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Get Into Orbit For A Grand!

Postby Tomo » Sep 20th, '06, 17:24



No, Withnail, not a kilo of Moroccan Black, but some Cambridge University students who have managed to get a device 32 miles up and think it's possible to reach yer actual space for about £1000!

In the piece, there's a link to some very impressive pictures indeed. At the apex of the flight, you can clearly see the blue of the atmosphere and thecurvature of the Earth.

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Postby Stephen Ward » Sep 20th, '06, 17:42

Maybe they should invent a levitation :lol:

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Postby Lawrence » Sep 20th, '06, 17:49

stephenmagic wrote:Maybe they should invent a levitation :lol:



it'd be cheaper than some!

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Postby Tomo » Sep 20th, '06, 17:52

stephenmagic wrote:Maybe they should invent a levitation :lol:

All hairdressers are in the employment of the Government :wink:

Ha ha! They should indeed!

Hair are your aerials. They pick up signals from the cosmos and transmit them directly into the brain. This is the reason bald-headed men are uptight.

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Postby Mandrake » Sep 20th, '06, 17:56

Tomo wrote:is the reason bald-headed men are uptight.
That explains why I'm so uptight :wink: !

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Postby Tomo » Sep 20th, '06, 17:59

Mandrake wrote:
Tomo wrote:is the reason bald-headed men are uptight.
That explains why I'm so uptight :wink: !


Oh crikey! Quick, Tomo, think!

Erm, except the sainted Mandrake, that is. May the elephant of delight carry his heaviest load.

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Postby Stephen Ward » Sep 20th, '06, 18:16

And may the Green lime of plenty fill your chop cup :lol:

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Postby trickyricky » Sep 20th, '06, 23:13

Yeah, a grand to get into space! No problem! The scam comes if you ever want to come back to earth again! Thats where they get ya!

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Postby Tomo » Sep 21st, '06, 00:01

Right on brother! It's cruelty to robots! Equal rights for AI!

No one's thought about those poor Mars Rovers, you know. Poor little Spirit and Opportunity, doing their very best, a best that's far in excess of physical limitations by the way, trundling about in a lonely place for all they're worth. And no one ever thought to bring them home. They're on the opposite sides of the planet, you know, without their own kind. Poor Spirit has a squeeky wheel. Opportunity has a bit of RAM that keeps missing.

Let's get a petition going. Lets picket NASA.

BRING BACK THE MARS TWO!

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Postby MattVonFat » Sep 21st, '06, 01:01

They're on the opposite sides of the planet, you know, without their own kind.


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Postby IAIN » Sep 21st, '06, 09:03

Completely off topic, but with all the Withnail/marwood mentionings and a Danny quote - i have a question...

Do you reckon you could get a fez as a chop cup? that would be lovely...I'm rather taken by chop cups again...

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Postby Mandrake » Sep 21st, '06, 09:19

I'm sure there was an old thread on this somewhere (can't find it anywhere so probably deleted by now) and part of it referred to using low cost plastic cups from the cheapo magic ranges, giving then a red felt covering (or just a matte paint job) and a small tassel to make them each look like a fez for use in cups and balls. Being a miniature item would add appeal and get away from the slight possibility that a full size one might be gaffed. No reason why the same couldn’t be done for a chop cup. The small cardboard cups from water dispensers could be converted along the same lines and wouldn't cost a lot.

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Postby IAIN » Sep 21st, '06, 09:35

ooooooohh...just like that...

http://www.go-kat-go.com/minifez.html

do i get the dog with it i wonder? do i have to stipulate air holes?

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