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Ilsa

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14. I'd rather do any of those things, but we are watching a recording

Reply to Still In Wisconsin (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 09:21 PM

Jul 2018

from PBS' The American Experience, Command and Control, about the disaster in Damascus Arkansas. A leak in one part of the fuel tank of a Titan II ICBM caused the rocket and silo to explode. Thankfully, the warhead didn't go off. If it had, pretty much all of Arkansas, southern Missouri, western Kentucky, etc would have been exposed to lethal radiation. The Titan II was the highest yield ICBM of that era.

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Here are ten things I would rather do than watch Trump's announcement: [View all] Still In Wisconsin Jul 2018 OP

If you were really serious..... MyOwnPeace Jul 2018 #1

AND Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #2

Water the grass . . . Iliyah Jul 2018 #3

I'll be checking the refrigerator magnets yonder Jul 2018 #4

No. 10 bout made me hurl...... a kennedy Jul 2018 #5

Go Pack go!!!! n/t Still In Wisconsin Jul 2018 #11

and heard today the Packers AND the Badgers got pretty easy schedules for 2018...... a kennedy Jul 2018 #15

I'm optimistic... Still In Wisconsin Jul 2018 #17

Stick my finger in a light socket. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #6

I'm going to clean my ears...mebbe if this is another stump speech, trim my nose hairs Demonaut Jul 2018 #7

How about #11? BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #8

Pssst... I have known for days who it will be: Still In Wisconsin Jul 2018 #10

Now THAT ain't fake news! BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #12

I always turn off the sound when he is on. Can't listen to him. Rachel will tell me everything I Amaryllis Jul 2018 #9

Chew aluminum foil or shave your bluecollar2 Jul 2018 #13

I'd rather do any of those things, but we are watching a recording Ilsa Jul 2018 #14

My favorite from your list is Calculus airplaneman Jul 2018 #16

I have done a fair bit of calc and diff. eq. myself. Still In Wisconsin Jul 2018 #20

Wait. What? Hair Furor was on the tee vee tonight? peekaloo Jul 2018 #18

K&R UTUSN Jul 2018 #19

Listening to an interview of a pro athlete. Sneederbunk Jul 2018 #21

Get both of my knees replaced again Grammy23 Jul 2018 #22