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march give away

Hey look what I have to give away (Thank you Danny and Tracey Reed)

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Tags: Cougar, Creek, Giveaway!

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Permalink Reply by John Kellogg on March 31, 2016 at 19:27

I prefer a full tang knife over a hidden tang knife.

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Permalink Reply by Tracy Greentree on March 31, 2016 at 19:36

All of the fixed blades in my collection are made with a full tang.

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Permalink Reply by Shlomo ben Maved on March 31, 2016 at 19:47

D ale--you also forget the very forgettable (I wish I had) movie Pootie Tang.

John McCain--I agree with his statement--Tang sucks and with D ale that Tang wasn't invented by or for NASA.

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The creator of Tang, William A. Mitchell, also invented Pop Rocks, Cool Whip, a form of instant-set Jell-O, and other convenience foods

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Permalink Reply by Billy Oneale on March 31, 2016 at 20:04

I prefer full tang knives

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Permalink Reply by Paul Bishop on March 31, 2016 at 20:27

Maintaining a tangful attitude cuts a clear path through the briar patches of life.

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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on March 31, 2016 at 20:40

Some people think that Tang was developed for the moon mission but the product actually pre-dates the Space program, Tang was first developed in 1957 and was a poor seller for General Foods. All of that changed when Tang was first used by NASA on John Glenn's Mercury mission! Buzz Aldrin was a poor spokeperson for Tang. When asked what the thought about it, Buzz said "Tang Sucks!"

A variety of knives were also used by NASA during the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo program. One of the most famous was the Randall Model 17 "Astro". This full tang knife featured a 5,5 stainless steel blade, a stainless steel cross bar and micarta handles. Astronaut Gordon Cooper did the final design work on these historically important knives.