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That Guy wrote: exit the gravitational pull of the Earth .. in orbit
This is mutually exclusive. An object in orbit is in orbit because it is under the influence of gravity - without that, it would be flying off in a straight line.
Also, an airplane with engines that breathe air (which is most of them, but not all) can never achieve orbit (not under their own power anyway). In order to achieve orbit, you need to raise your periapsis above the atmosphere, which can only do from above that altitude, which means you can't be using an air-breathing engine to do it.
Achieving escape velocity with an airplane is possible if you cheat, just strap rockets to an airplane, and make it happen outside the atmosphere. Doesn't really count, in my opinion. With an actual airplane, inside the atmosphere, under its own power - not going to happen. For one, you'd need a blunt heat shield just to avoid disintegrating. Also, you couldn't have wings. And I'm not sure even a scramjet will still work at that speed (some predictions give it a maximum speed of Mach 24 - not enough).
modified 11-Mar-14 11:08am.
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A story just broke on Fox News.
Evidently the pilot 'floored it' and the plane is currently in space.
Wow, aren't you embarrassed?
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I'll put you down as a 'plane in space' denier.
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MehGerbil wrote: denier
Isn't that something to do with bank robbers faces (or ladies bottoms, I forget which)?
The evidence for planes in space[^]
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Listen, kid ![^]
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what is used to.
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harold aptroot wrote: you can't be using an air-breathing engine to do it
99.99% of people have no clue about how a rocket _really_ works, and think it is a kind of bigger robuster airplane, with extra tanks.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what is used to.
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To be honest, I'd never considered the differences between a jet engine and a rocket.
Anything beyond an internal combustion engine looks like magic to me.
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That's not surprising, 99.99% of people are idiots.
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2048[^]
Because if I only got 3 hours of sleep last night, why should you get anything done at work today?
Personal best: 1024 (EDIT that's a 1024 tile, not the score. no idea what I had there...)
Edit2: beat the thing last night. Score just over 20k.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
modified 12-Mar-14 8:40am.
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Doesn't seem to work with Chrome.
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I spent lat 10 minutes wit it - it words perfectly for me...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Works fine on Chrome for me (unfortunately...)
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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You just ruined my day...Now I cant stop to try it...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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My work here is done. 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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I wonder how the "random-hitting-arrows" vs. "trying-to-hit-arrows-in-a-way-that-makes-sense" play.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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It wasn't until I started being systematic that I was able to start getting 256 tiles.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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It plays a little bit like the "threes" game (not available on all mobile platform).
I'd rather be phishing!
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2300 on the first try 
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
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That's the score - but did you get the 2048 tile?
(I have got a pair of 256's but couldn't get them together)
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Oh... And I thought it was about the high score 
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
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Doesn't seem to work with IE9.. 
The signature is in building process.. Please wait...
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it's a simple game on github. It was probably written as an exercise in learning the newest buzzword
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Working now! Just had to wait some time the tiles come up..
The signature is in building process.. Please wait...
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512 Tile was my best!
for making me waste an addictive 90 minutes on that game I shall send you a 22lb house cat[^] 
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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