OK... here's a question for everyone who's ever watched King of the Rocket Men!, The Rocketeer or even The Adventures of Captain Proton How come noone using a rocket pack ever barbecues his own legs upon take-off?
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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Forcefields. The same ones that redirect impulse exhaust on starships for turning.
Hey, it's as good an explanation as any... :-)
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Posted by Starbuck (Member # 153) on :
So you're saying that in the comic-book world of the 1930s, they were able to make forcefield generators smaller than 24th century Starfleet technology?
[mutter] Smartass [/mutter]
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Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :
Well, this did happen to Robert McNeil, actually. Posted by Masao (Member # 232) on :
Asbestos trousers an underwear
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