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Message 975137 - Posted: 1 Mar 2010, 21:12:49 UTC

Maine Crazy Law

You may not step out of a plane in flight.

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Message 975157 - Posted: 1 Mar 2010, 22:22:43 UTC - in response to Message 975137.  

Maine Crazy Law

You may not step out of a plane in flight.

Ban on skydiving?

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Message 975224 - Posted: 2 Mar 2010, 3:29:14 UTC - in response to Message 975137.  

Maine Crazy Law

You may not step out of a plane in flight.


Heh. Wouldn't you need to define step???
I could jump, leap or hop out of a plane (to skydive of course! :).


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Message 975266 - Posted: 2 Mar 2010, 6:43:53 UTC - in response to Message 975224.  

Maine Crazy Law

You may not step out of a plane in flight.


Heh. Wouldn't you need to define step???
I could jump, leap or hop out of a plane (to skydive of course! :).

In general you actually step out so you can be sure you are in control and miss the tail of the plane. Planes with rear loading ramps or T tails being the exceptions.

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Message 975268 - Posted: 2 Mar 2010, 6:50:10 UTC - in response to Message 975266.  
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Maine Crazy Law

You may not step out of a plane in flight.


Heh. Wouldn't you need to define step???
I could jump, leap or hop out of a plane (to skydive of course! :).

In general you actually step out so you can be sure you are in control and miss the tail of the plane. Planes with rear loading ramps or T tails being the exceptions.


Not this guy! He took a leap...
Gosh, I'd love to do that someday!
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Message 976222 - Posted: 6 Mar 2010, 13:12:14 UTC

Maryland Crazy Law

It's illegal to take a lion to the movies.

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Message 976323 - Posted: 6 Mar 2010, 20:59:04 UTC - in response to Message 976222.  

Maryland Crazy Law

It's illegal to take a lion to the movies.


I can understand the need for that one! Lions are noisy buggers and tend to spray, which can be awkward in confined spaces.
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Message 976326 - Posted: 6 Mar 2010, 21:08:20 UTC - in response to Message 976323.  

Maryland Crazy Law

It's illegal to take a lion to the movies.


I can understand the need for that one! Lions are noisy buggers and tend to spray, which can be awkward in confined spaces.



Andy,

My thoughts exactly and that purring can really disrupt A movie big time! :o)

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Message 976327 - Posted: 6 Mar 2010, 21:12:04 UTC

Massachusetts Crazy Law

No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car.


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Message 976362 - Posted: 7 Mar 2010, 0:24:00 UTC

In Quebec it was once against the law for a man over 21 years old to have less than $5.00 in his pocket.

The fine for violators? $25.00.
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Message 976389 - Posted: 7 Mar 2010, 2:22:32 UTC

Actually, I was told that it is still illegal in Wisconsin to have less than $1 in your pocket. If you are identified as having no cash, you can be immediately arrested and put in jail as an indigent.
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Message 976391 - Posted: 7 Mar 2010, 2:28:58 UTC

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No supersonic flights over land(This seems not to apply to the Military though).

Made back in the 70's, When aircraft were designed with slide rules, Today PCs help with designs and Technology has moved on to be more efficient. As noted in this thread Here.
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Message 976397 - Posted: 7 Mar 2010, 3:03:15 UTC - in response to Message 976391.  

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No supersonic flights over land(This seems not to apply to the Military though).

Made back in the 70's, When aircraft were designed with slide rules, Today PCs help with designs and Technology has moved on to be more efficient. As noted in this thread Here.

That law was aimed at the Super Sonic Transport. That airplane was going to break windows and crack mortar for its entire flight (planned route between JFK and LAX). So, while it may look silly now, based on the context of the time, it is not silly at all.


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Message 976399 - Posted: 7 Mar 2010, 3:03:57 UTC

Under state law, a vending machine can be attached to a public utility pole, but it must be mounted at least twelve feet off the ground. In Washington State it is also illegal to use an x-ray to see if a pair of shoes fit properly. It is illegal to damage or destroy another person's beer bottle without written consent (the penalty per violation is fifty cents), and it is against the law to go out in public if you have a cold.
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Message 976418 - Posted: 7 Mar 2010, 3:56:29 UTC - in response to Message 976391.  

