2174: First News Memory - Revision history

81.179.199.253: /* Explanation */ Even without the vapour-explosion, it was probably doomed, but the plume of vapours visually dominates the footage, at least up until a lot more of the fragmenting debris flies out (as well as the still-active SRBs flying off, unguided).

2026-02-03T20:35:26Z

‎Explanation: Even without the vapour-explosion, it was probably doomed, but the plume of vapours visually dominates the footage, at least up until a lot more of the fragmenting debris flies out (as well as the still-active SRBs flying off, unguided).

Elizium23: clarify

2026-02-03T05:28:11Z

clarify

Elizium23: the Challenger DID NOT EXPLODE. Please do not perpetuate this myth. Clarified language as used by official channels.

2026-02-03T05:26:26Z

the Challenger DID NOT EXPLODE. Please do not perpetuate this myth. Clarified language as used by official channels.

DKMell: Christa McAuliffe etc.

2026-02-02T22:46:09Z

Christa McAuliffe etc.

42.book.addict at 17:32, 1 November 2024

2024-11-01T17:32:10Z

162.158.33.216: /* Explanation */

2024-09-12T07:32:41Z

‎Explanation

172.70.162.185: Undo revision 343973 by 172.70.162.185 (talk) Not even a paraphrase of the first paragraph of the wikilink. One who needs to know more is already going to find that out, to the word...

2024-06-07T09:44:40Z

Undo revision 343973 by 172.70.162.185 (talk) Not even a paraphrase of the first paragraph of the wikilink. One who needs to know more is already going to find that out, to the word...

172.70.162.185: /* Explanation */

2024-06-07T09:05:40Z

‎Explanation

172.70.39.52: Changed a typo

2024-01-20T05:29:56Z

Changed a typo

172.71.154.235: /* Title Text */

2024-01-10T05:22:51Z

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 In the first panel, [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] report that they remember the {{w|1988 United States presidential election|1988 US presidential election}} and the {{w|Berlin_Wall#Fall_of_the_Berlin_Wall|the removal of the Berlin wall}} in 1989 respectively. These are normal 'firsts' for Americans born in the early 1980s, as both of these events dominated media coverage at the time when people of that age would first be old enough to notice and remember it.
-[[Hairy]] then recalls watching the {{w|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' disaster}} in school. A number of schools in the United States showed live video of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' being launched in 1986, in part because the crew {{w|Christa McAuliffe|included a high-school teacher}} as a science outreach effort, only to be shocked when the spacecraft broke up shortly after take-off. The term "blew up" is rather imprecise or even incorrect: the disaster did not actually involve an explosion, but a catastrophic breakup, or as colloquially known today, a "Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly". This disaster would indeed have been a formative memory for the many students who saw it live, but Hairy subverts this expectation by clarifying that he saw it in 1995, nearly a decade after the disaster. He mentions that his teacher was fired soon after, presumably for deliberately exposing young students to a highly traumatic event for no reason.
+[[Hairy]] then recalls watching the {{w|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' disaster}} in school. A number of schools in the United States showed live video of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' being launched in 1986, in part because the crew {{w|Christa McAuliffe|included a high-school teacher}} as a science outreach effort, only to be shocked when the spacecraft broke up shortly after take-off. The term "blew up" is only partially correct: the disaster was precipitated by a burn-through from the side of one of the solid-rocket boosters into the main tank, and its resulting loss of containment and structural integrity, resulting in what is these days {{w|Euphemism|euphemistically}} be called a "Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly" eventually from aerodynamic forces, though this process also caused the liquid hydrogen and oxygen tanks were ruptured and underwent rapid vaporisation/expansion to contribute to the effects upon the already damaged Shuttle and create a very dramatic 'smoke cloud'-like explosive effect. This disaster would indeed have been a formative memory for the many students who saw it live, but Hairy subverts this expectation by clarifying that he saw it in 1995, nearly a decade after the disaster. He mentions that his teacher was fired soon after, presumably for deliberately exposing young students to a highly traumatic event for no reason.
 [[White Hat]] says that his first news memory was about the 2016 election (presumably the {{w|2016 United States presidential election|2016 US presidential election}}), which was only three years prior to the publication date of this comic. As he is in his 30's, the fact that he can't remember any earlier news events surprises his friends, as he apparently was entirely unaware of news events for most of his life.

