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We at the Special Projects Bureau are of the opinion that our heroic playmonaut - who guided the Vulture 1 spaceplane to Guinness World Record glory - has been a bit idle of late. Our intrepid playmonaut in his new spacesuit Back in May, he jetted off to Blighty to assist in the design of the Low Orbit Helium Assisted …

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  1. JayBizzle
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    I don't know what i just read but the pretty pictures were nice

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  2. Phil O'Sophical Silver badge
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    Advanced Space Shovel, and a cuppa.

    Well, so much for the secret asteroid mining plans, then.

    And even without the fearless Playmonaut, that is one seriously amazing picture of the ISS scenery.

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  3. ukgnome
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    Playmonaut - this country salutes you!

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    Why don't playmobil females have waists?

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Hmm, I dunno...

      Because Noddy won't pay the ransom?

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    2. Harvey Trowell
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      Perhaps...

      ...it's all the playdoughnuts?

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      1. Alex C
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        Re: Perhaps...

        Ba- Dum Tsch!

        Have an upvote.:-)

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    3. The Serpent
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      Some of them do have Playmonorks

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    4. Zaphod.Beeblebrox
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      Re: Why don't playmobil females have waists?

      Because they don't have boobs and hips?

      Paris, cause she sortof does...

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  5. Harvey Trowell

    I'm a rocket, maaaaaaaan.

    That's some pretty fly SPB tech in that Earth-to-Orbit backpack. Kinda begs the question why didn't he drop our latest spaceplane off along the way? He's not a team player, this guy. Evidently plastic is not "the right stuff".

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  6. Gordo Rex
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    I've seen him before

    I believe I just saw a documentary film about this chap. It was titled SkyFall or something like that.

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  7. Silverburn
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    Some say...

    ...he can't bend his knees elbows while being observed by humans...and that if he fell out a balloon, his visor wouldn't steam up because he doesn't breathe like other feeble mammals...

    All we know is...he's called PLAYMONAUT

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  8. The Serpent

    Glad he hasn't needed to seek the opinion of Felix Bumgardener.

    Also, after Lester is inevitably incapacitated by hydrazine poisoning/coronary obstructions/falling in a hole/decapitation by laser/something I can't quite articulate at the moment but there are tits involved, how does one apply for his job?? Obviously I use the term job quite loosely!

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    1. Neil Barnes Silver badge
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      Back of the queue, sunshine!

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  9. lawndart

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    Heated coffee cup holder?

    Regardless of the equipment failure, a plane's cockpit that doesn't feature a fully equipped tea-making facility en-suite is hardly suitable for a proper British pilot.

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    1. Elmer Phud
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      I would hope that for a joint Russian and British venture they'd have a samovar on board.

      And no, 'tea making equipment' is never a kettle, some teabags and a pint of long life milk.

      There are standards and if the septics can fork out $30,000 for a coffee maker in a high-altitude plane then I'm sure we can stretch to a novelty teapot.

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      1. Anonymous Coward
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        Now you've got me thinking (tragic - but it had to happen).

        Aircraft pressurisation is lower than sea level which means the boiling point of water is lower than 100C - resulting in the tragic situation it is impossible to make a good cup of tea in a plane.

        Unless we can invent a pressurised cockpit kettle/teapot.

        Bugger the space race this is important!

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        1. Mako
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          Most aircraft run a cabin altitude (i.e., the equivalent air pressure) of between 6000 and 8000ft. The boiling temperature of water at those altitudes are 93.6 and 91.6 deg C respectively.

          Doesn't sound like much, but since tea on aircraft always tastes awful, you could have a point.

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          1. Phil O'Sophical Silver badge
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            Better to drink green tea on planes, it's not supposed to be made with 100°C water.

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      2. TheRealRoland
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        I hope septics are kept far, far away from the tea-making equipment. Not good for the overall health of our Playmonaut!

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    2. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: fully equipped tea-making facility en-suite

      and a Corby trouserpress

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  10. Tim #3

    It's not all work and no play for our intrepid friend, he's been getting in some top notch biking too

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3IDyNesztHQ

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  11. Fogcat
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    Can I buy a Playmonaut t-shirt for Christmas please?

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  12. Anonymous Coward
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    So Playmonaut has a thing for blondes?

    Not exactly the Swedish Bikini Team, but he seems to be enjoying his R&R.....

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    1. Gene Cash Silver badge
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      One is not blushing, I guess she's waiting for her turn...

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