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Winner of NASA Glove Contest Named

eZtaR writes "The winner of NASA's $200k spacesuit glove contest has been found. He's an unemployed aerospace engineer, named Peter Homer, and claims to have bought most of the materials in local shops and on eBay."

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  1. Internal Nasa flamewar by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    The baseline Phase VI glove needs replacing.
    This guy should have called his the emacs glove, it would have 7 hands a kitchen sink and be able to host multiple lifeforms.

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  2. Re:Does any one else ... by Clazzy · · Score: 4, Funny

    There seems to be no mention of an inanimate carbon rod here, though.

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  3. But will NASA's new spacecraft.... by tinrobot · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...even have a glovebox?

  4. This might be bad... by gcnaddict · · Score: 3, Funny

    NASA might start overbidding on eBay for weird crap...

    Think they'll buy my old pokemon cards?

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  5. I gotta call this guy by stoolpigeon · · Score: 4, Funny

    ever since I won that old space suit writing soap slogans, I have had a tough time getting it back into good shape. i bet he could give me some good pointers.

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  6. Upon viewing by antifoidulus · · Score: 3, Funny

    NASA astronauts were overheard to have said, "It's so bad!"

  7. well, obviously! by N3wsByt3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    With parts bought on eBay, he was sure to win hands down!

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    1. Re:well, obviously! by coldcell · · Score: 2, Funny

      He'll be selling them hand over fist!

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  8. Smell the Glove! by kybred · · Score: 2, Funny

    It smells like victory!

  9. Heh by Z0mb1eman · · Score: 3, Funny

    He's an unemployed aerospace engineer

    Is there any other kind?

    *ducks*

    (I get to say that, a good friend of mine is an unemployed aerospace engineer :p)

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