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The West Wing, Obama, and Plagiarism Posted: 2 years 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: 2 years 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: 2 years 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: 3 years 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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Man arrested after exiting plane, walking on wing Posted: 10 months ago by Bornbad
An airline passenger was arrested at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Tuesday evening after opening an emergency door on a Delta Air Lines flight as passengers were exiting at a gate.
*moe?*
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Frozen boy survives flight on plane wing Posted: 2 years 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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All aboard! Mother swan takes babies under her wing for trip across the pond Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
This doting mother swan has really taken her babies under her wing.
Six tiny cygnets could be seen peeking from beneath her feathers as she floated on the pond at the Bicton Park Botanical Gardens in Devon.
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A Single Wing Starts Quest For Mystery Bird Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Bird watching might not seem the kind of hobby to attract the Indiana Jones type, but Gerry Nicholls is what you might call an extreme bird watcher. This year he and his friends set out on an international treasure hunt for a very mysterious bird.
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Jet wing flight over the English Channel a success! Posted: 1 year 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: 2 years ago by Moe
186 miles per hour. He has my vote for the most uber tech awesome dude of 2008.
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Fossil Fingers Solve Bird Wing Mystery? Posted: 5 months ago by suebe
The fossil hand of a long-necked, ostrich-like dinosaur recently found in China may help solve the mystery of how bird wings evolved from dinosaur limbs, according to a new study.
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Little wing by Korean girl Posted: 2 years 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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Duct Tape on the wing?!?!?! Uh oh Posted: 10 months ago by Bornbad
Yes that really IS duct tape on the wing of the plane. I grabbed my camera, shot off several photos. With rising fuel costs one can only hope that the maintenance of the aircraft does not soley rely on duct tape.
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New Wing Luke Museum opens after a decade of planning Posted: 1 year 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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Best Cover of Elvis's "In the Ghetto" EVER!!! Posted: 2 years 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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Strangely Shaped Airplanes Posted: 11 months ago by cactushair
It seems that airplanes can take on many shapes and sizes!
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Are you suggesting coconuts migrate? Posted: 2 years ago by Proverb
It had to be posted after these comments...
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Great Pilot Posted: 1 year ago by neo3979
just please watch what happens its amazing
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Plane lands in South Africa after engine falls off Posted: 2 years 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: 1 year 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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