10 pounds of plutonium dioxide (nuclear fuel for probe) to be launched next week...

[SarasotaRepub]

DUmmies upset over planned Invasion of Mars!!!! :D

Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Mon Nov-21-11 11:27 PM
Original message 10 pounds of plutonium dioxide (nuclear fuel for probe) to be launched next week to Mars.

It's the onboard reactor for NASA's $2.5Bln Curiosity probe. Amazing piece of machinery, hands down. I was watching the laser zapping rocks in the video at the link and I was all "Damn! How big are the solar panels going to unfold to power that thing. Hey...where are the solar panels?"



If you want to see the most complex and improbable-looking landing sequence for a space probe, ever, check out the video at the link.

I hope a hundred million things fail to fuck up- especially during the launch, which is happening this Saturday.

PB

It has a cool laser cannon and probably a pepper spray dispenser...:eek::D

[Bailey]

Some dumb ass had a post saying to the effect that he hopes it doesn't dump plutonium on any martians.

[txradioguy]

Some dumb ass had a post saying to the effect that he hopes it doesn't dump plutonium on any martians.

I never knew that Sheila Jackson Lee posted at the DUmp.

[Adam Wood]

Occupy Mars!

[Bailey]

Occupy Mars!

i'd be willing to pay for them to be shipped there :D

[Zathras]

i'd be willing to pay for them to be shipped there :D

Now why would you want to do that to this guy???



He's had enough problems dealing with Bugs Bunny stealing his Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator and dueling Duck Dodgers on Planet X, the only source in the galaxy for Illudium Phosdex, the shaving cream atom, and now you want to send these OWieS to his home planet? This will makes him very angry, very angry indeed.

[Adam Wood]

Now why would you want to do that to this guy???



He's had enough problems dealing with Bugs Bunny stealing his Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator and dueling Duck Dodgers on Planet X, the only source in the galaxy for Illudium Phosdex, the shaving cream atom, and now you want to send these OWieS to his home planet? This will makes him very angry, very angry indeed.

They can all be very angry together, though. Maybe he can pick up a protest sign and pace back and forth.

[Zathras]

They can all be very angry together, though. Maybe he can pick up a protest sign and pace back and forth.

Actually I'd hope he'd use his disintegration pistol to take care of the problem of the OWS infestation of Mars.

[Adam Wood]

Actually I'd hope he'd use his disintegration pistol to take care of the problem of the OWS infestation of Mars.

Good idea.