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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 14:47:27 UTC Robert McNees

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   • Winchell Chung ⚛🚀

   @nyrath Oh wow, I had forgotten those things existed. I remember seeing one of those, with the sparks, when I was little.

   • Winchell Chung ⚛🚀 (nyrath@spacey.space)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 14:47:28 UTC Winchell Chung ⚛🚀

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     I had a John Glenn wind-up tin-toy "Friendship 7" that moved around on the floor and shot sparks out its rear. It looked vaguely like this photo

   • Winchell Chung ⚛🚀 (nyrath@spacey.space)'s status on Sunday, 12-Nov-2023 14:47:29 UTC Winchell Chung ⚛🚀

     This another of my favorite bittersweet songs.
     I lived through all this, and I share the song writer's opinion that we were robbed. I honestly thought I'd be able to visit the moon in 2000.

     https://youtu.be/l_Yubitl5nk?feature=shared