Java Zen:Thinking Out Loud Thursday, 2024.04.25 
A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on
the labors of other people, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in
order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.

		Albert Einstein

2008.03.19

From The Just-A-Little-More-Umph Department

This could just as well come from the Get-Out-And-Push Department: Satellite misfire to hurt HDTV expansion.

“Reports indicated that a rocket carrying the AMC-14 satellite did not reach high enough orbit.”

Apparently, the problem has been traced back to the early moments of the launch…

Rocket Launch

Tragically, rocket scientists designed the satellite assuming metric child dimensions whereas launch control assumed English child dimensions. The stomping power of a 24 year old male was needed rather than that of an 8 year old male.

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