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Title: Happy Rooftop Day
Post by: Doktor Howl on April 30, 2012, 06:35:33 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Frequent_Wind

37 years ago today, the American and Vietnamese competed in the "how many people can you stuff into a phone booth" finals. Having run out of phone booths, though, they were required to use UH1 Iriquois helicopters.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/95/Saigon-hubert-van-es.jpg/800px-Saigon-hubert-van-es.jpg)

Title: Re: Happy Rooftop Day
Post by: Freeky on April 30, 2012, 06:38:33 PM

What's that a picture of?

Title: Re: Happy Rooftop Day
Post by: Don Coyote on April 30, 2012, 06:39:15 PM

Evacuation of a shit ton of people via helicopter.

Title: Re: Happy Rooftop Day
Post by: Doktor Howl on April 30, 2012, 06:39:39 PM

Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on April 30, 2012, 06:38:33 PM
What's that a picture of?

I posted a link.

Title: Re: Happy Rooftop Day
Post by: Freeky on April 30, 2012, 06:44:55 PM

So who won the competition?

Title: Re: Happy Rooftop Day
Post by: Doktor Howl on April 30, 2012, 06:45:53 PM

Quote from: The Freeky of SCIENCE! on April 30, 2012, 06:44:55 PM
So who won the competition?

The Morton Theikol Corporation.

Title: Re: Happy Rooftop Day
Post by: Freeky on April 30, 2012, 06:48:58 PM

:horrormirth:

Principia Discordia

Principia Discordia => Two vast and trunkless legs of stone => Topic started by: Doktor Howl on April 30, 2012, 06:35:33 PM