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texas scouts’ world record rocket launch

filed under: just plain fun

Troop 990 Rockets

This weekend, a group of Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in Austin, Texas set out to break the Guinness World Record for the number of simultaneously launched model rockets.

They successfully deployed 965 model rockets at the same instant, smashing the previous record of just under 400 rockets…

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May 14th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

is that a banana in your stratosphere, or are you just glad to see me?

filed under: strange and wonderful

Giant Banana in Space over Texas

A French-Canadian artist is working on a plan to launch a gigantic banana-shaped blimp into orbit above the state of Texas.

The project proposes a 300-meter, helium filled banana floated skywards, to hover over the Lone Star state…

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February 9th, 2007 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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