June 12, 2007
The Final Flight of the X-15
Fuzzy? Sure. That slut took off like the proverbial scalded dog, and no CyberShot was gonna catch that clean.
Balls, too, to losing it. I returned to the scene of the crime Sunday and looked again, but it's a goner. What the hell. It's not like I have to travel to North American Aviation for a replacement. I'll have another one grasped in my sweaty palm Saturday, courtesy of the Bentonville Mafia.
And at least it didn't have a little miniature screaming test pilot in it when it went down.
That really is a great pic!
Sigh. Guys have all the fun.
*pout*
Posted by: Joan of Argghh! at June 12, 2007 11:11 PMGreat shot, V-man!
Rockets, eh? I always knew there was a Major Nerd lurking under that cool, literate exterior. Prolly have a pile of Estes catalogs in the nightstand, with the pages all stuck togeddah...
Posted by: Elisson at June 13, 2007 6:52 AMYou could get some little cockroaches (or water bugs!) and plant them in there as pilots. Do the world a favor one roach at a time!!
Posted by: Michele at June 13, 2007 8:31 AMUh, Michele? I don't know if V-man really wants to do that. What happens when all of the cockroaches relatives show up for the funeral?
Sweet rocket!
I was thinking Scotch-taping lizards to the fuselage. I've only got a billion of them...
Posted by: Velociman at June 13, 2007 8:49 AMHey, why don't you try to fire one of those things off the crack of your ass? Oh, wait, that's already been done...
Posted by: rankin' rob at June 13, 2007 11:20 AMThat is sweet.
Posted by: og at June 13, 2007 1:55 PMYou've got lizards? Have you got geckos? Don't need tape for them; they stick on by themselves. One of my brothers' friends rubber-banded a toad to an M-80 one Fourth of July. It definitely wasn't toad-friendly.
Posted by: Peggy U at June 13, 2007 4:24 PMI think the bastid burnt up on re-entry. Tie a spool of fishin' line to the next one... some of that Stren stuff that glows.
Posted by: RedNeck at June 13, 2007 6:44 PMWell, if you want you can write to Homer Hickam about it. Maybe he can help you retrace its trajectory. He does respond to inquiries. I suppose if you have enough info on the rocket and the weather conditions, you might be able to narrow your search a little.
Posted by: PeggyU at June 14, 2007 12:25 AMYou done fucked up now, boy....blaspheming on Sam's and all. Those blue vesters are gonna be on you like stink on shit.
Posted by: bitterman at June 14, 2007 12:28 PM