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Re: Life on Mars air-pump function
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Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:12:39 GMT
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John Kornhaus wrote:
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> In article <G3036q.8wI@lugnet.com>, Lorbaat <eric@nospam.thirteen.net>
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> > So, with these new scans, can anyone actually tell what the pump on the Mars
> > Base thing does?
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> > http://collectibles.echostation.com/fbtb/2/sys07.jpg
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> > It looks like one of the pipes might shoot the little alien guy through the
> > tube, but what do the other two lines (the ones with the gates) do?
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> > It is clear from the next page
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> > http://collectibles.echostation.com/fbtb/2/sys08.jpg
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> > That all three lines aren't hooked up at once, you have to manually switch
> > them
> > around. But I can't tell what they're supposed to do...
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> > eric
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> Yup, pneumatic transport system. See
> http://news.lugnet.com/general/?n=23431
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> John
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> AFOL and his money are soon parted.
So... how long do you figure it'll take before the average child (or
AFOL...) aims the tube straight up , plunks in a martian, and stomps
on the pump to see if he can acheive orbit? :D
"STOMP! Zzzzzip! Prang! Hee hee hee hee hee..."
Jeff Elliott
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 | | Re: Life on Mars air-pump function
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| (...) I hope that's not quite how it works; the last thing we need is a toy marketed to (probably) ages 4 and up that's capable of launching a high velocity projectile (and hence a choking hazard). At the very least, if that IS how it works, slap an (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Life on Mars air-pump function
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| (...) About five seconds before the average child starts aiming for the cat, siblings, etc. "Hey Bobby, start running! STOMP! Zzzzzip! Yowch!" John AFOL and his money are soon parted. (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.space)
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