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xkcd #2950: Situation (xkcd.com)
submitted 3 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world
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We're right under the flight path for the scheduled orbital launch, but don't worry--it's too cold out for the rockets to operate safely, so I'm sure they'll postpone.

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[–] WeirdAlex03@lemmy.zip 34 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2950:_Situation

tl;dr references

These are all infamous disasters now used as case studies for how NOT to do things

  • Ocean liner: Titanic
  • Airship: Hindenburg
  • Reactor: Chernobyl
  • Bridge: Tacoma Narrows
  • Rocket (alt text): Challenger

More details at the link

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There should have been a submarine that is also Titanic, somewhere underneath

[–] TheHotze@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That won't be till decades later

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

The other events are already decades apart, aren't they?