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posted by [personal profile] purplerabbits at 10:35am on 07/09/2004 under
This post brought to you by the need to use an appropriate title for this news story...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3631864.stm

Oh, and "Hollywood stunt pilots are waiting to snatch the parachute in mid-air to prevent the capsule hitting the ground." How cool is that?

Update: Bum.
Music:: Guess
Mood:: 'hopeful' hopeful
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posted by [identity profile] janetmiles.livejournal.com at 03:47am on 07/09/2004
That is very, very damn cool. Thanks so much for finding and posting the link!
 
posted by [identity profile] zbyszek.livejournal.com at 04:04am on 07/09/2004
$264m for 10-20 µg. So that's...some expensive bloody stuff! No pressure on these pilots, then.
 
posted by [identity profile] lizw.livejournal.com at 08:35am on 07/09/2004
Wow, very cool indeed!
 
posted by [identity profile] biog.livejournal.com at 11:37am on 08/09/2004
It would appear there has been a conclusion to this news story, as posted here http://uk.news.yahoo.com/040908/325/f2682.html
is the glasshalf-empty?

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