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Company that makes shuttle toilet parts also makes kazoos
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 21:41:31 -0700, Rusty Barton wrote:
The first is parts for the space shuttle's toilet. Then Hubbard approached him about four months ago about kazoos. Now, Ven-Tel uses a 3,500-pound tool that pops out 12 kazoo components in under 40 seconds..........." Insert rude sound here. ;-) Yeah, I was imagining an astronaut on the toilet, harmonizing with his/her own flatulence with the kazoo. No automated robotic spacecraft can do that, damnit. Dale |
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Company that makes shuttle toilet parts also makes kazoos
Company that makes shuttle toilet parts also makes kazoos-
Kazoo capital of the United States St.Petersburg Times - Florida By MELIA BOWIE, Times Staff Writer published July 24, 2003 http://www.sptimes.com/2003/07/24/Pa..._of_the_.shtml 10th paragraph down the page: "......That company is a medical manufacturer that also does injection molding for the defense industry, automobiles and electronics. Now it does kazoos, too. "We make two very unique things," said Steven Meitzen, Ven-Tel vice president for sales and manufacturing. The first is parts for the space shuttle's toilet. Then Hubbard approached him about four months ago about kazoos. Now, Ven-Tel uses a 3,500-pound tool that pops out 12 kazoo components in under 40 seconds..........." Insert rude sound here. ;-) -- Rusty Barton - Antelope, California |"Every so often, I like to | stick my head out the window, | look up, and smile for the | satellite picture."-Steven Wright |
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Company that makes shuttle toilet parts also makes kazoos
Rusty writes:
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/07/24/Pa..._of_the_.shtml 10th paragraph down the page: "......That company is a medical manufacturer that also does injection molding for the defense industry, automobiles and electronics. Now it does kazoos, too. "We make two very unique things," said Steven Meitzen, Ven-Tel vice president for sales and manufacturing. The first is parts for the space shuttle's toilet. Then Hubbard approached him about four months ago about kazoos. Now, Ven-Tel uses a 3,500-pound tool that pops out 12 kazoo components in under 40 seconds..........." They're an injection mold manufacturing company. I've worked at one of these places before and helped make garbage cans. Its pretty neat to watch but, quite frankly, this isn't surprising or particularly weird. Elizabeth |
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Company that makes shuttle toilet parts also makes kazoos
On 25 Jul 2003 00:49:15 -0500, cndc wrote:
They're an injection mold manufacturing company. I've worked at one of these places before and helped make garbage cans. Its pretty neat to watch but, quite frankly, this isn't surprising or particularly weird. Those molds are mighty expensive to make. I wonder how many kazoos it takes before they start making a profit, compared to shuttle toilet parts? Dale |
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