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To: nuke rocketeer
radioisotope thermoelectric generator

I need one.

2 posted on 01/06/2006 9:30:06 AM PST by CaptRon (Pedecaris alive or Raisuli dead)
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To: CaptRon
I need one.

"That- is a 'shiny thing'."

"I need one."

"You don't even know what it is!"

"But I need one!"

/movie reference

5 posted on 01/06/2006 9:33:54 AM PST by Riley ("What color is the boathouse at Hereford?")
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To: CaptRon
radioisotope thermoelectric generator

"Are ya daft man?!"

10 posted on 01/06/2006 9:38:28 AM PST by SkyPilot
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You'll need an air conditioner -- they operate at about 400 degrees F. The guys installing it onto the spacecraft have to wear insulated gloves. Or is that the guys who installed it -- I'm not sure if it's installed yet or not...


26 posted on 01/06/2006 3:11:59 PM PST by MikeD (We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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