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No supersonic flights over land(This seems not to apply to the Military though).

Made back in the 70's, When aircraft were designed with slide rules, Today PCs help with designs and Technology has moved on to be more efficient. As noted in this thread Here.

It applies to the military in civilian airspace not in time of war.

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Message 976439 - Posted: 7 Mar 2010, 4:31:56 UTC - in response to Message 976397.  

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No supersonic flights over land(This seems not to apply to the Military though).

Made back in the 70's, When aircraft were designed with slide rules, Today PCs help with designs and Technology has moved on to be more efficient. As noted in this thread Here.

That law was aimed at the Super Sonic Transport. That airplane was going to break windows and crack mortar for its entire flight (planned route between JFK and LAX). So, while it may look silly now, based on the context of the time, it is not silly at all.

Well I'd think in light of newer technology the law does need amending then.
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Message 976456 - Posted: 7 Mar 2010, 5:08:14 UTC - in response to Message 976439.  

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No supersonic flights over land(This seems not to apply to the Military though).

Made back in the 70's, When aircraft were designed with slide rules, Today PCs help with designs and Technology has moved on to be more efficient. As noted in this thread Here.

That law was aimed at the Super Sonic Transport. That airplane was going to break windows and crack mortar for its entire flight (planned route between JFK and LAX). So, while it may look silly now, based on the context of the time, it is not silly at all.

Well I'd think in light of newer technology the law does need amending then.

Maybe make it based on the shock wave energy at ground level. Which may mean that the plane would have to be at least a specified distance off the ground to fly supersonic. This value would be different per aircraft type.


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Message 976460 - Posted: 7 Mar 2010, 5:32:28 UTC - in response to Message 976456.  

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No supersonic flights over land(This seems not to apply to the Military though).

Made back in the 70's, When aircraft were designed with slide rules, Today PCs help with designs and Technology has moved on to be more efficient. As noted in this thread Here.

That law was aimed at the Super Sonic Transport. That airplane was going to break windows and crack mortar for its entire flight (planned route between JFK and LAX). So, while it may look silly now, based on the context of the time, it is not silly at all.

Well I'd think in light of newer technology the law does need amending then.

Maybe make it based on the shock wave energy at ground level. Which may mean that the plane would have to be at least a specified distance off the ground to fly supersonic. This value would be different per aircraft type.

Not a problem JM7, Besides I've Thunder that was right overhead in the past, It was louder than any pair of Sonic Booms that I've ever heard.
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Message 976470 - Posted: 7 Mar 2010, 7:35:06 UTC

Michigan Crazy Law


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Anyone can keep their cow on Main Street downtown at a cost of 3 cents per day.

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Message 976559 - Posted: 7 Mar 2010, 18:59:36 UTC - in response to Message 976460.  

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No supersonic flights over land(This seems not to apply to the Military though).

Made back in the 70's, When aircraft were designed with slide rules, Today PCs help with designs and Technology has moved on to be more efficient. As noted in this thread Here.

That law was aimed at the Super Sonic Transport. That airplane was going to break windows and crack mortar for its entire flight (planned route between JFK and LAX). So, while it may look silly now, based on the context of the time, it is not silly at all.

Well I'd think in light of newer technology the law does need amending then.

Maybe make it based on the shock wave energy at ground level. Which may mean that the plane would have to be at least a specified distance off the ground to fly supersonic. This value would be different per aircraft type.

Not a problem JM7, Besides I've Thunder that was right overhead in the past, It was louder than any pair of Sonic Booms that I've ever heard.

I am willing to believe that. However, you were probably hearing the sonic boom of fairly small aircraft in comparison to the SST or the Concorde. If it was recently, it was likely that the area rule had been used on the airplane, and that reduces the sonic boom dramatically.


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