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Build Your Own Model B-52

Posted by michael on from the needs-nose-art dept.

Assmasher writes "Who says the cold war is over? Wren Turbines, a UK based manufacturer of scale modeling jet engines (usually for remote control aircraft), has provided the engines for a 300lbs+ scale replica of Boeing's B-52. This isn't normal Slashdot fare; however, it is nerdy enough, crazy enough, and if you watch the videos, cool enough to warrant serious geek attention. At roughly $3k per turbine, this is a serious piece of engineering. The sound alone is amazing!"

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  1. Re:Freecache links by t_allardyce · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    While we're on the point, why is it that whenever some terrorists are making their damnds, killing someone or generally making videos they are always in bloody windows media format!? what the fuck is their problem!?

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  2. Not to be an ass or anything... by SiliconJesus101 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    But it seems like a lot of Slashdot stories these days are pretty much direct rips from boingboing.net. A lot of the stuff I see here seems to have been lifted from there a day or two after it was posted over there.

    Not a troll or flame or anything, just an observation.

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