Seems to me a raspberi pi, four stepper motors, and a couple of good accelerometers could easily compensate for that.

Either that, or just make your rocket bottom heavy.

What's wrong with using a balloon, to lift your rocket until the balloon explodes, THEN kick in the engines?

CIA agents wearing black suits? What do you THINK their uniform is?

September was in winter?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monowheel , thanks for reminding me that the word is gerbiling, not hamstering.

But at least he taught me something: That Sir Isaac Newton was a proto-Mormon.

I know 45 minutes in I was blowing a .00, but I have no idea how accurate the cheapo breathalyzer is (it even feels cheap with a battery case that doesn't quite fit, an LCD screen, and a "detector" behind the grill that looks like it isn't quite mounted straight).

I do know this, it beeps quite loudly at anything over a .06. No way you could miss what it considers a fail. No idea what jurisdiction .06 is considered drunk.

My wife gave me a breathalyzer as a joke. I rarely drink away from where I am sleeping for the night, to make the world safer for me.

I decided to try this cheap-ass pocket AAA battery run breathalyzer out. I took a shot of vodka, blew a 0.07. I waited 15 minutes, blew a 0.02. How drunk do you have to be to not pass a breathalyzer?

How about Bar Interlocks? "Want a drink? Blow into this device. I can serve you if you're under .04."

As I remember, the "happy ending" in Manna was only available to those whose ancestors had the foresight to invest in the libertarian Australia Project.....

That was my thought. I want to know the location of his sea steading city so that if I'm forced to be a pirate, I know where to raid for supplies.