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April 12, 2020 - What happened on that day?

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222285) • United States 12 Apr 20

National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day Big Wind Day 1937 - The first aircraft jet engine is ground-tested in England. 1955 - The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective. 1932 - Tiny Tim was...

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Another Old Poem - With a "P.S." This Time

Gus Kilthau @Ceerios (4698) • Goodfellow, Texas 29 Apr 17

Another Old Poem - With a "P.S." This Time - The Jet Age There once was a small speck of dust that was caught in a jet engine's thrust. As it flew by impellers it yelled, "Howdy fellers - you'll like me much better than...

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Coal (charcoal) fired jet engine

tiamat @tiamat (113) • United States 22 Dec 06

I had an idea, bear with me for a charcoal fired jet engine. The engine would draw in lump charcoal, grind it to a fine powder, and inject it along with compressed air, into the combustion chamber. I will post my drawings later...