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So the next time refers to you in a negative fashion about being a geek, tell them, “Well yeah, but at I\u2019m not like these guys<\/a>.” We\u2019re all second in our geekdom to them.<\/p>\n

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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\u2019s able to get off the ground. At 23 feet long, it\u2019s impressive but not the kind of craft you\u2019d want to take into battle against a Death Star. Sure, the R2-D2 beeps, but the laser cannons don\u2019t work.
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The article comes complete with a video<\/a> of the event! <\/p>\n

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Rocket Geeks Build and Launch an X-Wing Fighter<\/a> was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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