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February 15th, 2008

However, I wouldn’t worry about flying off into space out of control, as the velocity of your flatus will be more than offset by the velocity of the air leaving your lungs. So, you’d likely go into a relatively slow, stable spin about a horizontal axis passing through your center of gravity, rather like Hero’s aeolipile. A Fiber-Free Last Supper « Space Cadet

« One distinct possibiltiy is that the navy rocket could fail to hit the satellite, which would demonstrate the effectiveness of the United State’s national defense system, showing a weakness which would likely be exploited by, for example, the Canadians.