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Could you bring yourself to destroy a 21 foot long X-wing replica?
Ed_McCarron:
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on October 10, 2007, 03:16:06 am ---oops. thats what you meant! yes, if they had made it from welded tubing and covered it with nothing more than cloth it would have had a better chance...
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Don't the model rocketry folks frown upon construction that doesn't fall apart?
When it goes CATO, its one thing to get hit with some plywood splinters, its a whole other thing to get hit with 75 pounds of welded steel...
ChadTower:
Yes, we all love being pelted with hundreds of spears at terminal velocity. Much better than a few chunks of aluminum you can avoid.
romperwomb:
Woah! The Y-Wing they also built missed out on all the glory at this event! It made out a bit better though. It even had an on board video cam!
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/star-wars/the-y+wing-underdog-takeoff-obliteration-and-in+flight-footage-308477.php
Ed_McCarron:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 10, 2007, 09:07:03 am ---Yes, we all love being pelted with hundreds of spears at terminal velocity. Much better than a few chunks of aluminum you can avoid.
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Find me the metal in your average (OK, I realize this one was above average) model rocket.
The little clip that holds the engine in. Period.
The rest is wood, cardboard, and plastic. Even the engine nozzle is made of clay that will shatter if the engine explodes.
Wait'll little Johnny gets hit with a chunk of metal from space instead of slowly falling splinters...
Eff Chad. He stabbed little Johnny.
ChadTower:
I think we can dispense with arguing over a model X wing launch. If there is a geekier thing, I can't think of it at the moment, and I'm going to go slam my head against my desk for a bit to try and forget I participated.
Then maybe some lunch.
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