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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Close Call Rocket Crash

Posted: 1/10/2013 10:47:49 PM EDT

I think I'd have needed to check my pants!

Posted: 1/10/2013 10:50:25 PM EDT

[#1]

Gen 2 lawn darts are AWESOME!

Posted: 1/10/2013 10:51:21 PM EDT

[#2]

I suppose the hamster didn't survive.

Posted: 1/10/2013 10:53:23 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:

Gen 2 lawn darts are AWESOME!

Posted: 1/10/2013 10:53:45 PM EDT

[#4]

"RUN AWAYYYYYYYY"

Posted: 1/10/2013 10:55:13 PM EDT

[#5]

holy shit

Posted: 1/10/2013 10:57:17 PM EDT

[#6]

holy crap!

Posted: 1/10/2013 10:58:01 PM EDT

[#7]

America, where even our nerd hobbies will kill you.

Posted: 1/10/2013 11:00:23 PM EDT

[#8]

Imagine a salvo of those. That would be cool

Posted: 1/10/2013 11:01:27 PM EDT

[#9]

V2 anyone?
I'm sure that noise made some sphincters pucker

Posted: 1/10/2013 11:05:37 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
America, where even our nerd hobbies will kill you.

'MERCA!

Posted: 1/10/2013 11:06:06 PM EDT

[#11]

Tagging for the inevitable Break.com video showing the same situation, but with someone in between the rocket and the ground.

Posted: 1/11/2013 12:40:41 AM EDT

[#12]

"Houston, we have a problem!"

Posted: 1/11/2013 1:10:28 AM EDT

[#13]

You mean that something shot into the air is going to come back down?

Shocking!!!

Posted: 1/11/2013 1:13:54 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

You mean that something shot into the air is going to come back down?

Shocking!!!

It's supposed to come down slowly via parachutes.

Posted: 1/11/2013 1:43:25 AM EDT

[#15]

I tell you when I was in Rocketry and have been that close to a "core sample" recovery... I was shitting diamonds for a week...

Posted: 1/11/2013 1:47:05 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
I tell you when I was in Rocketry and have been that close to a "core sample" recovery... I was shitting diamonds for a week...

Seems like a backup chute might be a good idea.

Posted: 1/11/2013 1:55:19 AM EDT

[#17]

Fuckin hell!

Posted: 1/11/2013 1:59:08 AM EDT

[#18]

That made a pretty good "Whump!" when it hit.

Posted: 1/11/2013 2:11:47 AM EDT

[#19]

Camera man deserves an award for ACTUALLY capturing the moment of impact .

Posted: 1/11/2013 2:12:47 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
That made a pretty good "Whump!" when it hit.

Sadly it reminded meow the Reno Galloping Ghost crash noise.

Posted: 1/11/2013 2:45:50 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
Camera man deserves an award for ACTUALLY capturing the moment of impact .

Nice video work.

Posted: 1/11/2013 3:44:35 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I tell you when I was in Rocketry and have been that close to a "core sample" recovery... I was shitting diamonds for a week...

Seems like a backup chute might be a good idea.

It should have at least TWO... A drogue at apogee and the main at 1000 feet or so...

My guess is he didn't turn on the pryros on

Posted: 1/11/2013 3:54:25 AM EDT

[#23]

Coolest science fair ever!

Posted: 1/11/2013 4:45:23 AM EDT

[#24]

Not nearly as cool as dousing "The Gremlin" (A D motor bad boy) in
gasoline, lighting it and shooting it down a sewer tube.

Or so I'm told......

Posted: 1/11/2013 4:46:21 AM EDT

[#25]

Posted: 1/11/2013 4:46:57 AM EDT

[#26]

INCOMING!!!!!!

Posted: 1/12/2013 8:56:49 PM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

http://youtu.be/OdBh54MoZRE

That's the reason for Operation Paperclip. Wy reinvent the wheel and make all the same mistakes they'd already figured out?

Posted: 1/12/2013 9:04:11 PM EDT

[#28]

damn!!!!!!!!!! way to close :(

Posted: 1/12/2013 9:06:13 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:

Gen 2 lawn darts are AWESOME!

happened in my boyscout camp-out too.

idiot scout mate glued the top on the rocket so the chute didnt come out it stuck less then 3 feet from some girl playing volleyball it was awesome.

Posted: 1/12/2013 9:09:43 PM EDT

[#30]

This one has kids playing in the wreckage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEbHd78J0F0
This one too, but with a 42' half ton rocket: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ginKGbC3fXE

Posted: 1/12/2013 9:18:14 PM EDT

[#31]

Stay away from the rocket!

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