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February 25th 06, 03:15 AM
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Very long boring technical discussion of Lift Faries adn Thrust Demons....(NASA)
Morgans wrote: I give that pillow a good strong toss ... Nope. It went staight down. Splat! Did you put the feathers on the =outside= of the pillow? They have to be outside, in the airflow, to provide any lift at all. Not only that, I'll bet he didn't give the pillow any directions, as to which direction to fly. The pillow thought it was *supposed* to fly straight down! -- Jim in NC No, no! The feathers were from Oz and the pillow really was flying. Harry K 
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February 25th 06, 04:47 AM
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Very long boring technical discussion of Lift Faries adn Thrust Demons....(NASA)
"Harry K" wrote in message ups.com... Morgans wrote: I give that pillow a good strong toss ... Nope. It went staight down. Splat! Did you put the feathers on the =outside= of the pillow? They have to be outside, in the airflow, to provide any lift at all. Not only that, I'll bet he didn't give the pillow any directions, as to which direction to fly. The pillow thought it was *supposed* to fly straight down! -- Jim in NC I suspect the problem is that the pillow was filled with "down" feathers. You need "up" feathers. Tim Ward No, no! The feathers were from Oz and the pillow really was flying. Harry K
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February 25th 06, 11:44 AM
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Very long boring technical discussion of Lift Faries adn ThrustDemons....(NASA)
Tim Ward wrote:
I suspect the problem is that the pillow was filled with "down" feathers. You need "up" feathers. Tim Ward g. OOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo........ Now there s a man who knows his aerodynamics! Richard
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February 25th 06, 06:56 AM
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Very long boring technical discussion of Lift Faries adn Thrust Demons....(NASA)
"Harry K" wrote No, no! The feathers were from Oz and the pillow really was flying. Are you sure it was not "lying? -- Jim in NC
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