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Saturn V Fallen on Hard Times
n9fzx writes "The best remaining artifact of the Apollo Program, Huntsville's Saturn V, is 'pocked with pits and cracks, and patches of mold and mildew', having survived for forty years outdoors. Alabama's U.S. Space and Rocket Center is trying to raise a measly $5 million in order to preserve the beast, with $1.5 million in the kitty so far. Paypal, anyone?"
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i have submitted this as a story. WE will see how DENSE the editors are. LET THE ENERGY FLOW!
oh yeah.... first post...
no wait, does that mean I have to give money?? nevermind, someone else can have first post.. I take it back.
At the cost of $2 per day, 5 million dollars wil sustain almost 7,000 refugees/famine victims in less privileged regions of the world for a whole year. I say let the rocket 'depart' since its no longer being used. We can keep the videos, the working diagrams, etc. and generations of the future can 'reconstruct' the rocket through virtual reality whenever they feel the need. That's merely my opinion, though.
first post!
Has the Gay Niggers Association of America infiltrated NASA? Is this at all related to the membership requirement of watching Gay Niggers from Outer Space?
probably, but fuck em. they suck.
I agree with others who say that most of the poor would be better-served with economic development and honest government than with direct aid. Even so, there are plenty of cases miles ahead of servicing a dead rocket. I recently gave money to an orphanage in Guatemala for HIV+ children. I'd be ashamed to give money to something as pointless as a Saturn V when there are causes like that.
no question the wwworld would be a better place with a few less felonious gangster type billyonerrors, & their armIE of trained puppets (see also: georgewellian fuddite life0cide).
too much is never enough for these foulcurrs, so don't expect that they'll be satisfied with some tiny paypal paymeNTs from y'all.
no way. their recipe for US is total permaneNT debt & disruption.
consult with/trust in yOUR creators. get ready to brighten/lighten up. there's never any cover charge. see you there?
- Shelob book form is very, very old and slow. She's deliberate and single minded but not the speeding oversized tatarantula you see in the film. Heck in the film all Shelob is is just some unimportant oversized arachnid - no personality at all.
- Shelob sits her ass on Sting, it's not thrusted by Sam - that fight went on way too long.
- The sheer size of Shelob's sting was so large you'd think Frodo would have a pretty major abdominal wound in addition to the poison. But when he wakes there's nary a scratch on him. Oh hey the audience wont notice right? Continuity Mr. Jackson!
- Why doesn't Shelob just run in and grab Frodo when he's bungey jumping in her webbing - that's what real spiders do - and if Shelob is just an oversized house spider than that's what she would have done. Not exciting enough right?
- No Christopher Lee! Saruman is the star of the whole film and book. Who else can dish out sure fire insults in old English like the master of Orthanc? If it weren't for Saruman there would be no second book and we'd never see those Hobbits get their comeuppance.
I am buying the DVD just for those deleted scenes alone.
- Eowyn was never referred to as Dernhelm. Where were those references?
- Aragorn's army of undead buddies never made it to Gondor proper. Aragorn releases them before that point cos he's such a nice geezer.
- The crypt of the undead is supposed to be completely pitch black. Gimli is in fear because he can hear the dead following them but not see them. La-de-da we have CGI now. No need for plot exposition let's just bung undead people all over the place - it looks good or something.
- The same goes for Shalobs Lair. It was much, much too bright - I'm serious!
- The seige of gondor was likewise much too bright. The book labours to make clear the failing of the daylight hours. Through many chapters - not just one. But Mr. Jackson - our camera people will have nothing to film! We can't have that! Quick stuff in some daylight - otherwise people will have to use their imag-i-nation.
- Gandalf takes on Denethor with his staff. WTF? What happened to stern words and plot exposition. No the audience has an average I.Q. of your average po-tat-O. I am insulted at Mr. Jacksons low opinion of me. This is insane.
- The secret path into Mordor that Gollum leads Frodo and Sam to is not so secret after all. In fact - it's right on the doorstep of Minas Morgul, city of the Ringwraiths. Just look at the film. All those thousands of Saurons fell soldiers marching past and not once catching a glimpse of the stupid Hobbits mucking about in plain view.
- In that same scene the leader of the Nine Riders is on Horseback, not flying like in the film. Not exciting right?
- Theoden mucks around before going to Gondor. That's right - he sits on his ass and trys to figure out how to look after his people. He DOES NOT moan about Gondor's lack of assistance - and where is the all-important red arrow?
- the real Denethor was much crazier - the guy in the film was one of those Goth posers who rely much to heavily on giving out heavy stares and trying to act like they don't give a fuck - well, hey neither did I. How about the human side of Denethor(that's right - there used to be one).
- Since when would any sane king send his best horsemen against a herd of way oversized Oliphaunts? Horses are not necessarily faster but I would bet a sixpence that they are more maneuverable. Theoden have you ever heard of flanking tactics? Not just once mate - not just once.
The carnage was un-fricking-believable. Speechless.
- The Legolas/Oliphaunt scene. Empire Strikes Back - Hoth Scene anyone? Lego-man the force will be with you - always!
- What the f*** was wrong with those Eagles? In the wild Eagles(it doesn't matter what species) take their prey off to an eyrie and eat the f***ers. Picking the Hobbits up - cool. Not eating them afterwards - not cool. No Gandalf versus the Eagles sce
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i have submitted this as a story. WE will see how DENSE the editors are. LET THE ENERGY FLOW!
Do you mean I-65?