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Old March 21st 07, 07:22 AM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.history
Pat Flannery
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Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote:
Not for you or I, but remember all those Vegas gamblers they're marketing
to.


Hell, I almost fell off of a mountain once for free, ended up thigh-deep
in quicksand after falling ten feet off of the side of a river valley
(and I can guarantee you I wasn't expecting _quicksand_ in North Dakota,
although it did break my fall, and made a really neat "plop" sound as I
hit) and slid down the side of a butte feet-first into cacti.
It may look pretty dangerous, but when it comes right down to it, it's
pretty safe.
For starters, that transparent floor is mighty, mighty, thick.
Four inches of high strength glass according to the news tonight.
The only problem they'd probably run into with me is that I'd be laying
flat out on the floor looking down into the chasm through my binoculars
for most of the day. :-D

Pat