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Lord Stimperor
Jun 13, 2018

I'm a lovable meme.


Wish I could under this

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Nessus
Dec 22, 2003

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Lord Stimperor posted:

Wish I could under this
Looks like the wasps built a nest out of the inside of the car but it still ran.

mycomancy
Oct 16, 2016

Ferda!

The Real Amethyst
Apr 20, 2018

When no one was looking, Serval took forty Japari buns. She took 40 buns. That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXpTRpn_fuQ&t=32s

ekuNNN
Nov 27, 2004

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ql3fxzB0pL1r0uzl6.mp4

Ornamental Dingbat
Feb 26, 2007

Another try to maybe blow up a rocket:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8bZkTjEnXw

Bronze Fonz
Feb 14, 2019




This doesn't seem to be going well.

e: it might not be so bad after all. Seems to be stable on the way down.

Schadenboner
Aug 15, 2011

by Shine

Your rocket look like a Reynolds Wrap roll.

Bronze Fonz
Feb 14, 2019




Exploded on touching down.

Powershift
Nov 23, 2009


That's blown up :eng101:

Son of Thunderbeast
Sep 21, 2002

Powershift posted:

That's blown up :eng101:

Ahem, that's a time-tested landing technique known as lithobraking

The Real Amethyst
Apr 20, 2018

When no one was looking, Serval took forty Japari buns. She took 40 buns. That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.
That was awesome!

Powershift
Nov 23, 2009


https://i.imgur.com/hKGlfnJ.mp4

Ornamental Dingbat
Feb 26, 2007





LifeSunDeath
Jan 4, 2007

still gay rights and smoke weed every day
Wow it made every type of colored flame you can make, as it was landing/exploding.

Schadenboner
Aug 15, 2011

by Shine
If they're just going to blow it up why bother having it land?

Powershift
Nov 23, 2009


Schadenboner posted:

If they're just going to blow it up why bother having it land?

It wasn't supposed to blow up

ekuNNN
Nov 27, 2004

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

these guys really need to get rid of that one extremely annoying screechy nerd, drat

Ornamental Dingbat
Feb 26, 2007

Powershift posted:

It wasn't supposed to blow up

But goddamn it was the icing on the cake.

LifeSunDeath
Jan 4, 2007

still gay rights and smoke weed every day

Powershift posted:

It wasn't supposed to blow up

Tolerances were off by .42069'', Elon just said "nice" and walked out of the meeting so they built it that way.

Pacra
Aug 5, 2004

https://mobile.twitter.com/News12/status/1334553431705522178

Elendil004
Mar 22, 2003

The prognosis
is not good.


ekuNNN posted:

these guys really need to get rid of that one extremely annoying screechy nerd, drat

He's the CEO

PathAsc
Nov 15, 2011

Hail SS-18 Satan may he cleanse us with nuclear fire

PISS TAPE IS REAL

Lol, glad that even more money got dumpstered this year.

Explosion good

Pacra
Aug 5, 2004


"dirty loving dangles" apparently referring to their torn limbs

Elviscat
Jan 1, 2008

Well don't you know I'm caught in a trap?

Powershift posted:

It wasn't supposed to blow up

Kinda, sounds like (from the very excited) commentators that a couple hull losses ate expected on the way to something that big self- landing

Memento
Aug 25, 2009


Bleak Gremlin

Son of Thunderbeast posted:

Ahem, that's a time-tested landing technique known as lithobraking

I guess it really depends on what they see fit to do

Ornamental Dingbat
Feb 26, 2007

Elviscat posted:

Kinda, sounds like (from the very excited) commentators that a couple hull losses ate expected on the way to something that big self- landing

Yeah, this whole development process is geared towards fast n cheap so they can iterate and pull the useful bits of information from the wreckage.

Buttchocks
Oct 21, 2020

No, I like my hat, thanks.
Final voyage of the Starship Spicydildo

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

I thought this was Musky's starship?

Nessus
Dec 22, 2003

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Did the Kerbals make it out OK?

Azhais
Feb 5, 2007
Switchblade Switcharoo

Nessus posted:

Did the Kerbals make it out OK?

all pilots aboard died

Karia
Mar 27, 2013

Self-portrait, Snake on a Plane
Oil painting, c. 1482-1484
Leonardo DaVinci (1452-1591)

Powershift posted:

It wasn't supposed to blow up

But they're so good at it! You'd think that at this point they'd start pitching this to the military: "You guys want in on a new ballistic missile? We can guarantee it will explode."

WarpedNaba
Feb 8, 2012

Being social makes me swell!

ekuNNN posted:

these guys really need to get rid of that one extremely annoying screechy nerd, drat

But doesn't he own the company though

e: :argh: Elendil004 :argh:

PathAsc
Nov 15, 2011

Hail SS-18 Satan may he cleanse us with nuclear fire

PISS TAPE IS REAL

Pacra posted:

"dirty loving dangles" apparently referring to their torn limbs

Crushing sandos will fix that

Killer robot
Sep 6, 2010

I was having the most wonderful dream. I think you were in it!
Pillbug

Elviscat posted:

Kinda, sounds like (from the very excited) commentators that a couple hull losses ate expected on the way to something that big self- landing

Pretty much. It was the first real (non-hop) flight of a new engine, and the midair flip was a new test. They wanted a successful landing, but it was really a stretch goal at that point. Sounds like they hit the pad just fine, but came down too quickly.

SneezeOfTheDecade
Feb 6, 2011

gettin' covid all
over your posts

Is there a video that doesn't blatantly cut to a different camera at the moment of landing? (I trust that the rocket really did blow up, it just bugs me on an aesthetic level.)

DR FRASIER KRANG
Feb 4, 2005

"Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?

SneezeOfTheDecade posted:

Is there a video that doesn't blatantly cut to a different camera at the moment of landing? (I trust that the rocket really did blow up, it just bugs me on an aesthetic level.)

They did that with the last launch/landing I watched. Glad to see the tradition is alive.

Messadiah
Jan 12, 2001

SneezeOfTheDecade posted:

Is there a video that doesn't blatantly cut to a different camera at the moment of landing? (I trust that the rocket really did blow up, it just bugs me on an aesthetic level.)

https://twitter.com/apollozac/status/1336808221806354434

or

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1336849897987796992

KoRMaK
Jul 31, 2012



this shits hilarious, gently caress Elon musk, but I hope SpaceX does well. Second shot is beautiful

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Cojawfee
May 31, 2006
I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

KoRMaK posted:

this shits hilarious, gently caress Elon musk, but I hope SpaceX does well. Second shot is beautiful

Elon smoked a doobie with Joe Rogan so he's legally not allowed to really run SpaceX because they do government contracts. So he can do things like this, but I don't think he has as much power to poo poo it up like he does with Tesla.

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