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 In the first panel, [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] report that they remember the {{w|1988 United States presidential election|1988 US presidential election}} and the {{w|Berlin_Wall#Fall_of_the_Berlin_Wall|the removal of the Berlin wall}} in 1989 respectively. These are normal 'firsts' for Americans born in the early 1980s, as both of these events dominated media coverage at the time when people of that age would first be old enough to notice and remember it.
-[[Hairy]] then recalls watching the {{w|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' disaster}} in school. A number of schools in the United States showed live video of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' being launched in 1986, in part because the crew {{w|Christa McAuliffe|included a high-school teacher}} as a science outreach effort, only to be shocked when the spacecraft broke up shortly after take-off. This would indeed have been a formative memory for the many students who saw it live, but Hairy subverts this expectation by clarifying that he saw it in 1995, nearly a decade after the disaster. He mentions that his teacher was fired soon after, presumably for deliberately exposing young students to a highly traumatic event for no reason.
+[[Hairy]] then recalls watching the {{w|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' disaster}} in school. A number of schools in the United States showed live video of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' being launched in 1986, in part because the crew {{w|Christa McAuliffe|included a high-school teacher}} as a science outreach effort, only to be shocked when the spacecraft broke up shortly after take-off. The term "blew up" is rather imprecise or even incorrect: the disaster did not actually involve an explosion, but a catastrophic breakup, or as colloquially known today, a "Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly". This disaster would indeed have been a formative memory for the many students who saw it live, but Hairy subverts this expectation by clarifying that he saw it in 1995, nearly a decade after the disaster. He mentions that his teacher was fired soon after, presumably for deliberately exposing young students to a highly traumatic event for no reason.
 [[White Hat]] says that his first news memory was about the 2016 election (presumably the {{w|2016 United States presidential election|2016 US presidential election}}), which was only three years prior to the publication date of this comic. As he is in his 30's, the fact that he can't remember any earlier news events surprises his friends, as he apparently was entirely unaware of news events for most of his life.

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 In the first panel, [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] report that they remember the {{w|1988 United States presidential election|1988 US presidential election}} and the {{w|Berlin_Wall#Fall_of_the_Berlin_Wall|the removal of the Berlin wall}} in 1989 respectively. These are normal 'firsts' for Americans born in the early 1980s, as both of these events dominated media coverage at the time when people of that age would first be old enough to notice and remember it.
-[[Hairy]] then recalls watching the {{w|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' explosion}} in school. A number of schools in the United States showed live video of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' being launched in 1986, in part because the crew {{w|Christa McAuliffe|included a high-school teacher}} as a science outreach effort, only to be shocked when the rocket exploded shortly after take-off. This would indeed have been a formative memory for the many students who saw it live, but Hairy subverts this expectation by clarifying that he saw it in 1995, nearly a decade after the explosion. He mentions that his teacher was fired soon after, presumably for deliberately exposing young students to a highly traumatic event for no reason.
+[[Hairy]] then recalls watching the {{w|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' disaster}} in school. A number of schools in the United States showed live video of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' being launched in 1986, in part because the crew {{w|Christa McAuliffe|included a high-school teacher}} as a science outreach effort, only to be shocked when the spacecraft broke up shortly after take-off. This would indeed have been a formative memory for the many students who saw it live, but Hairy subverts this expectation by clarifying that he saw it in 1995, nearly a decade after the disaster. He mentions that his teacher was fired soon after, presumably for deliberately exposing young students to a highly traumatic event for no reason.
 [[White Hat]] says that his first news memory was about the 2016 election (presumably the {{w|2016 United States presidential election|2016 US presidential election}}), which was only three years prior to the publication date of this comic. As he is in his 30's, the fact that he can't remember any earlier news events surprises his friends, as he apparently was entirely unaware of news events for most of his life.

