Oh, and if you want to get very technical, Challenger didn't blow up or explode. The fuel tank ruptured (due to the solid rocket booster cutting into it) and all the spilled fuel ignited. The shuttle broke apart due to the extreme aerodynamic forces it was subject to (plus a solid rocket booster hit it in the wing as the booster came off the tank).
Simon: I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can... How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep? Mal: You don't know me, son. So let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.
'Serenity'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jul 17, 2009 4:28:04 am PDT #29598 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 17, 2009 4:30:08 am PDT #29599 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I agree with the paranoia. My false click rate must be high because I just get into a rhythm and keep clicking. I hate the air puff but don't mind the blue light probe and I loathe things touching my eyes normally.
Kat is me. Except the clicking light test also makes me nauseous.
Lee - Jul 17, 2009 4:32:26 am PDT #29600 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I'm glad I am not the only one with eye doctor paranoia. Even the "which is clearer" test stresses me out, and I sometimes have to ask to see things twice, just to make sure.
Aims - Jul 17, 2009 4:42:27 am PDT #29601 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I was in 6th grade and had gone home for lunch with my friend Sandra, who lived across the street from our elementary school. I wasn't supposed to go as I had no permission. The shuttle blew up 9 minutes into lunch and the school had a hell of a time fimding me. I got into loads of trouble.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 17, 2009 5:06:59 am PDT #29602 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Happy Birthday Juliana!
Oh, and I think we were watching when it blew up, and I was in third grade, but I don't really, really remember.
ETA- Obviously I am conflating two events, because I am older than Aims! We probably watched another launch in in third grade!
msbelle - Jul 17, 2009 5:10:11 am PDT #29603 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
we were watching at school in the auditorium and we ran out to the coutyard and disturbed all the classes in session with the news and then they all came in to watch the news also.
WOOHOO for Friday, people.
Lee - Jul 17, 2009 5:13:37 am PDT #29604 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Friday! What are people doing this weekend?
Today has the feel of a very Mondayish day. I know of at least three projects I may have to do, but I suspect all three of them are going to turn into oh never minds, after I spend several hours waiting to hear about them.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 17, 2009 5:14:23 am PDT #29605 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
OMG, xkcd is reading our board: [link]
Gudanov - Jul 17, 2009 5:14:25 am PDT #29606 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
I was in my high school humanities class when the shuttle exploded. They rolled in a TV to watch the news.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 17, 2009 5:16:27 am PDT #29607 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The alt text made me laugh myself sick.
I came *this* close to posting a link to that xkcd in Minerverse.