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Old 2008-08-28, 02:48   Link #29
Rising Dragon
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Age: 36
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Originally Posted by passin'gass View Post
I don't get it, Colbert had access to a radial-type internal combustion engine (Saito's Zero fighter) and the means to manufacture aircraft-grade fuel...

AND HE BUILDS A COAL-FIRED STEAM ENGINE?!?!?!

sigh...i wanna cry...i really do...
Creating fuel is one thing. Creating a complex machine when they're in an era where technology is next to non-existent is quite another. They probably don't have the means to make one, or even figure it out.
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