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MartyVanB t1_j2a6ji2 wrote
How did the flag survive but the souvenir medallions melted into a single lump? Crazy
AudibleNod t1_j2a7fqx wrote
Rocket fuel can't melt woven seams.
MartyVanB t1_j2a805f wrote
Thermite paint
alzee76 t1_j2a8vtf wrote
A soccer ball survived too. It was put on the ISS for a while.
goofyredditname t1_j2a9g32 wrote
I am remembering an article I read that mentioned the astronauts also survived the initial blast but not the fall. Idk maybe a half remember fever dream/conspiracy theory.
Edit: found an article https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-29-mn-19581-story.html
BiBoFieTo t1_j2ackda wrote
Why didn't they just make the space suits out of flag material? The whole tragedy could've been avoided.
Davotk t1_j2adwhv wrote
3 of the backup oxygen supply were manually turned on after the "explosion" which was really more of a depressurized expulsion and some fire. The ?pilot? also tried maneuvers. Some of the crew therefore were possibly* alert and awake at least (others probably passed out), possibly right until impact with the water, and then instant death.
But it all happened in a few minutes, and mostly they would have been hyper focused on their training and fixing the problem.
GhettoChemist t1_j2adx4l wrote
Mmmmm the Challenger? I'm not trying to pick apart dark days, but honestly Jan 6 has Challenger beat dollars to donuts when it comes to dark days.
Qwez81 t1_j2afca4 wrote
Not even close, but to each there own
wit21 t1_j2ag2qm wrote
"Two of the darkest days" does not mean "The two darkest days."
They weren't trying to start a pissing contest over which were the top two. Just making a comment about two flags raised at the Olympics 20 years ago.
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GhettoChemist t1_j2agh6v wrote
Geez im just making an observation. Guy cant even speak his thoughts without internet trolls getting their panties in a bunch
kthulhu666 t1_j2agsfq wrote
Was looking for a 'Black Box' type comment, not disappointed.
The_Demolition_Man t1_j2aif5t wrote
This was in 2002. What happened on Jan 6th before 2002?
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Carpe_DMX t1_j2aj4jb wrote
That’s literally what you did to the top level comment. Maybe change starts at home.
GhettoChemist t1_j2ajbhh wrote
Whatever. I'm just a victim of internet hate. Hope you guys feel better about yourself.
Carpe_DMX t1_j2ajlyi wrote
Pointing out hypocrisy AND getting to read your mopey response? Yeah, I do feel better about myself.
And I’d just like to point out “guys” and “yourself” don’t agree in number.
Qwez81 t1_j2aor9p wrote
Sorry was too preoccupied by the absurdity of your statement. I’ll do better next time
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horsemagicians t1_j2ar86m wrote
So a bunch of metal medallions melted into a single clump but a plastic flag survived completely unscathed. Lmao okay, I call bullshit. Not only that but they found it after months of floating around in the ocean. Can’t find a plane but can find a flag in a bag. Obviously the thing Americans bow down to everyday survived.
MartyVanB t1_j2athsp wrote
Why do they call it Ovaltine? The can is round
MartyVanB t1_j2atmem wrote
Or in a chaotic situation lots of shit happens. I mean if this flag was so important why am I JUST NOW hearing about it
PipeLayer2016 t1_j2avxpr wrote
Naw dog. This was a bad take. Just own it and keep your head done
nayhem_jr t1_j2avzjl wrote
Clutch catch during that spacewalk.
PipeLayer2016 t1_j2aw2ye wrote
Man, you just keep piling on with bad takes. 🤫
pineappleshnapps t1_j2b0hqw wrote
It really wasn’t much different than the numerous other times people have stormed sessions of our government. None of them are great, but still.
baby_puddingsnatcher t1_j2b1qj1 wrote
I wonder who they get to play you when Spielberg directs the movie about this.
Yugo87000 t1_j2b1seh wrote
Whow . This article is just crazy, and interresting.
Very sad to read that.
ReadingGoat t1_j2b2bbv wrote
Challenger? Psssh. Come talk to me when people walk around a building for a while.
Fizzeek t1_j2b2xmi wrote
Will Sasso but as a real life Eric Cartman fits the bill.
skinte1 t1_j2bjqh4 wrote
Jokes aside the crew likely did survive the "explosion" (In reality the Shuttle was torn apart from aerodynamic forces) since several of the emergency airpacks had been activated manually in the seconds after the shuttle broke apart. The impact with the water at over 200 mph was what killed them.
LuckoftheAmish t1_j2blzr4 wrote
Hmm. Which is darker? One or two LARPers dying during an unusually disruptive demonstration that most of the country laughed at, or the tragic deaths of a whole team of scientists that millions of people looked up to?
porcupine_autonomy t1_j2bn5cd wrote
God I HAAAAAAAAATE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!
Dff427427 t1_j2bpxpm wrote
They should call it Roundtine!
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AliensStoleMuhBrains t1_j2c310b wrote
Find out what that flag is made out of and use that to build new shuttles. You’re welcome NASA
GangstaQueefs t1_j2c6ljt wrote
I wish you'd feel better about yourself so you'd STFU.
fragrantbologna t1_j2c77ss wrote
za419 t1_j2cz706 wrote
I mean, Challenger went down very near the Florida coast, and everyone knew where. It's very easy to find stuff when you know where it is.
Granted, challenger broke up into many pieces, so any individual piece would be in an area, but the point is that's way easier than trying to find "a plane" - If you're referring to MH370 or similar, you're looking in a much less well defined area. The ocean is very big.
And, fireballs and atmospheric breakups are chaotic. Shit happens. A drop of burning fuel here, more air pushing flames away from there. When something breaks up as thoroughly as Challenger did, you'll always find things that have no right being as undamaged as they are, just by statistics - Ridiculously unlikely things are bound to be found once or twice if you look at thousands of examples.
So I don't even know what point you're trying to make, but.... No.
Civil_Speed_8234 t1_j2d6a56 wrote
Aww you're definitely the victim, since actions never have consequences for anyone else...
surfe t1_j2dbdq7 wrote
The shuttle suits should have had built in chutes. The reality is they probably survived all the way down.
During reentry the have helmets and visors on the suit is pressurized, and if they also have oxygen well there is a non-0 chance they could survive. the atmosphere is thin up there. No idea the speeds they have but there are cases of supersonic high altitude planes disintegrating and the pilot survives.
dressageishard t1_j2exbf4 wrote
So sad. 😔❤️
Sp4c3S4g3 t1_j2fw6gh wrote
As miraculous and more believe then the I.D.'s and blackboxes from the "plane" that seeming left not much else at the Pentagon. Sorry after seeing things like Tiananmen square, the Gulf of Tonkin, the assassination of JFK, the destruction of Nikolas Tesla lab, the fact jet fuel doesn't melt steel but thermite does, I just take anecdotes like this with a grain of salt. Don't trust everything you hear or see, ESPECIALLY from private interest groups like corporations and governing bodies, for the most part they're there for the status quo not the greater good of all.
I_like_the_titanic OP t1_j2a684j wrote
At the same ceremony a flag recovered from the WTC was also displayed; two flags from two of the darkest days in American history coming together.