pauldrye

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[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 2 points 12 hours ago

"Why do we even HAVE that button?"

 

This is film of Operation Sandy, the first sea launch of a large rocket. It took place on the deck of the USS Midway in 1947, with a captured V-2 setting off at a janky angle and then breaking up before making it to 5 kilometers high:

I've linked to the flight portion of a newsreel about the whole thing.

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 7 points 4 days ago

Origin story for the the shortest-superhero-career-before-being-shot-to-death ever.

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

"Gork invented new thing that use pepperonisaurus and mammoth cheese left-overs."

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

"I'll take plot twists pulled out of my ass for $400, Alex."

[–] pauldrye@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

Expedia reviews were different back then.