Austin Scouts' model rocket launching record on video

For local Scouts in Austin, Texas, there's quite a bit of celebrating going after they officially dismantled the previous world record for amount of model rockets launched within a five second window. According to a Flickr user who was at the scene snapping photographs of the event, the troops were only able to send up 965 of the 1,000 rockets they had hoped to deploy, but the previous record of just under 400 was still soundly broken. We know what you're anxious for, so go on and give the read link a visit to see the launch as it happened.

[Thanks, Michael B, image courtesy of fauxtoe]

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2007 12:06PM]

Crappy video, would have been cool if he had panned out a bit.

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2007 12:38PM]

Here's another video of the event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUs0wm4HOOw

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2007 12:35PM]

Hmmm, 1000 rockets at, let's say $10 a piece... I now I know where my popcorn money goes!

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2007 12:54PM]

That was a much better video.

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2007 12:47PM]

The Smurfs have finally launched their plan for world domination...

[tbonet Posted May 14th 2007 12:53PM]

The video didn't work for me, either. The YouTube video was great, though, especially when one of the rockets almost hit the camera man.

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2007 12:56PM]

The manrape PSA is especially ironic with it being a boy scouts event.