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2003-05-07 Home Front

Holloman Air Force Base beats own rail vehicle speed record

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Posted by Dar 2003-05-07 01:39 pm|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Doh! I forgot the question mark.
GGGODDDDDDDAMMMNNNITT!

Posted by Mike N. 2003-05-07 15:04:49|| 2003-05-07 15:04:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Cool! I was stationed there 7 years ago and got to watch a few sled runs. Blink and you miss them going by.

Posted by Steve 2003-05-07 14:04:25|| 2003-05-07 14:04:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Per How Stuff Works, a blink is about a decisecond or 0.1 seconds in duration, so that sled could be 941 ft. away by the time you open your eyes... I believe you, Steve!

Posted by Dar 2003-05-07 14:11:01|| 2003-05-07 14:11:01|| Front Page Top

#4 I like to see the Jamaican Bobsled Team take that sled for a ride.

Posted by Mike N. 2003-05-07 14:17:40|| 2003-05-07 14:17:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Since I can't spell, I think I'll kepp my stupid comments to myself.

Posted by Mike N. 2003-05-07 14:18:21|| 2003-05-07 14:18:21|| Front Page Top

#6 kepp, Doesn't that figure.

Posted by Mike N. 2003-05-07 14:24:51|| 2003-05-07 14:24:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Mike, buddy, pal... you gotta stop drinking and typing! Help us to help you!

Posted by Dar 2003-05-07 14:30:13|| 2003-05-07 14:30:13|| Front Page Top

#8 Having a ruff day, Mike?

Posted by Raj 2003-05-07 15:16:19|| [angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2003-05-07 15:16:19|| Front Page Top

#9 Don't make us sic Sunnie on your ass, Mike.

Posted by tu3031 2003-05-07 15:22:28|| 2003-05-07 15:22:28|| Front Page Top

#10 âSunnie donât go away
Iâm here all alone
Youâre daddyâs a sailor
He never comes home
Nights are so long
Silence is strong
Iâm feeling so tired
Not all that strong..â

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-05-07 15:25:51|| 2003-05-07 15:25:51|| Front Page Top

#11 I believe that's "D'oh," not "Doh," Mike.

Helping others to help themselves is just one of our many goals here at Rantburg.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1387335.stm

Posted by Anonymous 2003-05-07 15:47:25|| 2003-05-07 15:47:25|| Front Page Top

#12 I give up.

Posted by Mike N. 2003-05-07 16:34:09|| 2003-05-07 16:34:09|| Front Page Top

#13 A friend of mine (next door neighbor in base housing at Holloman) volunteered to ride the sled during some of the tests in the late 1960's. The military ended up medically retiring him because of the problems he developed from the stress. There aren't many people that can say they've travelled at Mach 6 ON THE GROUND!

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-05-07 17:19:21|| 2003-05-07 17:19:21|| Front Page Top

#14 And in a related development, San Jose's light rail system set a new speed record of 15 MPH, slowest among comparable systems nationwide.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-05-07 17:31:47|| 2003-05-07 17:31:47|| Front Page Top

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