Comments on: Hubble mission moved to October 10

By: Anton P. Nym

Anton P. Nym — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:31:32 +0000

Oddly enough, I own a copy of the novel “Zero Hour” was based upon, _Flight Into Danger_. It’s a teaching copy from some ancient time, that I picked up in grade school as a thank you from the teacher for helping clear out the closets on the next-to-last day in school. When I finally watched “Airplane!”, I was one of the few in my gang who got the reference.

Back on-topic, though, here’s hoping the Hubble mission goes as planned; I love that ol’ light bucket.

— Steve

By: MarlowePI

MarlowePI — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:17:06 +0000

Yes, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting MY flying car. I just don’t want anyone else to have one.

By: GuanoLad

GuanoLad — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:08:24 +0000

>>*Actually, no I don’t. Would you trust your fellow drivers in a car that flies?

I have always thought that. No inertia and an extra dimension to cause accidents in? No thank you!

By: Bramblyspam

Bramblyspam — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:47:26 +0000

Shuttle launches weren't just supposed to be two dozen per year. According to this here article, NASA's original numbers advertised 50-60 launches per year, at a cost of 5.5 million per. Never trust a government agency's cost estimates for a new program.

By: Adrian Lopez

Adrian Lopez — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:10:53 +0000

Video comparison of Zero Hour v.s. Airplane, including the “didn’t have fish for dinner” line that seems like it ought to have been an Airplane original but wasn’t:

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1234064XeA6r98t

By: tracer

tracer — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:56:20 +0000

_Airplane!_ is, beyond a doubt, the greatest movie ever made.

However, _Zero Hour_, the movie it’s based on, is hard as hell to find. I had to go to an obscure “rare videos” website to find someone who had a recording of one, and I think he taped it off his TV and then used my credit card information to buy stuff from Saks Fifth Avenue (though I of course have no proof that it was him).

Incidentally, on my website (listed above), you’ll find a link to a complete transcript of the movie _Zero Hour_, with the lines it shares in common with _Airplane_ printed in bold type.

By: hale_bopp

hale_bopp — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:55:24 +0000

You see, it is the coffee woman