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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. You are truly a piece of shit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    you did not get first post you dumb shit. not only does this prove that you can't do anything correctly, much like your negroid father, but it also proves that you are a stupid fuck. you love sucking dick, don't you? of course you fucking faggot. i hope the fight against aids goes well for you, fag. you are truly a shitmaster. and why don't you learn some html (it's not very complicated) so you can make that goatse.cx call an actual link? ...fucking retard

  2. I'll miss them by imrdkl · · Score: -1, Troll

    But it's for the best, I suppose.

  3. Re:What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well, it's difficult to defend yourself and your family with a model rocket...

    http://pictures.ehowa.com/francesurrendering.jpg

    Besides, you're late on the /. gun control argument. I think it's #2 in the HoF.

  4. 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

    --
    Reinout van Rees
  5. 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..