[NSRCA-discussion] Confessions

[John Gayer]

And here I thought they were built for slope soaring, regardless of wind 
direction

Nat Penton wrote:

> Matt
> The pyramids were built to provide a launch point for hang gliders 
> since Egypt is mostly desert. I wonder how to find the web site for 
> the Cairo museum ?      Nat
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>     I think the Chinese invented kites and rockets. The Greeks...two
>     flying men, at least in legend. Also the spear and arrow, as in
>     bow and arrow (not Wolfgang's model).  The Romans....not sure.
>     Possibly great balls of fire launched by catapult. Egyptians...I'd
>     put it a tie with an Indonesian tribe for the poisoned dart.
>     Egyptians also had a hand in the flying carpet along with the
>     Mesopotamian Arabs.
>
>     Geez, Egyptians were real early team builders, eh?
>
>     MattK
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>     From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>
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>     Yeah!  There were the ...  Oh, wait a minute, you said "flying
>     toys'"  Never mind.
>
>     RVP
>
>
>     On Aug 16, 2007, at 8:48 PM, Nat Penton wrote:
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>>     Does anyone know what flying toys the Chinese, Greeks, Romans and
>>     Egyptians came up with ?
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