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    Steamboat Willy Human-Powered Hovercraft Crosses the Thames

    Giant Dr Manhattan Arrives to London to Eat Some Pudding

    16-Foot Tall Lego Pharaoh Floats Down the River Thames
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    Image of EthanJebber EthanJebber
    08/16/09

    In reply to Steamboat Willy Human-Powered Hovercraft Crosses the Thames
    But .. is it full of eels?
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    08/16/09

    @EthanJebber: My name is strider_mt2k, and I both approved and promoted that comment.

    Well done sir.
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    08/16/09

    In reply to Steamboat Willy Human-Powered Hovercraft Crosses the Thames
    Half way to becoming yet another Wii accessory.
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/15/09

    In reply to Steamboat Willy Human-Powered Hovercraft Crosses the Thames
    Considering what "Willy" means in British English, maybe they could get a Viagra sponsorship.
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    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    08/15/09

    @Gary_7vn: comment of the day
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    Image of aamith aamith
    08/15/09

    In reply to Steamboat Willy Human-Powered Hovercraft Crosses the Thames
    No, I'd have to classify this as, at least, more hovercraft than just boat. It's clearly riding on a cushion of air, if he stopped pedaling he'd sink like a rock. Its true that it doesn't look like it would work on dry land, there would simply be too much friction. Maybe it's a hoverboat?
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    08/15/09

    @aamith: If it is riding on a "cushion of air" as you say, where does the "friction" come in?
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    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    08/15/09

    @Gary_7vn: Never seen a real hovercraft, eh? There's a skirt around the bottom, and this does abrade upon the ground, and it does touch the water from time to time. Hovercraft skirts (for ferries and the like) need to be replaced regularly because they get ground away against water and earth. The skirts are what make hovercraft so expensive to operate.
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    Image of trrosen trrosen
    08/15/09

    In reply to Steamboat Willy Human-Powered Hovercraft Crosses the Thames
    not a hovercraft just an ultralight boat. To be a hovercraft it needs to be suspended solely by air. Its quite clear it never fully leaves the water and can not operate on dry ground.
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    Image of jebus197 jebus197
    08/15/09

    @trrosen:

    Never work on dry land you say?

    Chew on it:
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    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    08/15/09

    In reply to Steamboat Willy Human-Powered Hovercraft Crosses the Thames
    yes but if you stopped peddling while on the water, wouldnt it deflate and sink into the water?
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    03/05/09

    In reply to Giant Dr Manhattan Arrives to London to Eat Some Pudding
    whats blood pudding?

    I know what black pudding is...
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    Image of Gonzie Gonzie
    03/05/09

    @KhaiJB: both one and the same thing bud
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    03/05/09

    @Gonzie: I know. I was wondering why 'blood pudding'. it's not called that.
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    Image of mariathephan mariathephan
    03/05/09

    @KhaiJB: in sweden it is. just had some on tuesday :D
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    03/05/09

    @mariathephan: Pudding or Sweden?
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    Image of Bryan Bryan
    03/05/09

    In reply to Giant Dr Manhattan Arrives to London to Eat Some Pudding
    Who is Dr Manhattan?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    03/05/09

    @Bryan: How long is a Chinamans name?
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    Image of shalegac shalegac
    03/05/09

    In reply to Giant Dr Manhattan Arrives to London to Eat Some Pudding
    I wonder how much they have spent on promoting this movie. I bet it's enough to restimulate the economy. (hands open)
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga
    03/05/09

    @shalegac: Do you mean they could have taken the money they used to promote it and invested it the economy somehow, or that the money they used to promote it should have stimulated our economy by infusing the advertising companies with money so they didn't need to fire anyone and also spread the money by paying for ads?


    please clarify.

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    02/23/09

    In reply to 16-Foot Tall Lego Pharaoh Floats Down the River Thames
    Pharoah is looking kind of pale. Like Anglo-Saxon Jesus pale.
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    02/23/09

    In reply to 16-Foot Tall Lego Pharaoh Floats Down the River Thames
    So, exactly how many minifig slaves were needed to make it?
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    Image of Scotland Scotland
    02/23/09

    @BeautifulAgony: More importantly - how many minifig slaves lives were lost to make it :*(
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    02/23/09

    @Scotland: It's okay as long as you can find the missing parts.
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    Image of TheCrudMan TheCrudMan
    02/23/09

    In reply to 16-Foot Tall Lego Pharaoh Floats Down the River Thames
    Wasn't the tower not self supporting? I'd say that's probably why.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    02/23/09

    @TheCrudMan: Why what? 16ft isn't that tall.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/23/09

    In reply to 16-Foot Tall Lego Pharaoh Floats Down the River Thames
    The river Thames. Oh, he's not in de-Nile!
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    Image of Auzburner Auzburner
    02/23/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: That's a knee slapper!
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/23/09

    @Auzburner: I'd say more like a head slapper, followed by a loud groan at the corniness of it...
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    Image of admoseremic admoseremic
    02/23/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: mummy mia!
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/23/09

    @admoseremic:


    Go down, Moses,

    Way down in Egypt land,

    Tell old Pharoh,

    Lego my people go.

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    Image of admoseremic admoseremic
    02/23/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: Is this a publicity stunt or a pyramid scheme?
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/23/09

    @admoseremic: Was Bernie Madoff involved in this?
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    02/23/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: And he had a He-ad-dress to give.
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