four days....

MichaelD

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The new Space Shuttle has heat shield tiles with microtransmitters in each one that report in their status to a central controller every 1/10th of a second. Fascinating.
 

shortylickens

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Jul 15, 2003
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Guys, no kidding, I actually giggled like a cretin for five minutes after I read that.

It must be the adrenaline kicking in with euphoria.
 

Shawn

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Apr 20, 2003
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Originally posted by: MichaelD
The new Space Shuttle has heat shield tiles with microtransmitters in each one that report in their status to a central controller every 1/10th of a second. Fascinating.

That is quite fascinating actually.