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Rocket euphemisms are so silly, "one engine failed energetically"
by bagels 3y ago
Rocket euphemisms are so silly, "one engine failed energetically"
- andrewflnr 3y agoThat's why they're fun. I always got the impression they're making fun of the usual management euphemisms. No one is under any illusion about what an "energetic engine failure" or "rapid unscheduled disassembly" is.
- bagels 3y agoOh, I'm fully aware. It's a tradition.
- andrewflnr 3y agoOh good. You never know on the Internet, though. I found out last time that some people think Musk was trying to pull something over on us with "RUD".
- BHSPitMonkey 3y ago"Engine-rich exhaust" is another one that gets a chuckle. For those wondering, it refers to when a rocket engine is literally burning itself into oblivion—so the exhaust plume is compromised less of fuel particles and more of, well... engine :)
- StableAlkyne 3y agoLithobraking is my favorite. It is the most cost-effective way of delivering a payload!
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- darknavi 3y agoThey (SpaceX) also use RUD (rapid unscheduled disassembly) which is fun.
- sneak 3y agoBuilding these things is incredible amounts of time, money, and, most importantly, effort and labor. Doing something to keep spirits up when months of hard labor explodes in a few milliseconds is practically required. There are a lot of hands at very hard work here in the Texas heat. It’s easy to abstract away whilst sitting in an Aeron with a text editor.
- teraflop 3y agoI mean, it makes sense. Rocket engines are machines for controlling the release of enormous amounts of stored energy. So, many of the failure modes can be broadly categorized as either "not enough energy" or "too much energy in the wrong place".
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- tekla 3y agoRocket engineers have a sense of humor