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Old October 21st, 2008, 10:30 AM   #4
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Default Re: Star Trek "Moments of wonder"

When I was ten, my mom and dad got me a Klingon Battle Cruiser model rocket kit for Christmas. I was soooooooo happy! My uncle (dad wasn't exactly the most patient with models, and my mother wanted to stay out of the way) and I spent three weeks painstakingly putting it together, and it was the most beautiful model of a cruiser I'd seen.

One beautiful day that spring, we went outside to give our bird its maiden flight. We installed the engine, got it on my uncle's launch pad, and completed the final preparations. The magic button was pushed, and my Klingon battle cruiser soared off into the blue skies...then promptly exploded for no apparent reason.

After the pieces came back to Earth, we found out what happened: The part of the rocket that was supposed to pop apart when the parachute charge fired fit TOO snugly into the receiver. When the charge fired, the explosion had nowhere to go and ripped the cruiser apart.

Ah, well. If you're going to go out, it's best to go out in a blaze of glory!

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