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FWIW his quote also applies to a lotta devices here on Earth. For example guns are not designed to last forever, but they are designed not to fail. You don't wa
by NavinF 2y ago
FWIW his quote also applies to a lotta devices here on Earth. For example guns are not designed to last forever, but they are designed not to fail. You don't want to hear a click when you expect a bang or vice versa. As a side effect, they last forever. It's fairly common for a 100 year old gun to work perfectly in 2024.
- xpe 2y agoThere are also expectations about maintenance and some notion of a “standard” environment. For example, unmaintained firearms work less well (or fail) when exposed to humid conditions. See also: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/museums/upload/10-01_508.pdf https://www.nps.gov/subjects/museums/upload/10-01_508.pdf