Lift Off

Well done to Young Keith for completing his rocket a full two days before the expected end of Life, the Universe, and Everything.  Incredible.  However I still had my doubts about whether the pinewood construction could resist the vacuum of space, and the bubble wrap he used for the windows was also a little... flaky, let's say.  Even with the world ending, it's not a vehicle I would want to spend the last three minutes of my life screaming in.

Unfortunately Keith also had some problems with his propulsion method.  We all expressed doubts.  I'm not sure that barbecue charcoal can even sustain a flame in a vacuum.  However Young Keith has been on a fake moon-landings website, and assures me it's air all the way up.  Up to where, he was rather vague on.  However, nothing daunted he still carried out the test firing.  This would normally be the point at which any Beaker endeavour goes up in smoke and ends in tears.  But you know what it's like, trying to light a barbecue.  He's still out there, and I don't believe he's gonna get the sucker going by Tuesday.

Meanwhile, in what seems like a strange irony, a direct-line descendent of Ghengis Khan has showed up with a bulldozer and announced that he's got to bulldoze the Great House to build a bypass.  Hnaef is laying down in front of it for us while we consider what to do next.
Anyone got an Electric Thumb?