Retired NASA engineer Floyd ‘rockets’ Dickman accidentally
launched his grandson into space yesterday.
Dickman was left home alone to tend the toddler in the backyard of their
south Florida home while his wife Ethel and their daughter went shopping.
“Well, it was the darndest thing,” Dickman explained, “I must have hit the wrong switch and the
little fella was nothing but a con trail in less than a second.”
Apparently Floyd has been working on a propane-fired grass
blower invention for several months. The
toddler was anchored in his “Johnny-jump-up” swing next to where his
grandfather had his work set up, including a large grass catcher bag, next to
the propane tank. The catcher bag
somehow inflated with propane, was inadvertently ignited, and off the little
guy went.
The toddler’s father had a camera attached to the swing for
some playtime videos for his upcoming birthday party. Now it’s sending a NASA quality live feed
from the swing’s orbit.
“Boy, that was really something…” Dickman said, still a bit bewildered.
It’s always something…
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