Inventor to Launch Pop Bottle Rocket into Space

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday February 18, 2008 @07:22AM from the next-comes-the-lawn-chair-with-balloons dept.

DrButts writes "An inventor in British Columbia wants to be the first to launch a pop bottle rocket into space. 'This could be impossible, but the CEO of AntiGravity Research already holds the altitude record for boosting an elongated plastic pop bottle — propelled by a bicycle pump, water and a bit of soap — into the air. Firing the ubiquitous, two-litre plastic container usually consigned to the recycle bin into space might create a whole new definition for space junk, but the dream keeps Schellenberg going.'"

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Re:ah silly canadians by Rob_Ogilvie · 2008-02-18 07:36 · Score: 0, Offtopic

*obligatory "it isn't the size that matters, it's how you use it" post*

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Re:ah silly canadians by Smackheid · 2008-02-18 08:23 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Obligatory "We have voted for idiots in the past to run our country, but at least we didn't vote for a retard. Twice." post.

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