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It amuses me that of course there's a standard for docking interoperability defined: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Docking_System_Standard https:
by netsharc 2y ago
It amuses me that of course there's a standard for docking interoperability defined:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Docking_System_Standard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Docking_System_S...
And adapters:
> The International Docking Adapter (IDA) converts older Russian APAS-95 docking systems to the International Docking System Standard
Imagine flying all the way and then realizing you forgot your adapter...
- mysterydip 2y agoMaybe they just need to flip it twice like inserting USB devices.
- willhackett 2y agoIt's always the second flip
- __MatrixMan__ 2y agoThe first flip collapses the wave function so that it has a definite orientation at all. The second flip then achieves the correct orientation.
- HPsquared 2y agoThe wavefunction collapses on the first attempt to plug in: it's always the wrong way.
- __MatrixMan__ 2y agoIf that were true then it would work on the second try. In reality it's always the wrong way on the second try.
- yencabulator 2y agoThe second flip is to rotate it around the 4th axis.
- maxcan 2y agonope.. its symmetrical about a bunch of axes. at most they'd need a 60 degree rotation, not 180 like USB-A. So this standard is precisely 3x better than USB-A
- actionfromafar 2y agoHow many times better is a barrel jack?
- maxcan 2y agoinfinity times better, obviously.
- Gare 2y agoAdapters are installed on the ISS
- wolf550e 2y agoThe adapters are installed on the station, the vehicles don't carry them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Docking_Adapter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Docking_Adapter