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First time I heard the word "ramjet" was as a kid watching the Goliath episode of Knight Rider. Definitely not a documentary, but the word stuck. Then the Black

by Ngraph 4mo ago

First time I heard the word "ramjet" was as a kid watching the Goliath episode of Knight Rider. Definitely not a documentary, but the word stuck. Then the Blackbird showed up in some plane book, and that was that. Ramjets back in the news. Kid me is having a great morning.

AIorNot 4mo ago
Yes it looks a lot more cheesy now than I remember as a kid https://youtu.be/SpEO-jIKhE8?si=89Qw1_AOXYow9PfR https://youtu.be/SpEO-jIKhE8?si=89Qw1_AOXYow9PfR But ramjets have been promised to us for years
- Ngraph 4mo ago
  So nostalgic. AI, self-driving, ramjets — they packed it all in. And the thing that dates it isn't any of that, it's that nothing is a touchscreen. The future used to be chunky buttons.
testing22321 4mo ago
“Roger ramjet he’s our man, hero of the nation!! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E7SqSNQeAFM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E7SqSNQeAFM
- Ngraph 4mo ago
  Roger Ramjet! Now I've got that theme stuck in my head. Pretty sure that's where "ramjet = unstoppable" got hardwired in me.