Word of the Day
Rapscallion (n., rap-SKALL-yun)
A mischievous person. The artful dodger. Spanky, Alfalfa, and Buckwheat. Toddlers. Hobbits, to Gollum. Dean. Anyone who twirls a mustache. Pirates.
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Slow-motion video of Apollo 11 launch
The Apollo 11 mission (the first one to land on the moon) launched on July 16, 1969. A few years ago, someone uploaded a slow-motion video of the liftoff, narrated so you get a better sense of what's going on:
VideoSpaceApollo 11From the Earth to the MoonFlammable materialLiftoff