Scotty gets beamed up..

[Zenister 0]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070428/ap_en_tv/rocket_launch

a fitting resting place for the archetypal Engineer.

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I'm confused, are his remains still in space or did they come down with the rocket?

[BillyVance 34]

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I'm confused, are his remains still in space or did they come down with the rocket?

I'm not sure how high the rocket went, but I think I remember it would go high enough, then jettison the load of ash-laden capsules, which then would slowly be reigned in by earth's gravity and burn up on re-entry.

So in effect, he's getting cremated twice!

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[Scoop 0]

In that case perhaps we should start sending more bits of old shit into space

[Squeak 17]

I think it's a fitting send off for a Sci-Fi Pop icon

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070428/ap_en_tv/rocket_launch

a fitting resting place for the archetypal Engineer.

Every time someone asked him to fix a problem, he'd answer, "I dunno Captain. I've never seen ennything like it."

What was the point of hauling his useless butt around the universe if he couldn't fix anything?

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In that case perhaps we should start sending more bits of old shit into space

Seriously, I mean, there probably are aliens out there somewhere roaming around all super advanced and the first thing they will run into from us are Scotty's ashes. They are going to say to themselves that we are morons using the universe as a graveyard and trash can since we have already used our planet as such...

[happythoughts 0]

You are giving the aliens too much credit probably.

All they do in North Florida is fly down country roads flinging beer bottles at speed limit signs and nabbing rednecks for butt probes later.

Of course, we could just be getting visits from alien teenagers. That would explain a lot.

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In that case perhaps we should start sending more bits of old shit into space

Seriously, I mean, there probably are aliens out there somewhere roaming around all super advanced and the first thing they will run into from us are Scotty's ashes. They are going to say to themselves that we are morons using the universe as a graveyard and trash can since we have already used our planet as such...

Did you miss the part about falling back to earth and incinerating on re-entry he was released SUB-orbitally
Although we do have a shitload of space junk up there

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[swedishcelt 0]

Oh.

[ExAFO 0]

Was he a scientologist? [/ducks]

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