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"This rocket that was involved in the incident on the launch pad this week..."

"The one where the front fell off?"

"Yeah."

"Yeah, that's not very typical, I'd like to make that point."

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[-] micnd90@hexbear.net 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Anglo engineering at its finest

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[-] someone@hexbear.net 19 points 2 days ago

Sand? In Australia? One a million chance!

[-] BumbyJohnson@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago

Must of fell off because Australia is upside down or down under or whatever.

[-] D61@hexbear.net 15 points 2 days ago

Hats off to the launch. kelly

[-] ClassIsOver@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago

Did it fall into a different environment? It sounds as if they need to design a new sort of rocket. Surely one where the top doesn't fall off.

[-] someone@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago

Well cardboard's out. No carboard derivatives, no cellotape.

[-] AnarchoNoAdjective@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 days ago
[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

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Crikey! The top of our rocket fell off, I guess Rozzy Stinko-Flipper didn't put it on right after getting pissed at the barby last night.

[-] Xenomorph@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago

Cricky mate the bloody rocket she's fallin' apaert!

[-] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

Deeply unserious people.

[-] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

Starts singing Waltzing Matilda in the most sarcastic tone I can

[-] kittin@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Dad I built a rocket. It’s filling with water.

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

The top fell off the rocket sounds like an Australian sex act.

[-] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

Damn, we need to wait a bit longer for Moon Koalas.

[-] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

illegal-to-say

Trevor would have loved moon koalas :(

[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

TBF Rockets in Oz the rockets work upside down. They're just trying to compete with China in the deepest hole drilled, just in the most expensive and inefficient and most Evil way.

Project Vulcan

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[-] Utter_Karate@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

The top fell off because they're terrible engineers and this delayed the launch because they're cowards. The engines should still be on there unless that was too spicy for their Australian nerves.

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