Sometimes there are ring-ins that are there for the heck of it, making the competition a more full, robust experience for all. A bunch of ultra-low budget guys sent up their rocket in a bid for the Ansari X and it blew up.
This is amusing:
Yeah. Immediately. Somebody throw them some good money after the bad. The show must go on. I probably shouldn't laugh, but it's funny - a bit like the season of the 2004 Red Sox. What is a natural born cynic to do? :)No one was hurt in the test of the Rubicon 1 just south of Olympic National Park. The 23-foot-long, 38-inch-diameter spacecraft held three dummies simulating the weight of astronauts.
The rocket, which crashed about 200 feet from takeoff after its parachute failed to deploy, will have to be completely rebuilt, said Eric Meier, a mechanical engineer and co-founder of Space Transport Corp., of Forks.
Meier and partner Phillip Storm had hoped to reach supersonic speeds and an altitude of 20,000 feet in Sunday's flight, but Meier seemed undeterred by Sunday's failure.
"We need to raise some more money ... fix our problems and launch another low-altitude flight as soon as possible," Meier told The Associated Press. "It's a learning experience to be expected when you're developing a vehicle with this kind of capabilities."
- Art Neuro
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The bombs bursting in air.
Made proof, through the night
That our flag was still there
Oh say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave?
Just a reminder about the joke site .. you posted some material that might have floated from there..
In case you needed further proof that the Human Race is doomed through stupidity, here are some actual label instructions from various international consumer products?? ...
* On a blanket from Taiwan: NOT TO BE USED AS PROTECTION FROM A TORNADO.
* On a helmet-mounted mirror used by American cyclists: REMEMBER, OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR ARE ACTUALLY BEHIND YOU.
* On a Taiwanese shampoo: USE REPEATEDLY FOR SEVERE DAMAGE.
* On the bottle-top of a British flavoured milk drink: AFTER OPENING, KEEP UPRIGHT.
* On a New Zealand insect spray: THIS PRODUCT NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS.
* In an American guide to setting up a new computer: TO AVOID CONDENSATION FORMING, ALLOW THE BOXES TO WARM UP TO ROOM TEMPERATURE BEFORE OPENING. (Sensible, but the instruction was INSIDE the box.)
* On a packet of American Sunmaid raisins: WHY NOT TRY TOSSING OVER YOUR FAVOURITE BREAKFAST CEREAL?
* On an American Sears hairdryer: DO NOT USE WHILE SLEEPING.
* On a bag of American Fritos-brand Corn Chips: *YOU COULD BE A WINNER! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. * DETAILS INSIDE.(The shoplifter's special!)
* On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom of the box): DO NOT TURN UPSIDE DOWN.(Too late! You lose!)
* On a Korean kitchen knife:* WARNING: KEEP OUT OF CHILDREN.(Dammit! Who are they to tell me what to do with my kids?)
* On a string of Chinese-made Christmas lights: FOR INDOOR OR OUTDOOR USE ONLY.(As opposed to use in outer space?)
* On a Japanese food processor: NOT TO BE USED FOR THE OTHER USE.(Now I'm curious!)
* On British Sainsbury's peanuts: WARNING - CONTAINS NUTS.(Really?)
* On an American Airlines packet of nuts INSTRUCTIONS - OPEN PACKET, EAT NUTS.(I'm glad they cleared that up.)
* On a Canadian child's Superman costume: WEARING OF THIS GARMENT DOES NOT ENABLE YOU TO FLY. (That's right, destroy a universal childhood fantasy!)
* On some British frozen dinners: SERVING SUGGESTION: DEFROST.
* On a hotel provided shower cap in a box: FITS ONE HEAD.
* On packaging for a Rowenta iron: DO NOT IRON CLOTHES ON BODY.
* On a British Boots' "Children's" Cough Medicine: DO NOT DRIVE CAR OR OPERATE MACHINERY.
* On a British Nytol Sleep Aid Tablets label: WARNING: MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS.(Duh!)
* On British Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding: PRODUCT WILL BE HOT AFTER HEATING. (Are you sure? Let's experiment?? ...?? )
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