@Rushkie: F-16 probably doesn't have the payload capacity or the hard points necessary to launch a 26-foot long scramjet...nor does it have much capability for carrying instrument suites/people to operate them to help monitor/control the launch.

@LankySean: Everybody see this? This guy is thinking.

@SinisterSaracen: Not true. From "Skunk Works" by Ben Rich, the max airframe speed is approximately Mach 6. The engines are redlining in the mid-Mach 3 range. Limiting factors under Mach 6 would likely be fuel heat management (fuel was coolant in the SR...moved fuel to cool parts of the a/c) and potentially cabin heat…

I find this funny. I usually take a long time to fall asleep as well, but since I've been working (ass crack of dawn early) weekends, I've taught myself to power nap at work. My method is to set an alarm on my phone a few minutes from the current time. Doze off, wake up to the alarm. Reset alarm, repeat. Makes the…

It's a Darwin-style filter for idiocy.

Except, uh, the White House uses Verizon. Sorry. :)

Anyone in aviation knows that buttons/switches aren't going away for a long time. At least until glass panels are readily as affordable as an entire steam gauge panel. And even then, you've still got switches for lights, etc. and soft buttons around your glass. :D

@ColbertSuperNationalist: Well, unlike regular pilot slots, a UAV doesn't require a commission to fly. Plus, if you play your cards right, you could pick up a degree during your enlistment and get a commission.

@Nathan Obbards: Those explode...just gotta call her fat first.

I'm stuck between the wine opening trick that blew my mind or the ethernet cable repair.

@weatherman: I'm gonna go ahead and apologize for pooping on your post. :(

@weatherman: I noticed that today.

@dantheman12: It's got a blade.

@BlickWinkel: :(

@The5thElephant: It's probably (just going on intuition here) Mach 21 at altitude, because that will apply more and be more accurate to vehicle/atmosphere behavior. Mach number from what I know doesn't deviate much more than about 100kts at a fairly high altitude ie 100,000'. What does deviate very quickly according…

@uncdomination: Who said he's a liberal? DUH #googlestreetview

@Norbs: No kidding. Look at this guy, eh?? #googlestreetview

Dammit Ti, WHY?! #gizmodoremainders