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SundaySunday
12/04/08

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I'm picturing the schoolyard on launch day. The group of boys lights off a Testors rocket with a He-Man duct taped to it which goes maybe 500 ft. up. The boys high five each other and start to snicker as the girls bring out the balloons and teddy bears.

"Teddy bears?!? Ha ha."

Later on: "19 miles?!! Wha???"
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admoseremic
12/04/08

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Is this what would have happened without the space suit?

SFW.
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d_r_e
12/04/08

@admoseremic:

Probably so.
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Dolly
12/04/08

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"If you haven't melted by now, you are not human."

It must be a bit frosty up in your neck of the woods. 19 miles, 62 miles, who cares? Have YOU ever sent a quartet of teddy bears that high? Seriously folks when I was that age I was chasing those girls around with sticks and pulling their hair.

I love love love the helmet made out of the bottom of a 16 oz. soda bottle.
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d_r_e
12/04/08

@Dolly:

I laughed at the helmet too! Sooooo cute.
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Curves
12/04/08

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Awww.... I think this is a great way to get kids, especially girls, interested in science and space. That and its just cute as dickens.
(No, I dont know what that means, its some Palinism and seemed to fit.)
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Ibelieveinsandwitches
12/04/08

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I just can't believe that they are still killing animals in space tests!

From Laika to these four poor bears. When will the bloodshed and senseless slaughter end!
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weatherman
12/04/08

@Ibelieveinsandwitches: if you look closely you can see that at least one of the bears is wearing a protective helmet that appears to be made out of the bottom of a soda bottle. I'm pretty sure at least that one survived.
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92BuickLeSabre
12/04/08

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I like beer, spiders, and teddy bears as much as the next guy.

But seriously, have they already done everything else there is to do?

Are they just sitting up there thinking things like....

"Huh, what next? Let's see, what about cooked carrots?"

"Cooked carrots?"

"In space!"

"Ooooooh. Cooked carrots in space?!? Genius!"

This is not the way to convince me that we need to continue providing "sufficient" funding to NASA.
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92BuickLeSabre
12/04/08

@92BuickLeSabre: And yes, I am aware this wasn't NASA. But if this is what's going on up at the ISS, then the snark still stands.
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Bueller
12/04/08

@92BuickLeSabre: *hands a cup of coffee* FTA: "reaching the 19 miles high mark powered by a latex weather ballon made by the Space Flight club at Cambridge University. They were wearing special suits made by school children"
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92BuickLeSabre
12/04/08

@Bueller: Aaaah. I know. I read it. I don't care. I'm tired of stupid stuff in space.

Aaaarrrgghhh!

(And you're right, I haven't had my coffee yet - and only half a cigarette. Aaaarrrgh!)
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Shnyzx
12/04/08

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Not technically space, but damnit if we can't kill some inanimate teddy bears without proper breathing apperatii!
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bbfreak
12/04/08

@Shnyzx: Agreed, 19 miles up? Space? 62 miles up or you can't even talk about space and even then its meh. Which again is why Spaceshipone/Spaceshiptwo are at best only a good start and why rockets are the only ticket to the ISS & beyond.
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d_r_e
12/04/08

@bbfreak:

Have you guys ever sent anything up 19 miles into the air?

Yeah, didn't think so.
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