• Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    11 minutes ago

    I love the totally illogical idea of self-destruction in space travel.

    Like we don’t have self-destruct bombs on ships or planes or research stations on earth (I’m sure there’s an exception or two, but they prove the point), why the fuck would we have them in space, which is a much more fragile environment to exist within…?

    Computer shutdown procedures sure, but what possible use is a bomb that’s made to blow up your own vessel? Just so silly.

    • rhombus
      1·
      24 seconds ago

      Most of the time it seems like it’s not a bomb, but triggering some kind of uncontrolled meltdown of a reactor that’s powering the vessel, or maybe blowing up the fuel.

    • edgemaster72@lemmy.worldEnglish
      38·
      5 hours ago

      My head canon is that he knew there was an update available to fix it, he just wanted to get away from the other astronauts. I might be biased having spent the day hiding from my family.

      • Spacehooks@reddthat.comEnglish
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        26 minutes ago

        I recall the story of the guy that told his wife he was working new years so she went to his office just to prove he was cheating. Dude was in the office. he just hates his wife that much.

        Also knew another guy that came in at 6 and left at 8 daily. I swear dude did not want to be home.