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May 3rd, 2009

unixronin: Closed double loop of rotating gears (Gearhead)
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 12:52 am

In honor of the largest rocket ever built, the largest model rocket ever built, a 1/10-scale Saturn V, was recently launched from Price, Maryland. Video of the launch is available on YouTube, linked from that article.

You really want to sit and wait all the way to the end. Trust me on this. The slow-motion repeat at the end looks, and sounds, as close as we'll ever see again to the real thing outside of Hollywood movies. I have a hard time finding words for quite how I'm feeling right now.