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NASA scientist: I built this space mission up from nothing. When I started, all I had was a martian lake! Other scientists said I was daft to send a rover into
by keketi 8y ago
NASA scientist: I built this space mission up from nothing. When I started, all I had was a martian lake! Other scientists said I was daft to send a rover into a lake, but I sent it all the same, just to show 'em! It sank into the lake, so I built a second one. That sank into the lake. I built a third one. It got stuck, fell over, and then it sank into the lake. But the fourth one floated! And that's what you're going to get, lad--the strongest rover on Mars!
- joshstrange 8y agoLove a good Monty Python reference even if most humor-only posts are discouraged on HN.
- CPLX 8y agoMy experience has been that Monty Python and Douglas Adams references are the clear exceptions to the no humor rules on HN, though I don't suppose you'll find that written down anywhere.
- larkeith 8y agoFrom what I've seen, a bit of reasonably mature humor seems acceptable, it's just multiple posts devoted to jokes derailing the conversation where it's frowned upon. I quite like this system, as it prevents Reddit-esque threads with the same tired memes being repeated back and forth ad nauseum, but still allows for a bit of levity to lighten the conversation and provide some mental refreshment. And yes, I realize I just called a Monty Python and the Holy Grail reference mature.
- DC-3 8y agoSo long as you define 'mature' to mean 'in line with the average HN reader's ego and self-image', you're pretty much on point.
- larkeith 8y agoThat may be the case, but I appreciate it nonetheless - most posters are pretty good at avoiding jokes at the OP's expense, for example, which contributes to HN's relatively good community.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoI understand it's a Monty Python reference, but I'd like to point out that it sounds distinctively Kerbal.