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GUEST: Robert Pearlman, CollectSpace<\/strong><\/p>\n

Link to CollectSpace<\/a><\/p>\n

“Would you like to see? This is a de Laval nozzle,” explaining his display to a group of students at the science fair. “Do any of y’all know what a de Laval nozzle is?”<\/p>\n

Later that night, Homer lines up to see “The Incredible Shrinking Man” at the Ennessee Theater. He overhears a conversation between two fellow science fair entrants.<\/p>\n

“The judges always go for the most expensive exhibits,” says a red-haired girl. “The guy with the biosphere’s gonna win.”<\/p>\n

“I don’t think so,” says a boy. “My money’s on the kid with the rocket display. Have you seen it yet? It’s really cool!”<\/p>\n

Homer smiles.<\/p>\n

The next day, Homer arrives at the exhibit hall. He walks under the Maryland and New York state flags.<\/p>\n

“Mr. Owens to the security office,” says a PA announcer.<\/p>\n

Homer finds that most of his exhibit has been stolen.<\/p>\n

On a phone call with the Rocket Boys, Homer explains the situation.<\/p>\n

“It’s not like we got a lot of time. The judging is tomorrow!” says Homer.<\/p>\n

“There’s nothin’ we can do without Mr. Bolden,” says Roy Lee. “He can’t get anywhere near the machine shop.”<\/p>\n

“They even took my picture of -” says Homer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GUEST: Robert Pearlman, CollectSpace","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2169,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/os086.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/osLogo.jpeg","cover_image_id":"2259","duration":"52:06","filesize":"48.13M","filesize_raw":"50471941","date_recorded":"2024-10-16","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"86","itunes_title":"Minute 086: de Laval Nozzle","itunes_season_number":"1","itunes_episode_type":"full"},"tags":[],"series":[17],"class_list":["post-587","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","series-the-october-sky-minute-podcast"],"aioseo_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/os086-scaled.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/osLogo.jpeg","download_link":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/podcast-download\/587\/minute-086-delavalle-nozzle.mp3","player_link":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/podcast-player\/587\/minute-086-delavalle-nozzle.mp3","audio_player":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/podcast-player\/587\/minute-086-delavalle-nozzle.mp3<\/a><\/audio>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"amazon":{"key":"amazon","url":"","label":"Amazon","class":"amazon","icon":"amazon.png"},"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_play":{"key":"google_play","url":"","label":"Google Play","class":"google_play","icon":"google-play.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"tunein":{"key":"tunein","url":"","label":"TuneIn","class":"tunein","icon":"tunein.png"},"iheartradio":{"key":"iheartradio","url":"","label":"iHeartRadio","class":"iheartradio","icon":"iheartradio.png"},"itunes":{"key":"itunes","url":"","label":"iTunes","class":"itunes","icon":"itunes.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/octoberskyminute.com\/cm\/feed\/podcast\/the-october-sky-minute-podcast","embedCode":"

Minute 086: de Laval Nozzle<\/a><\/blockquote>