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Originally Posted by novaderrik
saying stock car racing (and i can hardly bring myself to call it that any more) is just driving in circles is like saying that a shuttle launch is just 7 people strapped in an airplane that's strapped to a couple of rockets.. the beginning of a race, just like the launch of a shuttle, is the first part of the last stage of a very complex process involving a lot of really smart people and sophisticated machines.
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PLEASE tell me you did not write that with a straight face. You are actually comparing the Space Shuttle to a car race?? 
ADDED: That's such a wild theory it belongs in the ATM section.
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