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		<title>Artwork and Schematics Circa 1996</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was ridding my closet of useless junk and came upon a stack of papers, some of which were dated 1996. That would put me in the 6th or 7th grade. Darth Vader drawn with oil pastels. A &#8220;Life Support Suit&#8221; drawn in pencil. A motorcycle drawn in pencil. A &#8220;Lava Proof&#8221; building drawn in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was ridding my closet of useless junk and came upon a stack of papers, some of which were dated 1996. That would put me in the 6th or 7th grade.</p>
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<li><a href="http://amwhalen.com/photos/d/12510-2/darth_vader.jpg" rel="lightbox[scans96]" title="Darth Vader drawn with oil pastels."><img src="http://amwhalen.com/photos/d/12508-1/darth_vader.jpg" alt="Darth Vader drawn with oil pastels." />Darth Vader drawn with oil pastels.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amwhalen.com/photos/d/12520-2/life_support_suit.jpg" rel="lightbox[scans96]" title="A &#8220;Life Support Suit&#8221; drawn in pencil."><img src="http://amwhalen.com/photos/d/12518-1/life_support_suit.jpg" alt="A &#8220;Life Support Suit&#8221; drawn in pencil." />A &#8220;Life Support Suit&#8221; drawn in pencil.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amwhalen.com/photos/d/12524-2/motorcycle.jpg" rel="lightbox[scans96]" title="A motorcycle drawn in pencil."><img src="http://amwhalen.com/photos/d/12523-1/motorcycle.jpg" alt="A motorcycle drawn in pencil." />A motorcycle drawn in pencil.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amwhalen.com/photos/d/12515-2/lava_proof.jpg" rel="lightbox[scans96]" title="A &#8220;Lava Proof&#8221; building drawn in colored pencil."><img src="http://amwhalen.com/photos/d/12513-1/lava_proof.jpg" alt="A &#8220;Lava Proof&#8221; building drawn in colored pencil." />A &#8220;Lava Proof&#8221; building drawn in colored pencil.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://amwhalen.com/photos/d/12501-2/cat_window.jpg" rel="lightbox[scans96]" title="A cat in a window drawn with colored pencil."><img src="http://amwhalen.com/photos/d/12502-2/cat_window.jpg" alt="A cat in a window drawn with colored pencil." />A cat in a window drawn with colored pencil.</a></li>
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<p>Darth Vader&#8217;s not bad; it was probably drawn from a reference picture. I found the motorcycle on the inside of an old folder. The cat in the window was probably a drawing of Jasmine.</p>
<p>The &#8220;Life Support Suit&#8221; boasts a pretty impressive array of features:</p>
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<li>An oxygen pack</li>
<li>Fuel tanks for the rockets (to move in space?)</li>
<li>Batteries to power the electronics</li>
<li>Missiles</li>
<li>Life boat with a 200 mile radio</li>
<li>Hand-warming gloves</li>
<li>Super-lite snowboard that attaches to the back of the pack</li>
<li>Parachute</li>
<li>Arm Strap Monitor to control everything</li>
<li>Flashlight on the arm strap runs on its own batteries</li>
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<p>The &#8220;Lava Proof&#8221; obelisk-shaped building is amazing as well:</p>
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<li>2 (maybe 4) 50-foot pure titanium beams holding the building in the ground</li>
<li>Soft sand around the titanium beams, to allow the building to wobble rather than crumble in earthquakes</li>
<li>Heavily compacted dirt around the sand for strong support</li>
<li>Alternating concrete, titanium, and insulation shell</li>
<li>The titanium in the shell is apparently so lava doesn&#8217;t get inside</li>
<li>Each floor is concrete surrounding titanium</li>
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