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 In the first panel, [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] report that they remember the {{w|1988 United States presidential election|1988 US presidential election}} and the {{w|Berlin_Wall#Fall_of_the_Berlin_Wall|the removal of the Berlin wall}} in 1989 respectively. These are normal 'firsts' for Americans born in the early 1980s, as both of these events dominated media coverage at the time when people of that age would first be old enough to notice and remember it.
-[[Hairy]] then recalls watching the {{w|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' explosion}} in school. A number of schools in the United States showed the footage of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' being launched, only to be shocked when the rocket exploded shortly after take-off. This would indeed have been a formative memory for the many students who saw it live, but Hairy subverts this expectation by clarifying that he saw it in 1995, nearly a decade after the explosion. He mentions that his teacher was fired soon after, presumably for deliberately exposing young students to a traumatic event without a good reason.
+[[Hairy]] then recalls watching the {{w|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' explosion}} in school. A number of schools in the United States showed live video of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' being launched in 1986, in part because the crew {{w|Christa McAuliffe|included a high-school teacher}} as a science outreach effort, only to be shocked when the rocket exploded shortly after take-off. This would indeed have been a formative memory for the many students who saw it live, but Hairy subverts this expectation by clarifying that he saw it in 1995, nearly a decade after the explosion. He mentions that his teacher was fired soon after, presumably for deliberately exposing young students to a highly traumatic event for no reason.
-[[White Hat]] says that his first news memory was about the 2016 election (presumably the {{w|2016 United States presidential election|2016 US presidential election}}), which is only three years prior to the publication date of this comic. As he is in his 30's the fact that he can't remember any earlier news events surprises his friends, as he apparently was entirely unaware of news events for most of his life.
+[[White Hat]] says that his first news memory was about the 2016 election (presumably the {{w|2016 United States presidential election|2016 US presidential election}}), which was only three years prior to the publication date of this comic. As he is in his 30's, the fact that he can't remember any earlier news events surprises his friends, as he apparently was entirely unaware of news events for most of his life.
-The final memory comes from [[Black Hat]], who says he remembers "when we landed on the moon". This implies that he's talking about the first {{w|moon landing}}, which occurred on July 20, 1969, and that "we" refers to the United States (which launched the mission in question). For people who where children in the 1960's, having the first moon landing as a memory is quite common.
+The final memory comes from [[Black Hat]], who says he remembers "when we landed on the Moon". The implication is that he's talking about humanity's {{w|Apollo 11|first Moon landing}}, which occurred on July 20, 1969, and that "we" refers to the United States (which launched the mission in question) or mankind in general. For people who where children in the 1960's, having the first Moon landing as a memory is quite common.
-Black Hat subverts this interpretation by saying 'my second memory is my mom telling us we were moving to Earth instead, to blend in with the humans.' This completely re-interprets his first sentence, as it suggests that the "we" refers to himself and his family actually landing on the moon. It also implies that he's an alien who landed on the moon as a stopping point before relocating to earth. [[Hairbun]] remarks that this revelation "explains a lot", implying that Black Hat's fundamental disregard for normal standards of human behavior make more sense if he is, in fact, not human. Of course, it's equally valid to conclude that Black Hat is simply lying to mess with the people around him, which would be fully in character for him. This could also mean that Black Hat and White Hat are brothers, and thus, since it is unclear when they landed, it's possible the election was the first news episode White Hat ever watched.
