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Inventor to Launch Pop Bottle Rocket into Space

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on 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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  1. said "wandering wombat"? by circletimessquare · · Score: 0, Troll

    an antipodean ex-penal colony resident is not in the best position to comment about who is on top, no?

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    intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
    1. Re:said "wandering wombat"? by circletimessquare · · Score: -1, Troll

      the comment i was responding too was written by one "wandering wombat"

      think... think... reading comprehension yet?

      after you pass reading comprehension, then we can begin to work on your humor skills

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      intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
  2. Re:Volume by somersault · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sounds like you have more than just your fist up your ass if you think religious views bear any relevance to correct use of latin phrases..

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    which is totally what she said
  3. Hah...in 6 months the article will read... by readgs · · Score: -1, Troll

    FAIL! http://wwwfail.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fcp%2FOddities%2F080217%2FK021704AU.jpg

  4. yes! reading comprehension! by circletimessquare · · Score: -1, Troll

    i'm so proud of you

    next, we aim for light hearted humor

    i await your bile filled negative commentary on the lack of humor in my comment, thus confirming there is no light hearted humor in you ;-)

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    intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
  5. Re:Volume by solafide · · Score: 0, Troll
    What dictionary are you using again? He's trying to break out of a deep-seated sense of boredom, although it isn't working. Enigma would not make sense.

    (no, I didn't use a dictionary and understood every word.)

  6. Re:A pop bottle in space? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I would like to launch a pop bottle to Uranus.

  7. Re:Volume by porl · · Score: 1, Troll

    ok, i buggered up there, i had too many tabs open and i'm too tired and i got confused about which story i was responding too...... i'll hand in my nerd badge for a suspension if required, please don't tell anyone else about it though.... :)

  8. Re:Volume by antek9 · · Score: -1, Troll

    And actually it should rather be the full version, conditio sine qua non ('the condition without which nothing [is valid]'). Using Latin half-assedly just in a buzzword manner makes you look -well- dumb, like you went out of your Latin class to go to the toilet just to miss the _important_ part, yet insist to use whatever you picked up leaving the room at whatever occasion.

    Hey, why not add to the crap usage by making a verb out of it? 'Hey dude, I so sine qua nonned that guy, you shoulda seen the expression on his face!'

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