things better than someone who's paid because they love what their doing.

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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/20/09

    @SynMonger: And the adult entertainment industry more than proves your point.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    04/20/09

    @SynMonger: I'm not sure if that applies to rocket science, though.
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    Image of Theimbellis Theimbellis
    04/20/09

    In reply to Largest Scale Model Rocket In History Blasts Off on April 25th
    Oh, great, another space trash that is about to make the collection of space trash even worse...!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    04/20/09

    @Theimbellis: If all goes well, the single stage flight will top out at 3-4,000 feet and return to Earth via parachute.


    Hard to reach orbit at only 4,000 feet. I mean, the highest parachute jump by a human was 102,800 feet, and as far as I know, he didn't reach orbit.

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    04/20/09

    In reply to Largest Scale Model Rocket In History Blasts Off on April 25th
    Terrorists win.
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