FoxTrot by Bill Amend for April 29, 2018

Not quite an accurate re-enactment of Apollo 12

Two words Bill. “Wind resistance.”

I think this is grounds for countdown halt.

That would help with reentry, but the flight dynamics are going to be WAY off!

Good one for Mythbusters. I think it clears the launch guide wire and goes random directions, tending downward.

I don’t think the rocket will achieve escape velocity.

On the other hand, an excellent time to set up a lightning rod, wire that to the ignition, and let Mother Nature do the launch honors.

The rubber coats should make that battery safe, right?

Instant parachute is the only plus side I see

It’s a sad day when your friends actually mature and you don’t.

Is Jason a maniac?

The launch vehicle was named “Mary Poppins.”

Presuming you had enough power to launch it, what would the huge surface area do to the physics of a rocket launch? Would it just slow it down like crazy?

The PUSH force is at the bottom; the RESISTANCE force is at the top; the balance of the system is unstable. Therefore, it will rotate wildly.

Looks like fun.

It’s just gonna spin like crazy. Thought you wuz smart, Jason!

Yeah, let me get under cover before you fire that baby, up, Jason.

That thing is going to hit Max Q hard… Then probably crash through somebody’s window.

wait wouldn’t the umbrella go down with the force of the lift and crush the model?

Jason is one of the only people that can be Stupid and smart at the same time