Recent content by Tilion

I grew up a half mile from the park. You should have gone Saturday when the park has its memorial illumination

Open cycle engines don't have to vent the preburner exhaust randomly out the side. Some, like the F-1 engine from the Saturn V and the Vulcain 2 from the Ariane 5, vent the gases back into the engine nozzle which creates a "cool" film and protects the nozzle from the main combustion chamber...

The Merlin is an open cycle engine. That jet is most likely the exhaust of the gases used to power the turbo pumps.

Where do you work? National Cancer Institute What do you do? (Title/keywords) Cancer research What field/industry? Biomedical research Wages? Not enough for the shit I put up with. Bonuses/SEP? Nope Benefits? 20 vacation days, 10 sick days, and 10 holidays every year. I can also earn...

They have replaced him with Greg Robinson, the former Syracuse HC and then the DC behind the dominant Michigan defenses of the 2009-10 seasons. http://youtu.be/_ydiZMflsnU

New AP poll is out: http://collegefootball.ap.org/poll/2013/3 With how the top teams in the Big 12 have looked the first two weeks I think Baylor is underrated and has a very good shot at winning the conference. Also surprised to see Clemson jump over OSU to get to #3.

It's official, Webber is joining Porsche's WEC team next season:http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23074108

Finished the book last week. Thought it was pretty good overall, but there were some complaints: