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jonbwfc
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Two cats on bungees on either side of a dynamo. There you go, energy crisis solved.
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l3v1ck
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Frictional energy diserpation......
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Amnesia10
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_________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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soddit112
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Install a cattery in the ISS, infinite supply of cats = infinite energy!! Powergen will bankrupt etc etc
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Amnesia10
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Better still free energy.  _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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jonbwfc
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You're going to need something else in space though. Cats can't fall in zero G.
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timark_uk
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Swinging this wildly back on topic … I totally loved the way the door rolled open.
Mark
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ProfessorF
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And I loved the few puffs of ice that floated off when he opened it.
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Amnesia10
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However you want to look at this it was a very impressive achievement. It was more than 40 years since Kittinger set the record.
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timark_uk
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The BBC documentary on this jump is on BBC2 this evening at 20:30.
Mark
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jonbwfc
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Excellent spot! It's on BBC HD simultaneously for those that have it.
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jonbwfc
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I can't believe we got all the way through this thread without posting this
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timark_uk
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You could really feel sympathy for the guy's Mum when he started asking if she had thought about what would happen should things go wrong.
Mark
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ProfessorF
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Great programme, brought back all the highs and lows I went through just watching the damn thing at home. I can't imagine what the crew were like on the day.
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steve74
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That documentary was brilliant, really enjoyed that, some great extra footage that wasn't broadcast live too. Can you imagine what went through Felix's mind just before he took that step forward? The guy's a true legend!
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