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Duct tape should fix them right up

by rstupek 6y ago

kevin_thibedeau 6y ago
Save a seat for the Flex Seal guy.
- fctorial 6y ago
  ... I sawed the ISS in half.
- TeMPOraL 6y ago
  You're joking but this reminds me of a hard sci-fi novel I read recently, Saturn Run[0]. One of the minor worldbuilding trivia there is that adhesives seem to be way overused to fix and modify things in space. (The book also features the coolest design for a radiator I've ever seen anywhere.) -- [0] - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24611668-saturn-run https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24611668-saturn-run
  - sudosysgen 6y ago
    Out of the curiosity, what is the radiator design?
    - TeMPOraL 6y ago
      rot13 because it's a bit of a spoiler (IMO half the fun of reading hard sci-fi is seeing the science and engineering being presented): Gur fuvc gur cebgntbavfgf geniry ba vf cebcryyrq ol INFVZE guehfgref, cbjrerq ol n ahpyrne ernpgbe ehaavat zbygra zrgny nf pbbynag. Gb enqvngr njnl tvtnjnggf bs gurezny cbjre, gurl rzcybl n enqvngbe gung vf rffragvnyyl n ynetr neenl bs 3Q cevagref. Gurer ner ornzf fbzr uhaqerqf bs zrgref ybat, gung pbagvahbhfyl rkgehqr gur yvdhvq zrgny pbbynag vagb fcnpr nf ybat naq guva evoobaf. Gur zrgny evoobaf pbby qbja, enqvngvat njnl raretl, naq ner thvqrq ryrpgebzntargvpnyyl gbjneqf n ornz shyy bs ebyyref, gung pncgher gur sebmra evoobaf, juvpu gura trg zrygrq naq chfurq guebhtu gur ernpgbe ntnva. Gur flfgrz erdhverf evqvphybhf nzbhagf bs npgvir pbageby, naq nf lbh pna vzntvar, znlurz pna unccra vs vg znyshapgvbaf.
      - sudosysgen 6y ago
        Wow. That truly is an amazingly cool radiator design idea. I'm going to put the book on my list!
      - Freaky 6y ago
        Further reading - uggcf://ra.jvxvcrqvn.bet/jvxv/Yvdhvq_qebcyrg_enqvngbe
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      - pavel_lishin 6y ago
        That sounds incredibly fragile, but I'm guessing most of the technology and infrastructure I depend on on a daily basis is also incredibly fragile.
vaduz 6y ago
The cosmonauts (Russian segment) already tried the tape [0] - it helped, somewhat, but did not fix the problem. Definitely not as advertised... [0] https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Air_leak_rate_at_Russias_ISS_Zvezda_module_halves_after_crack_sealed_with_tape_999.html https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Air_leak_rate_at_Russias_...
- edgarvaldes 6y ago
  >Definitely not as advertised... American components, Russian components, all made in Taiwan!

Duct tape should fix them right up

kevin_thibedeau 6y ago

Save a seat for the Flex Seal guy.

fctorial 6y ago
... I sawed the ISS in half.
TeMPOraL 6y ago
You're joking but this reminds me of a hard sci-fi novel I read recently, Saturn Run[0]. One of the minor worldbuilding trivia there is that adhesives seem to be way overused to fix and modify things in space. (The book also features the coolest design for a radiator I've ever seen anywhere.) -- [0] - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24611668-saturn-run https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24611668-saturn-run
- sudosysgen 6y ago
  Out of the curiosity, what is the radiator design?
  - TeMPOraL 6y ago
    rot13 because it's a bit of a spoiler (IMO half the fun of reading hard sci-fi is seeing the science and engineering being presented): Gur fuvc gur cebgntbavfgf geniry ba vf cebcryyrq ol INFVZE guehfgref, cbjrerq ol n ahpyrne ernpgbe ehaavat zbygra zrgny nf pbbynag. Gb enqvngr njnl tvtnjnggf bs gurezny cbjre, gurl rzcybl n enqvngbe gung vf rffragvnyyl n ynetr neenl bs 3Q cevagref. Gurer ner ornzf fbzr uhaqerqf bs zrgref ybat, gung pbagvahbhfyl rkgehqr gur yvdhvq zrgny pbbynag vagb fcnpr nf ybat naq guva evoobaf. Gur zrgny evoobaf pbby qbja, enqvngvat njnl raretl, naq ner thvqrq ryrpgebzntargvpnyyl gbjneqf n ornz shyy bs ebyyref, gung pncgher gur sebmra evoobaf, juvpu gura trg zrygrq naq chfurq guebhtu gur ernpgbe ntnva. Gur flfgrz erdhverf evqvphybhf nzbhagf bs npgvir pbageby, naq nf lbh pna vzntvar, znlurz pna unccra vs vg znyshapgvbaf.
    - sudosysgen 6y ago
      Wow. That truly is an amazingly cool radiator design idea. I'm going to put the book on my list!
    - Freaky 6y ago
      Further reading - uggcf://ra.jvxvcrqvn.bet/jvxv/Yvdhvq_qebcyrg_enqvngbe
      - deleted 6y ago
        [deleted]
    - pavel_lishin 6y ago
      That sounds incredibly fragile, but I'm guessing most of the technology and infrastructure I depend on on a daily basis is also incredibly fragile.

vaduz 6y ago

The cosmonauts (Russian segment) already tried the tape [0] - it helped, somewhat, but did not fix the problem. Definitely not as advertised... [0] https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Air_leak_rate_at_Russias_ISS_Zvezda_module_halves_after_crack_sealed_with_tape_999.html https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Air_leak_rate_at_Russias_...

edgarvaldes 6y ago
>Definitely not as advertised... American components, Russian components, all made in Taiwan!