3298: Aerospace Flowchart

Aerospace Flowchart

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Title text: Someday, we will find the problem that goes with this solution.

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Explanation

This is one of 53 incomplete explanations: This page was created BY A PROBLEM THAT STATES THERE IS A DEARTH OF GIANT AIRSHIPS. Don't remove this notice too soon. You can help by editing the explanation!

This comic is a flowchart satirically depicting how aerospace engineers solve problems. The first (and only) thing on this flowchart to try is a giant airship. Only after trying that are other solutions considered. The title text is a further reference to this backward method of working, saying that aerospace engineers just want to find a problem for which "giant airships" are the solution. One element of the satire is that "no" is the only available option for whether giant airships solve the engineers' problem, implying that however much the engineers want more airships, they just won't work.

This comic might have been a response to the recent flight test by Sceye, Inc. of a helium-filled airship designed to replace cellular communication towers. The company's aim is that their airships will work for some cellular communications needs.

Transcript

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[At the top:]

Aerospace engineer problem-solving flowchart

[Below that, in a flowchart box:]

Start

[Arrow pointing downward to a flowchart diamond below that:]

Could we solve this problem by building giant airships again?

[Arrow labeled "No" pointing downward to another flowchart box:]

Try other solutions

[Four arrows point out the box to bottom of the comic]

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Discussion

Let's go, f1rst p0st and draft! RadiantRainwing (talk) 23:19, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

Wow. That's great. Do you feel proud of yourself? Congratuations.

(Of course, i'm just joking around. Take whatever i say with a pound of salt (inside of your wound)).

(Yes. This joke is meta.) 108.227.177.69 02:21, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

Shouldn't there be a "Yes" arrow out of the decision diamond? Barmar (talk) 23:39, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

No. Try another solution. 78.151.45.228 23:45, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

The point of the comic is it is never true but engineers would like it to be a solution. Somewhere I have stock in the Conrad Airship Company. Conrad Airship CA 80 Lordpishky (talk) 00:14, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

Nope. All roads lead to dissapointed engineers. 108.227.177.69 01:30, 15 September 2026 (UTC)
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