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The fully-armed Carl Sagan ship! (Original Post) Archae Oct 2014 OP
I battled Carl Sagan, and lived! MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #1
That's A Real Hoot... Try This... WillyT Oct 2014 #2
Sure beats the hell out of that guy on the remakes Sopkoviak Oct 2014 #3
You missed out on a lot of great Science. Tikki Oct 2014 #4
WTF Skittles Oct 2014 #5
 

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)
1. I battled Carl Sagan, and lived!
Thu Oct 2, 2014, 12:25 AM
Oct 2014

Back in college, Prof. Sagan lived next door to my fraternity. There happened to be a 180'-deep gorge between our doors, however. Here's the view of what's left of his house from the fraternity backyard:



Carl used to keep a Mobil Gas pegasus in his backyard, one of these:



It's a long story, but the short of it is that Carl started a feud with us, and we began using the Pegasus for target practice. Our weapon of choice was a funnelator, a three-man slingshot capable of launching water balloons, tuna bombs, and other delights with great accuracy at speeds approaching 100 mph.

He didn't fight back.

 

Sopkoviak

(357 posts)
3. Sure beats the hell out of that guy on the remakes
Thu Oct 2, 2014, 12:46 AM
Oct 2014

I couldn't watch him.

Sometimes it's better to leave good enough alone

Tikki

(14,557 posts)
4. You missed out on a lot of great Science.
Thu Oct 2, 2014, 02:56 AM
Oct 2014

The shows were not identical, at all.

What do you remember most about COSMOS?

Tikki

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