So the next time refers to you in a negative fashion about being a geek, tell them, “Well yeah, but at I’m not like these guys.” We’re all second in our geekdom to them.
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| The Force must be strong with these geeks. (It would have to be.) This is an actual, working Star Wars X-Wing, built by the San Diego Tripoli Rocket Association. Of course, in this context “actual” means it exists and “working” means it’s able to get off the ground. At 23 feet long, it’s impressive but not the kind of craft you’d want to take into battle against a Death Star. Sure, the R2-D2 beeps, but the laser cannons don’t work. Continued… |
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Rocket Geeks Build and Launch an X-Wing Fighter was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon