We are going to need a bigger boat

Air, Earth, Fire, and Water. The classical four elements provide the inspiration for the stories of childhood experiences that in hindsight were pretty darn funny but today would involve law enforcement and child protective services. If you're old enough to relate to some of our stories then we've definitely hit the Centurm Silver crowd. For those of us whose parent are still alive we can neither confirm nor deny if these stories are true. Links to the few of the things mentioned in this episode are below:

• Model Rocketry
  • "Big John" - could be either "Big Daddy" or "Honest John"
  • "Sprite" - is most  likely "Swift"
  • The Mercury Redstone
  • Centauri Taurus - I found a video of one in flight.
• Jarts - because toys should kill from above. Buy it?
• Bleves - this is a great video on the subject
• Caps - hours of fun for kids with guns. Check here
• "Mae Wests" - A personal floation device described here