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The End of Solotrek

Posted by michael on from the flying-car dept.

bobetov writes "For those of us fed up with gravity and gridlock, the Solotrek XFV personal VTOL aircraft has been the real IT. A Segway is a nice scooter and all, but this thing can fly. But it all comes down to dollars in the end, and, with a recent test-flight accident and a missed milestone, Trek Aerospace is calling it quits."

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  1. When I wanna get high by SteweyGriffin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just smoke up.

    It's cheaper, safer, and even helps get me laid.

  2. RPN and TI calculators by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    To those who use TI caclulators, please tell me the exact keypresses you would do to work out

    1/ (1/5 + 1/6 + 1/7 + 1/8 + 1/9)

    5,6,7,8 and 9 ohm resistors in parallel.

    For those of us uding RPN, we can type
    5 # 6 # 7 # 8 # 9 # + + + + #

    where # is 1/x button.

    for a total of 16 keystrokes. Can you beat that?

    1. Re:RPN and TI calculators by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      No.

      5#+6#+7#+8#+9#=#

      16.

  3. Hey Chicks.. by Kurt+Russell · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How bout' me and a few friends swing by on our solotrek xfvs and take you babes to see the Lord of Rings?
    After that we can head to my parents house and y'all can check out my autographed copy of The Cathedral and the Bazaar.