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Old 01-30-2007, 04:59 PM
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Is he ever gonna hit Krazy Kat, or what?
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Originally Posted by PointyHairedJedi View Post
Hocking a loogie off the side of Olympus Mons (or indeed any of the three other volcanoes) would be problematic though - aside from the deadly atmosphere, pretty thin though it would be at that altitude, the shape of the volcano itself (basically a dome of rock) means I'd have to get a pretty respectible velocity going on said loogie if it were to have any chance of clearing Olympus Mons and reaching the ground below, even in Martian gravity.
Easy. All you have to do is wait for a dust storm to kick up, providing you with an adequate tailwind. Should be a piece of cake.
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