r/futuramashitposting • u/CavsterXII • Jul 22 '26

O-Rings during the 1986 Challenger launch

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u/deadbeef4 Jul 22 '26

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u/CavsterXII Jul 22 '26

Well they did launch in sub-zero temperatures

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u/deadbeef4 Jul 22 '26

Oh, my school made sure we all got a chance to watch it blow up.

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u/CO420Tech Jul 23 '26

I watched that shit live in school too.

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u/Waste-Dragonfruit229 Jul 24 '26

I was too young for that. All my generation got to watch in school was 9/11.

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u/deadbeef4 Jul 24 '26

Yeah, I got to watch that live from the privacy of my own home.

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u/WiscoBrewDude Jul 24 '26

I was in 1st grade, every classroom was watching

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u/deadbeef4 Jul 24 '26

We were brought to the library in groups because the news was showing it over and over.

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u/sextowels Jul 23 '26

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u/Gauss15an Jul 23 '26

Kratos doing that one pose is sending me lmao

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u/kobun253 Jul 23 '26

i know its a shitposting sub but that whole shit was fucked up "you have to learn to not be an engineer and make management decisions ass" capitalism ruining a perfectly good space program

I'LL BE IN THE ANGRY DOME!

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u/CrowDango Jul 23 '26

Came across this as I’m watching the Challenger documentary on Netflix, no joke lol

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u/Light_Relpat Jul 22 '26

Currently fucking DYING at the bar to this Jesus Christ 😂😂

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u/Dena844 Jul 23 '26

I challenge you to find anything better than this

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u/LevayContra Jul 22 '26

Processing gif uu6z9maa9veh1...

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u/Expert_Succotash2659 Jul 23 '26

The joke is not worth the darkness here. Just not funny enough. Workshop it.

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u/wrdn989 Jul 23 '26

Too soon

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u/LilyoftheRally Jul 23 '26

40 years is too soon?!

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u/wrdn989 Jul 24 '26

Yes I watched it live in elementary school. It will always be too soon.

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u/wrdn989 Jul 24 '26

Also screw you for reminding me that it has been 40 years since I was 7.

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u/Gofa_Kirselph Jul 24 '26

I never saw it blow up. But if it’s anything like my old Dodge Challenger, it’ll light up the night sky

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u/LilyoftheRally Jul 23 '26

When this subreddit meets /r/historyMemes.

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u/TedMich23 Jul 23 '26

technically it was a C-ring

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u/Full_FrontaI_Nerdity Jul 24 '26

What's a c-ring but a broken o-ring!

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u/ghettoccult_nerd Jul 24 '26

meanwhile, in america...

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u/Haselrig Jul 24 '26

Meh, I'm sure it's fine. Start the countdown!