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Old December 22nd 10, 12:03 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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On 10-12-21 04:44 PM, D. Peter Maus wrote:

On a smooth payment, it would dance around the output shaft by itself.
And the output chute could drive a wind tunnel. It was the only lawn
mower that needed a tail rotor.



Neat. I once thought of trying to make a hovercraft using a lawnmower as
a base. Being a kid, I figured just bending the blade a bit more would
be enough. It's just as well that I never tried it, I would have wound
up missing toes. Or something.




mike