Be sure you have some beer around when you watch this (bourbon will do). The scHool I went to did not have fraternities (wisely), but Animal House nonetheless brought me right back. It ain't Noel Coward, but it is very, very funny. Interesting to see that even as late as 1978 it has very fine ROTC parody (hi, Lowe).
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Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
(1995 TV Movie)
Great fun
28 July 2017
Warning: Spoilers
It's great fun to see so many people make complete fools of themselves, including the "open minded" reviewers who give any credence to it. Before you take the time to point out all the problems with this admitted hoax (is that a spoiler?), bear in mind that all the facts in the world won't convert flat-earthers.
I Aim at the Stars
(1960)
Antwerp; Von Braun as Faust; V-2 effectiveness
22 June 2017
The quip I've heard was "I Aim at the Stars -- but I hit Antwerp and London". More V-2's were targeted at Antwerp than London, it being a major port used by the Allies during the invasion of Europe.
Von Braun's relation with the Nazis was Faustian -- he was obsessed with space travel, and developing liquid-fueled rockets was a first step. The V-2 (A-4 was the military's designation) was actually counterproductive to the Nazi war effort, and von Braun no doubt realized that (as Hitler did not). It was not a practical weapon, being expensive to produce and burdensome to launch. Few actually reached their targets; more tonnage was delivered by one Allied air raid than all the V-2's carried.
Von Braun's relation with the Nazis was Faustian -- he was obsessed with space travel, and developing liquid-fueled rockets was a first step. The V-2 (A-4 was the military's designation) was actually counterproductive to the Nazi war effort, and von Braun no doubt realized that (as Hitler did not). It was not a practical weapon, being expensive to produce and burdensome to launch. Few actually reached their targets; more tonnage was delivered by one Allied air raid than all the V-2's carried.
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