Comments on: NJ Boy scouts win first prize in international rocketry competition

By: GeorgeC

GeorgeC — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:26:49 +0000

Rocketry today seems even bigger than chess was in 1972.

By: Dick Eagleson

Dick Eagleson — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:47:26 +0000

Owing to who won this competition, it occurs to me that the space press and its penumbra are likely going to be the only outlets to report this. So far as I know, the Boy Scouts are still viewed as politically incorrect by the leftist establishment press.

By: Robert Zimmerman

Robert Zimmerman — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 03:54:11 +0000

In reply to Dick Eagleson. Dick Eagleson: Yup. Now fixed. Thank you.

By: Dick Eagleson

Dick Eagleson — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 03:51:05 +0000

Robert Zimmerman,

I think you meant “engineers” rather than “engines” in that penultimate sentence.

By: Jeff Wright

Jeff Wright — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:08:47 +0000

I love these kinds of competitions–especially where kids try to drop eggs without breaking them.

For years, the idea is that eggs are stronger lengthwise….but that might only be true for constant loads. Squeeze, and it is tough to break along its axis –but put in an egg holder, and deliver a sharp hit–it breaks.

From the May 8, 2025 phys,org
“Eggs less likely to crack when dropped side-on, research reveals.”

At first I didn’t believe it–I guess with wider surface area…it is a bit like a leaf spring.