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Replica Flyer Foiled By Weather

Posted by timothy on from the first-one-took-a-few-tries-too dept.

An anonymous reader submits: "A replica of the Wright Brothers' 1903 flyer failed to fly yesterday afternoon at a demonstration in Chicago. Organizers blamed the measly 5 MPH winds. Kitty Hawk had 25 MPH back on December 17, 1903. IIRC, isn't Chicago the 'Windy City?'" Here's an earlier story about the various groups attempting to re-enact the Wright brothers' pioneer flight.

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  1. Yes Siree by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This can only mean one thing boys -- time to get out your SPORKS !!!

  2. Latino heat! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    I am latino heat from El Paso!

    Ay! Ay! Ay! Muy caliente!

  3. Boring. I've got a better idea. by Rares+Marian · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There are too many quacks loose in the fields of science as well as software industry.

    I suggest a mock demonstration of cold fusion experiments. When the actors start talking about how others are doing the experiment wrong, but they can't release information, stop the whole charade and bring in Darl McBride so he can meet his forefathers in the snakeoil trade.

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    The message on the other side of this sig is false.
  4. CHUPAPOLLAS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A ti lo que te pasa es que eres gilipollas y no te enteras de nada ni dignificas lo que es ser un ESPANOL de verdad, con todas las letras.

    Y muerte a los putos catalanes de mierda, a los vascos, a los gallegos ladrones del Prestige, a los andaluces que no saben hablar, y a todos los que conspiran para desunir mi gran nacion.

  5. 5 MPH winds? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Pussies!!!!!

  6. Re:Hasta La Taco by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You suck - taco's cock.