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I wonder how much time the duct tape would have actually bought if he tried to open it anyway.
by sebzim4500 3y ago
I wonder how much time the duct tape would have actually bought if he tried to open it anyway.
- gnfargbl 3y agoPossibly long enough for the person opening it to think twice about the consequences of the action they were about to take? Same concept as putting high barriers on bridges, or selling paracetamol (acetaminophen) in smaller packs. These changes do nothing to stop someone who is committed to the act, but they provide a small energy barrier which can be enough to defeat the perturbations of a temporarily irrational mind.
- spacebacon 3y agoWise observation
- MBCook 3y agoGiven the size of the space shuttle it may also be so there is enough time for someone else to notice what’s going on and intervene.
- sidewndr46 3y agoI suspect the duct tape was there to act as an impediment and cause the person to make enough noise others would notice before anything could happen
- fluidcruft 3y agoMy thought is it was a signal to alert everyone to keep an eye on anything strange happening there. That one commander seemed pretty nonplussed about it, but I bet he checked it out himself and he was aware something was off regarding the hatch.
- mariodiana 3y agoI wonder if he had considered using the duct tape on Wang.
- furyofantares 3y agoI was thinking of it as a psychological tool. If the guy is obsessing about it, keeps looking over at it and thinking about how you just turn a handle and everybody's dead, duct tape could help him stop ruminating even if it wouldn't at all be effective if someone is determined.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoProvoking idea. It is interesting that many people jump to adversarial narratives, myself included. As you say, it could be a compassionate aid to help a colleague deal with intrusive thoughts.