gkainz
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ejected ... without certain parts and sequences ... gave me the chills reading this
http://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/roadrunner_blog/?p=188
http://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/roadrunner_blog/?p=188
SR-71 ejection story
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WOW! JUST WOW! 
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That was one lucky antelope. 
overdrive148
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Did you get this from the XKCD update?
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WOW! JUST WOW!
Yeah. What he said.
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He was surprised he was even alive yet he climbed back into one two weeks later. Major modifications were made so his balls could fit.
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We had Jim Weaver at a QB meeting several years ago. That was the first time I had heard the story and it was from the man himself. He had several other stories about flying the SR71 and it was a great evening I'll never forget. Don