Comin in HOT! I ran outa time or I'd have added the HUD, too
I want set of wing back chairs lol... I wonder if Shotwell likes Cigars wouldn't look out of place setting in one of those lol.....
Since Apollo 7 was 49 years ago, I took some photos of my models of both rockets. They are 1/144 scale.
Ugg, brain and fingers don't always synchronize.
Quote from: StuffOfInterest on 10/13/2017 10:08 amUgg, brain and fingers don't always synchronize.Some call it "dyslexia of the fingers"...
Quote from: Tulse on 10/12/2017 06:12 pmQuote from: Kabloona on 10/12/2017 05:39 pmIn the construction and mechanical trades, sometimes the hammer one has in one's hand isn't producing the desired result, and a bigger hammer is needed. In those trades, the larger hammer is commonly referred to as a "BFH." And the F there does not mean Falcon.Many video games, especially first-person shooters (like Doom and Quake), have a huge, powerful gun called a "BFG". Here too, the meaning of the "F" is pretty clear.And, of course, there is the slang expression "BFD", short for the sarcastic phrase "Big F...... Deal".More generally, the construction "Big F....... something" is pretty common in popular culture. So I think it's clear that Elon is just being cheeky calling his rocket the BFR.I still don't get it. Can someone please explain the joke yet again?Edit/Lar: No. No more on this.
Quote from: Kabloona on 10/12/2017 05:39 pmIn the construction and mechanical trades, sometimes the hammer one has in one's hand isn't producing the desired result, and a bigger hammer is needed. In those trades, the larger hammer is commonly referred to as a "BFH." And the F there does not mean Falcon.Many video games, especially first-person shooters (like Doom and Quake), have a huge, powerful gun called a "BFG". Here too, the meaning of the "F" is pretty clear.And, of course, there is the slang expression "BFD", short for the sarcastic phrase "Big F...... Deal".More generally, the construction "Big F....... something" is pretty common in popular culture. So I think it's clear that Elon is just being cheeky calling his rocket the BFR.
In the construction and mechanical trades, sometimes the hammer one has in one's hand isn't producing the desired result, and a bigger hammer is needed. In those trades, the larger hammer is commonly referred to as a "BFH." And the F there does not mean Falcon.
Quote from: Ronpur50 on 10/11/2017 11:38 pmSince Apollo 7 was 49 years ago, I took some photos of my models of both rockets. They are 1/144 scale. Where did you get the Falcon 9 model from, if I may ask.
I think that's enough random meanings for the word Zuma.
Quote Jeff Foust @jeff_foustReplying to @Cosmic_PenguinZUMA is more likely to be a codename, not an acronym. But I’m sure you can come up with some creative retronyms…https://mobile.twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/919594402439417856
Jeff Foust @jeff_foustReplying to @Cosmic_PenguinZUMA is more likely to be a codename, not an acronym. But I’m sure you can come up with some creative retronyms…
This again rises up the "Elon like a Bond supervillain" thoughts So the satellite is some SPECTRE's superweapon
Must be this guy: http://paw-patrol.wikia.com/wiki/Zuma
From the magical mystery thread: Quote from: gongora on 10/14/2017 11:39 pmI think that's enough random meanings for the word Zuma.Well, of course, that's enough random meanings for the word Zuma. It was a typo. The payload is actually Zima. I saw it recently as a "limited edition" release, and apparently it sold *really* well. They're obviously going to do a product *launch* to announce it's back permanently.Yep, Space Zima is the mystery payload. (Sorry, Elon, now you're *really* going to have to come up with something properly absurd for FH.)
From: [email protected] (Jms at B5) Subject: Re: JMS: B5 Editorial: Lamenta To: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated Date: 7/27/1994 5:57:00 AM View Thread(4 messages)Actually, the idea of Zima lasting even into 1995 is hysterical. Ikeep fighting the urge to have some guy show up on B5, "Zo then I zays tohim, nize ztation"...and five Narns just jump on him and beat the shitout of him, WHAMWHAMWHAMWHAMWHAM!jms
I remember some episode of Babylon 5 had a bar in the Zocalo with a "Zima" sign. A little JMS humor there.EDIT: "TKO," Season 1Delving back into Usenet via JMSNews, http://www.jmsnews.com/home.aspx :QuoteFrom: [email protected] (Jms at B5) Subject: Re: JMS: B5 Editorial: Lamenta To: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated Date: 7/27/1994 5:57:00 AM View Thread(4 messages)Actually, the idea of Zima lasting even into 1995 is hysterical. Ikeep fighting the urge to have some guy show up on B5, "Zo then I zays tohim, nize ztation"...and five Narns just jump on him and beat the shitout of him, WHAMWHAMWHAMWHAMWHAM!jms