"Rapid unscheduled disassembly" - if they weren't talking about the destruction of a $90M USD rocket, that would actually be a pretty funny way of saying that it blew up.
(Which looked like this:)
However, at $100M+ for the combination of rocket and launch, it's a bit of an expensive hobby. Let's hope that Elon Musk is prepared to stay the course in order to ensure that future rockets don't disassemble when there's a crew on board.
- Sid
I am pleased to announce that, following a return visit to the innergeek.com Geek Test, I have leveled up.
My new score took me from being a Major Geek (with a score of greater than or equal to 35%) to a Super Geek - greater than or equal to 45%.*
These may not seem like high scores, but given that the top score that can be achieved on the test is Dysfunctional Geek, with a score of ≥75% I can only imagine what a full 100% score would look like - Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory, perhaps. And, let's be honest, as well crafted a character as he is, Sheldon would probably have a very short career in the real world.- Sid
* If you're curious as to how I had increased my score, upgraded
responses including naming a pet after a literary character - don't
forget, Jack the Cat's full name is Jaqen H'ghar - and indexing a personal collection, among others.
I met him in a swamp down in Dagobah
Where it bubbles all the time like a giant carbonated soda
S-O-D-A, soda
I saw the little runt sitting there on a log
I asked him his name and in a raspy voice he said, "Yoda"
Y-O-D-A, Yoda
Yo-Yo-Yo-Yo-Yoda
“Weird Al” Yankovic, Yoda
I appreciate the degree to which fans in Palm Springs wear their hearts on their sleeves.
- Sid
