Rosco McGlashan, plans to become the first person to reach 1000 miles per hour

TarJak · 11-11-13, 04:12 AM

http://media.smh.com.au/national/sel...d-4913150.html

I admire blokes in sheds who do this sort of thing. Had a dream and is going for it. Hope he beats to poms to it as well. Go Rosco go!

Jimbuna · 11-11-13, 05:56 AM

The sight of Bluebird brought back a few sad memories.

Platapus · 11-11-13, 06:22 PM

At 1,000 mph on land, your margin for error is approximately zero.

Anything, anything that is not perfection will probably result in a horrible accident. The problem is that only a fraction of the influences are under his control. A clump of sand in the wrong place...A slight shift in the winds....Even passing through a different temperature zone... I doubt he would survive.

Is it really worth the risk? I guess if this is what this man want's to do. Best of luck to him.

I hope he is real careful.

em2nought · 11-11-13, 11:55 PM

Attaching fifty weather balloons to a lawn chair seems like a wiser idea.

TarJak · 11-12-13, 01:52 AM

Well I'm glad I'm not going to be in the vehicle. I still think that without these sorts of crazy guys pushing the envelope I'm sure we'd still be living in caves oe trees.

Cybermat47 · 11-12-13, 04:14 AM

Good luck to him! I hope we smash the Poms- wait a second, that Pom was a nice guy. I can't hate him now. This is why I hate niceness

11-11-13, 04:12 AM	#1
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Rosco McGlashan, plans to become the first person to reach 1000 miles per hour http://media.smh.com.au/national/sel...d-4913150.html I admire blokes in sheds who do this sort of thing. Had a dream and is going for it. Hope he beats to poms to it as well. Go Rosco go!

11-11-13, 05:56 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The sight of Bluebird brought back a few sad memories. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-11-13, 06:22 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	At 1,000 mph on land, your margin for error is approximately zero. Anything, anything that is not perfection will probably result in a horrible accident. The problem is that only a fraction of the influences are under his control. A clump of sand in the wrong place...A slight shift in the winds....Even passing through a different temperature zone... I doubt he would survive. Is it really worth the risk? I guess if this is what this man want's to do. Best of luck to him. I hope he is real careful. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-11-13, 11:55 PM	#4
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Attaching fifty weather balloons to a lawn chair seems like a wiser idea. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!

11-12-13, 04:14 AM	#6
Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	Good luck to him! I hope we smash the Poms- wait a second, that Pom was a nice guy. I can't hate him now. This is why I hate niceness __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

11-12-13, 01:52 AM	#5
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Well I'm glad I'm not going to be in the vehicle. I still think that without these sorts of crazy guys pushing the envelope I'm sure we'd still be living in caves oe trees.