Musk launches ARK B

emjaybee · February 10, 2018, 11:48:35 AM

Quote from: keithbythe sea on February 08, 2018, 07:23:43 AM
Great looking calculations Malcolm! Minor correction would be that 2 pi should be 6.28 rather than 6.88. I don't think it will be a mission critical change

Please bear in mind that a fore-runner test rocket for the Apollo missions had to be destroyed in flight because it was veering off course.

The reason?

Some one put a colon instead of a semi-colon in the programming!

Tom U · February 10, 2018, 01:38:43 PM

Quote from: emjaybee on February 10, 2018, 11:48:35 AM
Quote from: keithbythe sea on February 08, 2018, 07:23:43 AM
Great looking calculations Malcolm! Minor correction would be that 2 pi should be 6.28 rather than 6.88. I don't think it will be a mission critical change

Please bear in mind that a fore-runner test rocket for the Apollo missions had to be destroyed in flight because it was veering off course.

The reason?

Some one put a colon instead of a semi-colon in the programming!

Honestly I tried to resist typing this - but I can't help myself...
If some one put a semi-colon, the programming must have been half arsed!

emjaybee · February 10, 2018, 01:58:09 PM

I had to think about that for a moment.

keithbythe sea · February 10, 2018, 05:47:44 PM

Quote from: emjaybee on February 10, 2018, 01:58:09 PM

I had to think about that for a moment.

Yep, me 2.0

Snowwolflair · February 10, 2018, 05:59:28 PM

I tried not to think about it.

MalcolmInN · February 11, 2018, 02:14:10 AM

Quote from: Snowwolflair on February 10, 2018, 05:59:28 PM
I tried not to think about it.

Yes, indeed so, I should think not, all the above.
I mean, if a little more fuel had been available, who knows where beyond the asteroids it may be headed , uranus maybe,

oh it's getting worser

keithbythe sea · February 11, 2018, 07:39:47 AM

Quote from: MalcolmAL on February 11, 2018, 02:14:10 AM
Quote from: Snowwolflair on February 10, 2018, 05:59:28 PM
I tried not to think about it.

oh it's getting worser

Yep, and on that theme. I've been thinking (always dangerous).

Would it be a case of "bye, bye Miss American pi..."

Bealman · February 11, 2018, 07:51:03 AM

The two hillbillies sitting out on the porch, one of them looking through a telescope. The other one asks,

"Can you see Uranus?"

"No, but I can see Mars"

daffy · February 19, 2018, 12:11:58 PM

Just in case anybody wants to know the current location of the Roadster, and all sorts of interesting data about speeds, distances and... er.... fuel consumption , here's a link to website that fulfills the need:

http://www.whereisroadster.com/

The site includes an animated chart and 'view from the Roadsters rear view mirror' (Starman must be doing a space walk) and links to buy 'goodies' like car stickers and a 1/64 model of the Roadster. Wow!

Bealman · February 19, 2018, 09:33:23 PM

Just took a look... not bad for just a guy, you know?

daffy · February 19, 2018, 10:19:51 PM

Just to be clear, my 'Wow!

refers just the retail stuff, especially the car, which gets poor reviews.
The rest is a good bit of fun and very clever.