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The Case of the Missing Rocket Belt
Anonymous Coward writes "ABC News is running a very interesting article about the story behind those rocket belts you've seen in some movies. Apparently there are only three known to exist but one of them has gone missing leaving a trail of death and intrigue in its wake. From the article: 'One of its developers was found beaten to death in his Houston home, another is a suspect in the killing, and a third faces a possible life sentence for kidnapping the second and holding him hostage for seven days with a hood over his head.'"
Aren't things like this generally cheaper to mass-produce. Why didn't the guys make a few rocket belts and avoid this problem altogether? If it was made by "machinists and engineers" then a large portion of the costs are setup costs, R&D, and other one-time costs.
A salesman I used to party with back at my old ISP job took me to a few parties a Joe Wright's house, I even did coke with him. Houston, owned a Car Audio store, had to be the same guy. Same time frame too, would have been during 1995. He and his freinds seemed a little shady, but who doesn't in the small business world. Never heard anything about him being involved with any rocket belt, but I guess it was probably a hush thing.
The guy was kinda wierd. He stocked up some sort of vitamin-B supplement in liquid injectable form in his kitchen. He loaded it in a hypo and shot himself with it every morning. Not sure if this was for some kind of medical problem, or he just thought it made him healthy.
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If you are forced to sign a contract at gunpoint, or otherwise under duress, is it not legally invalid?