[time-nuts] OT NASA Research

2010-08-16 Thread SAIDJACK
Off topic. Some time ago we talked about what would happen if a legally-flown 4lbs weather balloon was being hit by an airplane.. I think this is a similar, albeit somewhat more funny story, but it does show what would happen due to the momentum during such an impact, keeping in mind that

Re: [time-nuts] OT NASA Research

2010-08-16 Thread J. Forster
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