{"id":3208,"date":"2010-02-19T12:48:01","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T19:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3208"},"modified":"2010-02-22T12:40:20","modified_gmt":"2010-02-22T19:40:20","slug":"fly-solo-remote-control-millennium-falcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3208","title":{"rendered":"Fly Solo: Remote Control Millennium Falcon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5472774\/a-millennium-falcon-that-actually-flies\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3209\" title=\"Remote Control Millennium Falcon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/falcon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/falcon.jpg 405w, http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/falcon-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday&#8217;s <strong>Star Wars<\/strong> math learned that crossing a <a title=\"Rancor Monster plus Sarlacc Pit equals the Kracken\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3187\">Rancor Monster with the Sarlacc Pit equals the Kracken<\/a>. Today, we learn crossing the Millennium Falcon with a Helicopter equals full on Geekgasm.<\/p>\n<p>What I like about this, aside from being shaped like the freakin&#8217; Falcon, is how the propeller&#8217;s protected \u00a0from the inevitable bonk into walls. Instantly worth the $50 bone asking price. See <a title=\"Video of Remote-Controlled Millennium Falcon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dTxo9t0gCrI\" target=\"_blank\">video of it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"A Millenium Falcon That Actually Flies\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5472774\/a-millennium-falcon-that-actually-flies\" target=\"_blank\">More info at Gizmodo<\/a>. (Thanks, <a title=\"Fang Found This\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fangfoundthis.com\" target=\"_blank\">Fang<\/a>!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a title=\"Whoa: Clash Of The Titans Kracken Is Rancor Monster + Sarlacc Love Child\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3187\">The Kraken Is Rancor Monster + Sarlacc Love Child<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"WTF: Japanese Star Wars Chicken\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3021\">WTF: Japanese Star Wars Chicken<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"SF: Roaming Star Wars Cantina Band In The Mission Halloween Nite!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=2367\">Roaming Star Wars Cantina Band In The Mission Halloween Nite!<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"OMG: Double Bikini Princess Leias Circa \u201882\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=2412\">OMG: Double Bikini Princess Leias Circa \u201882<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Star Wars: Ecko Hoodies and Bikini Women Reading SW Scripts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=1823\">Star Wars: Ecko Hoodies and Bikini Women Reading SW Scripts<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Videos: Star Wars vs Star Trek vs San Francisco\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=971\">Videos: Star Wars vs Star Trek vs San Francisco<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday&#8217;s Star Wars math learned that crossing a Rancor Monster with the Sarlacc Pit equals the Kracken. Today, we learn crossing the Millennium Falcon with a Helicopter equals full on Geekgasm. What I like about this, aside from being shaped like the freakin&#8217; Falcon, is how the propeller&#8217;s protected \u00a0from the inevitable bonk into walls. 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