vmohlere: elodieunderglass: marithlizard: jenniferrpovey: roseverdict: tparadox: gay-jesus-probably:
vmohlere: elodieunderglass: marithlizard: jenniferrpovey: roseverdict: tparadox: gay-jesus-probably: capriceandwhimsy: spacetimewithstuartgary: edwhiteandblue: Whoa guys, I just got a wild idea. I’m just putting this out there… what if it can fold up to fit inside? WHOA LOOK AT THAT IT CAN FOLD IN HALF TO FIT INSIDE THE LM AND THEN ALL THEY HAVE TO DO WHEN THEY GET TO THE MOON IS PULL THIS THING TO UNFOLD IT AND GET IT OUT AT THE SAME TIME THIS IS SO CLEVER I’M S H O O K yes we can THERE WAS A SHOW CALLED MOON MACHINES THAT DID AN ENTIRE ONE HOUR EPISODE ON THE LUNAR ROVER! IT WASN’T SUPPOSED TO EXIST BUT THEN SOMEONE REALIZED THERE WAS A TINY WEDGE SPACED VOID BETWEEN THE LANDING STRUTS THAT COULD FIT A TINY SOMETHING! A PAIR OF FORD EMPLOYEES FIGURED OUT HOW TO ORIGAMI DECEPTICON A TINY CAR INTO THAT SHIT AND USED A GI JOE TOY TO BUILD A MODEL VERSION THAT THEY RC DROVE INTO WERNER VON BRAUN’S OFFICE! Sorry for the all caps, but the lunar rover is honestly one of the coolest fucking engineering accomplishments of all time and deserves to be recognized as such. “We’ve got a tiny space, we might be able to fit something extra in on the descent ship.” “…Hey, wouldn’t it be fucking sweet if they had a moon go-kart that folded up?” “IT FUCKING WILL BE SWEET BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN NOW” I always love how badly moon truthers underestimate the reality of the Apollo program. origami decepticon Reblogging this mostly because *I* didn’t know how they folded up the moon rover, and it’s really neat. Origami Decepticon = new band name. We have a mini cousin of this, of sorts. It is a strange, lightweight item that looks like a complicated laptop bag with four wheels. You put it over your shoulder with its strap. Then, when you want to leave a situation quickly, you set it down and give it a quick shake. It immediately stands up, expands, and turns into a toddler’s stroller, with a roomy little shopping basket underneath, and a folding hood to keep the weather off. You click the handlebar into place, clip the toddler in, insert any shopping or bulky items into the basket, and briskly trot away. People gaze after you in open shock. It is apparently fascinating and alarming. I can definitely see how a rover-sized version would upset folk. The concept of “Foldy thing turned into wheely thing” and the reverse are apparently so incredible that sometimes, when we collapse the thing to put it in a car or under a seat or something, strangers ask us to do it again. I have no problem believing that conspiracy theorists struggle with the concept. I mean, it’s a common item that most people with small babies will have, and every baby-wheel item manufactured since the early 2000s is designed explicitly to collapse so it can fit into cars, but why let common household design interfere with a good theory? SO ELODIE CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW YOU PULLED A SMALL PERAMBULATOR OUT FROM UNDER A CHAIR? No. I refuse to explain anything. Fake news Excellent post is excellent. -- source link
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