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The West Wing, Obama, and Plagiarism Posted: 8 months ago by gammerus
"Obama did not plagiarize his whole campaign from Jimmy Smits fictional campaign on The West Wing. No, no, The West Wing plagiarized Obama's campaign from the future."
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Part of wing breaks off, cracks window in flight Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
A chunk of a US Airways wing separated during a flight from Orlando to Philadelphia and cracked a passenger's window.
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Swing Wing 1960s commercial Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
Great commercial for an awful toy from the 1960s called the Swing Wing. It's a beanie with a pendulum.
(props to Boing Boing)
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Wing Morphing Of The Swift Could Inspire New Aircraft Designs Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A swift adapts the shape of its wings to the immediate task at hand: folding them back to chase insects, or stretching them out to sleep in flight. Ten Dutch and Swedish scientists, based in Wageningen, Groningen, Delft, Leiden, and Lund, have shown how 'wing morphing' makes swifts such versatile flyers.
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Frozen boy survives flight on plane wing Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
At the end of the 1,300km journey, rescuers at Vnukova airport were initially unable to take off his coat and shoes because his arms and legs were so badly frozen. Crazy kid.
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Jet wing flight over the English Channel a success! Posted: 2 weeks ago by tigertony
I would LOVE to do this, if I wasn't so financially challenged... or so chicken.
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Man flies above Swiss Alps on...get this...a homemade jet powered wing Posted: 5 months ago by Moe
186 miles per hour. He has my vote for the most uber tech awesome dude of 2008.
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New Wing Luke Museum opens after a decade of planning Posted: 4 months ago by bingo
For decades, it was just another empty building in Chinatown. But first thing Saturday morning, the lines began to form. The long-neglected East Kong Yick Building had been transformed into the new Wing Luke Asian Museum
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Little wing by Korean girl Posted: 11 months ago by indisguise
this is about the best cover of little wing i've ever heard. i wish i knew what this girls name is.
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Best Cover of Elvis's "In the Ghetto" EVER!!! Posted: 1 year ago by Fizz71
I was saving this for an Elvis FAF but it didn't happen so I'll just share it now.
I don't want to give anything else away..just check it out!
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Are you suggesting coconuts migrate? Posted: 11 months ago by Proverb
It had to be posted after these comments...
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Air Ray Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
Air_ray is a remote-controlled hybrid construction consisting of a helium-filled ballonet and a beating wing drive. Its light design makes it possible for it to “swim” in the sea of air, boosted by helium, in a similar way to the manta ray in water.
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A new type of car door – the dragonfly wing Posted: 7 months ago by topofall
The common car door has seen many designs in the century-long history of the automobile.
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Plane lands in South Africa after engine falls off Posted: 11 months ago by dollyllama
The right engine of the Boeing 737 "separated from the wing. The aircraft continued to climb out," the airline said in a statement.
*well, I'm completely reassured about my fear of flying now.
Edit: Fixed your link
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Jet man ready for cross-Channel flight Posted: 2 months ago by Bornbad
A Swiss daredevil's bid to cross the English Channel propelled by a jet-powered wing strapped to his back moved a step closer with a successful 36km test flight over Switzerland.(with video of flight over Alps)
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Right Wing Attacks 12 Year Old Posted: 1 year ago by mandolinorange
A smear campaign launched against a kid for his statement about the Children's Health Insurance Program.
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Dallas Stars sign Sean Avery Posted: 3 months ago by icepigs
Sean Avery is a Dallas Star. The Stars has signed the free agent left wing to a four-year contract that will pay him a total of $15.5 million ($3.5 million next season, and $4 million in 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12).
Avery rubs some guys the wrong way, even guys in his own dressing room. And (Stars General Manager) Brett Hull is OK with that.
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Wing Suit Flying Gains Daring Fans Posted: 10 months ago by muppet
Jeb Corliss wants to fly — not the way the Wright brothers wanted to fly, but the way we do in our dreams. He wants to jump from a helicopter and land without using a parachute.
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Ready for take-off, Tiddles? Meet the cats which have sprouted wings Posted: 2 months ago by AutumnLotus
While most cats are renowned for having nine lives, these moggies are clearly living on a wing and a prayer.
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Gay Blood No Good Posted: 6 months ago by pocksucket
The GLBT wing of Amnesty recently highlighted that in the UK, the National Blood Service still refuses donations of blood from gay men.
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