A toast

[kengr]

to the scientists who talked their Soviet masters into letting them build and launch Sputnik 51 years ago.

And to my mom for trying to point it out to me one night in the back yard.

Comments

[acelightning.livejournal.com]

[fayanora.livejournal.com]

I heard Idaho launched a satellite not long after Sputnik. It was powered by a potato battery and was called Spudnik.

[kengr]

Young lady, just for that, I *won't* spank you!

[fayanora.livejournal.com]

Boo hoo hoo! You're so nice!

[fayanora.livejournal.com]

LOL! Group spanking would be more to my liking. :-)

[kengr]

No, but Fay would enjoy it more. As might other people who shall remain nameless to protect the guiltyinnocent)

[kengr]

Depends on how nicely they grovelplead.

[kengr]

Yes, and how do you reward a masochist?

[kengr]

You do if they've earned it for good behavior or the like.

Surprise!

[tsjafo.livejournal.com]

Beep beep, beep beep, hello dere...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-mZ9pKvCmk

Re: Surprise!

[kengr]

I've had that for *years* (ever since the Minus Ten and Counting tape :-)

and here's a nice little link of another Russian surprise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwlNPhn64TA

Tsar Bomba. The Soviet 100 megaton test

I like it because you can stick it into things as is since there's no text or narration.

Re: Surprise!

[tsjafo.livejournal.com]

100 megaton...what we called a "crowd pleaser."