Positive users are excited by Boom's $800K prize for the first amateur RC plane to break the sound barrier because it pushes engineering boundaries, while negative users call the idea unsafe or a scam.
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@bscholl Horrible idea. That’s too fast to keep track of standing on the ground. It would just become an unarmed ballistic missile.
@bscholl Are mothership/lifter vehicles allowed?
@bscholl this is awesome
@PalmerLuckey @bscholl Peak scamming
@bscholl Horrible idea. That’s too fast to keep track of standing on the ground. It would just become an unarmed ballistic missile.
@bscholl Fantastic!
@bscholl Awesome
The Orteig Prize put Lindbergh across the Atlantic and ignited the airline age. The Kremer Prize produced human-powered flight. The Ansari XPRIZE opened private spaceflight. Today, we're announcing The Boom Prize: $750k in cash and $50k in Boom stock for the first American amateur-built radio controlled airplane to break the sound barrier. Judges are @rookisaacman, @lrocket, @DJSnM, and Phil Condit. The prize is co-sponsored by Alex Gerko, @ElectricCapital, @caffeinatedcap, @balajis, @Denver_Ventures, and @joshbuckley. Rules and registration on the Boom website. This is going to be exciting!
$750k in cash and $50k in Boom stock for the first RC airplane to break the sound barrier: The Boom Prize 👀 https://twitter.com/bscholl/status/2075627970203460045
Official rules and announcement for the Boom Prize come out later today—for the first amateur built RC airplane to break the sound barrier.
@bscholl Wow, I can't believe you are trying to scam these kids by giving them free money.
Rules and registration: http://boomsupersonic.com/prize
@bscholl That's pretty cool.
Positive users are excited by Boom's $800K prize for the first amateur RC plane to break the sound barrier because it pushes engineering boundaries, while negative users call the idea unsafe or a scam.
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@bscholl Awesome