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The Demise of Model Rocketry?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the and-the-rockets'-red-glare dept.

Mark Lytle writes "Due to restrictions imposed by the rather broad Homeland Security Act, the hobby I suspect many Slashdotters, being technology buffs, grew up with, the Estes Model Rocket is now firmly on the endangered species list. The little cardboard rockets I learned science with in high school are evidently suspected of being potential weapons of mass destruction. Go figure. Perhaps by getting involved, we can stop this sillyness... Anyway, i hope so...."

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  1. Soap and iraqi oil by Reinout · · Score: 0, Troll
    .... lift the embargo and let the oil flow.

    Let the oil flow, mix it with a few supertankers of soap, ignite.... No more Saddam!

    Great idea!

    Reinout

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    Reinout van Rees
  2. Re:How does this affect X-Prize class rocketry ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    And how exactly is this even remotely on-topic? How exactly does an Estes C5 model rocket engine compare? Short of drilling a hole in my chest, inserting the engine, and firing it, I doubt I could kill myself with an Estes rocket if I wanted to.

    Next time you want to brag about your peni^H^H^H^H rockets, do it somewhere else..