Kerbal moment in Real life

[aceassasin]

I don't know if this belongs in off topic but it is related to kerbal so i put it here

Today i was launching my model rockets with a new onboard camera we(me and my dad) bought. During the flight the rocket peaked and deployed but the parachute never fully opened staying in a drouge state much like kerbal space program. Suddenly the parachute opened about 50 - 100 ft off the ground replicating the function of a Kerbal parachute.

Video here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LEPbsxL5dE&feature=youtu.be

[Astronomer]

I totally thought it was done for, nice job!

I never managed to build a scrap 2-stage rocket myself, just 1 :/

[aceassasin]

yeah but it did lose a fin on impact

[Vostok]

I built an illegal solid rocket motor, and subsequently blew up a vegetable patch. The pilot, a snail, survived though. Maybe snails are related to kerbals?

[Rokker]

yeah but it did lose a fin on impact

that just makes it even more kerbal, now get to work on making them explode when they land

[deadshot462]

I remember in high school physics class we had a goal of building a rocket that could send an egg and bring it back to the surface safely.

The egg met a kerbal ending..

[aceassasin]

Also relating to Kerbal we also launched a modified V2 model rocket with a spacious payload with a mouse in it. don't worry luckily this mouse shares much in common with Jeb and survived the ride without a scratch. He got a piece of cheese afterward.

video here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9wZYRhlll8&list=UU4006u4zxveMe5EpPF3PFHg&index=1&feature=plcp

skip to 1:05 for launch

[Qumefox]

I built an illegal solid rocket motor, and subsequently blew up a vegetable patch. The pilot, a snail, survived though. Maybe snails are related to kerbals?

Been there, done that.

'Home built rocket motor' generally translates to 'bomb' in my past experiences. heh.

[Astronomer]

I remember in high school physics class we had a goal of building a rocket that could send an egg and bring it back to the surface safely.

The egg met a kerbal ending..

LOL! I did a familiar task in mid-school, had no idea if it would fly, yet it did (I called it Soyuz) xD

Some help would have been be great too.

[khyron42]

Far back in forum history, there was the tale of KSP's origins in some real-life fireworks rocket launches:

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/4887-Background-of-KSP?p=62787&viewfull=1#post62787

At some point there was a picture posted of some old drawings Moach had found of the fireworks testing, but that post seems to have been lost due to forums moves over time!

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Never mind, found it!

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/8995-I-have-found-it!!-THE-ORIGINAL-KERBO-LOG!

Edited October 15, 2012 by khyron42

[Astronomer]

There were more, actually

[UNSC]

Hmm, needs more boosters.