+Black Hat subverts this interpretation by saying 'my second memory is my mom telling us we were moving to Earth instead, to blend in with the humans.' This completely re-interprets his first sentence, as it suggests that the "we" refers to himself and his family actually landing on the Moon. It also implies that he's an alien who landed on the Moon as a stopping point before relocating to Earth. [[Hairbun]] remarks that this revelation "explains a lot", implying that Black Hat's fundamental disregard for normal standards of human behavior make more sense if he is, in fact, not human. Of course, it's equally valid to conclude that Black Hat is lying simply to mess with the people around him, which would be fully in-character for him. This could also mean that Black Hat and White Hat are brothers, and thus, since it is unclear when they landed on Earth, it's possible the election was the first news episode White Hat ever watched.
 ===Title Text===
-The title text gives [http://theconversation.com/flashbulb-memories-of-dramatic-events-arent-as-accurate-as-believed-64838 the claim] that {{w|Flashbulb memory|flashbulb memories}} of big events can be unreliable. Randall (or another character in the comic, possibly Hairbun or Black Hat, who would want to spread misinformation) denies this claim, claiming to remember watching on CNN as the ''Challenger'' spacecraft crashed into the Berlin Wall. This is an inaccurate memory of these two events, as the ''Challenger'' explosion occurred in 1986 over the Atlantic Ocean, just east of Cape Canaveral, Florida, and did not occur near the Berlin Wall (in Berlin, Germany). Also, the Berlin Wall was intentionally demolished starting in 1989; it was not damaged by a space shuttle.{{Citation needed}} It is possible that this memory also conflates those events with those of the {{w|September 11 attacks}} since the latter ''did'' involve three winged craft crashing into and destroying landmark structures.
+The title text gives [http://theconversation.com/flashbulb-memories-of-dramatic-events-arent-as-accurate-as-believed-64838 the claim] that {{w|Flashbulb memory|flashbulb memories}} of big events can be unreliable. Randall (or another character in the comic, possibly Hairbun or Black Hat, who would want to spread misinformation) denies this claim, claiming to remember watching on CNN as the ''Challenger'' spacecraft crashed into the Berlin Wall. This is an inaccurate memory of these two events, as the ''Challenger'' explosion occurred in 1986 over the Atlantic Ocean, just east of Cape Canaveral, Florida, and did not occur near the Berlin Wall (in Berlin, Germany). Also, the Berlin Wall was intentionally demolished starting in 1989; it was not damaged by a space shuttle.{{Citation needed}} It's also possible that this memory conflates those events with those of the {{w|September 11 attacks}}, since the latter ''did'' involve three winged craft crashing into and destroying landmark structures.
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 [[Hairy]] then recalls watching the {{w|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' explosion}} in school. A number of schools in the United States showed the footage of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' being launched, only to be shocked when the rocket exploded shortly after take-off. This would indeed have been a formative memory for the many students who saw it live, but Hairy subverts this expectation by clarifying that he saw it in 1995, nearly a decade after the explosion. He mentions that his teacher was fired soon after, presumably for deliberately exposing young students to a traumatic event without a good reason.
-[[White Hat]] says that his first news memory was about the 2016 election (presumably the {{w|2016 United States presidential election|2016 US presidential election}}), which is only three years prior to the publication date of this comic. As he is his his 30's the fact that he can't remember any earlier news events surprises his friends, as he apparently was entirely unaware news events for most of his life.
+[[White Hat]] says that his first news memory was about the 2016 election (presumably the {{w|2016 United States presidential election|2016 US presidential election}}), which is only three years prior to the publication date of this comic. As he is in his 30's the fact that he can't remember any earlier news events surprises his friends, as he apparently was entirely unaware news events for most of his life.
 The final memory comes from [[Black Hat]], who says he remembers "when we landed on the moon". This implies that he's talking about the first {{w|moon landing}}, which occurred on July 20, 1969, and that "we" refers to the United States (which launched the mission in question). For people who where children in the 1960's, having the first moon landing as a memory is quite common.