3005: Disposal - Revision history

172.71.26.107 at 15:42, 31 January 2025

2025-01-31T15:42:27Z

The-Ergster at 02:42, 2 December 2024

2024-12-02T02:42:18Z

172.70.39.20: /* Explanation */

2024-11-15T00:27:33Z

‎Explanation

HARRISWON2024! at 23:35, 14 November 2024

2024-11-14T23:35:57Z

The-Ergster at 21:41, 7 November 2024

2024-11-07T21:41:59Z

172.70.162.39: /* Explanation / The SENSE ("Simulated Engine Noise Suitable for the Environment") concept for both cabin and* broadcast into the outside world is a long-standing one considered for modern (i.e. post 1910s) EVs, though external version lacks traction.

2024-11-04T13:59:36Z

‎Explanation: The SENSE ("Simulated Engine Noise Suitable for the Environment") concept for both cabin *and* broadcast into the outside world is a long-standing one considered for modern (i.e. post 1910s) EVs, though external version lacks traction.

SDSpivey at 13:29, 4 November 2024

2024-11-04T13:29:07Z

42.book.addict: added Category:Rockets using HotCat

2024-11-03T00:00:56Z

added Category:Rockets using HotCat

DKMell: mentioned Plumbbob

2024-10-31T19:22:57Z

mentioned Plumbbob

Asdf: /* Transcript */ dunno if large

2024-10-31T18:27:34Z

‎Transcript: dunno if large

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 An explosion in a sealed container is potentially much more dangerous than an explosion in the open, depending on the strength of the container. If the container is strong enough to hold the pressure from the explosion, that pressure could be released in a controlled fashion, safely. But if the container is too weak, it could suffer a catastrophic failure, sending shards of its walls and anything around it flying outwards at high speed. Even if the container is initially strong enough, it could be weakened by repeated explosions, and fail at a random time in the future. As the 'container' is mostly a hole dug into the ground, of indeterminate depth, it might be considered fairly robust in itself, especially if given a reinforced lining. However, this then risks forcing the majority of the resulting explosion up into the lid, which looks strong and heavy yet is closed at least partly by the effort of just one person. It also risks that worker being right next to the track of the descending rocket stage, where they would be at risk of experiencing all kinds of secondary damage, if not being directly in the explosion if they get the timing of the lid-closure wrong. An actual {{w|Operation_Plumbbob#Missing_steel_bore_cap|attempt to put a lid on an underground explosion}} succeeded only in blowing the lid off at such velocity that it was never found.
-The title seems to refer to the sound effects of dragging an element into the trash on computers. Or, alternatively, the sound of a canister being sucked into a vacuum tube. This is perhaps a reference to Tesla vehicles being quiet and having "vroom" noises pumped into the cabin to satisfy customers.
+The title seems to refer to the sound effects of dragging an element into the trash on computers. Or, alternatively, the sound of a canister being sucked into a pneumatic tube. This is perhaps a reference to Tesla vehicles being quiet and having "vroom" noises pumped into the cabin to satisfy customers.
 ==Transcript==

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 ==Explanation==
-{{incomplete|Created by a MINESHAFT-TARGETING ROCKET - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
 This comic came out a couple of weeks after the successful first attempt to 'catch' a rocket during {{w|Starship flight test 5}}, based upon {{w|SpaceX}} having {{w|Falcon 9 first-stage landing tests|an extensive history}} of bringing rocket stages back to Earth in a controlled manner. Whereas the traditional approach was for such rocketry to allow most of the initial launch-vehicle to be a single-use stage that was effectively destroyed once it had fulfiled its purpose, it has become a developmental aim across much of the commercial side of the industry to introduce as much reusability as possible in the mission hardware to potentially save costs and construction time.

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 ==Explanation==
 {{incomplete|Created by a MINESHAFT-TARGETING ROCKET - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
 This comic came out a couple of weeks after the successful first attempt to 'catch' a rocket during {{w|Starship flight test 5}}, based upon {{w|SpaceX}} having {{w|Falcon 9 first-stage landing tests|an extensive history}} of bringing rocket stages back to Earth in a controlled manner. Whereas the traditional approach was for such rocketry to allow most of the initial launch-vehicle to be a single-use stage that was effectively destroyed once it had fulfiled its purpose, it has become a developmental aim across much of the commercial side of the industry to introduce as much reusability as possible in the mission hardware to potentially save costs and construction time.

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	==Transcript==		==Transcript==
−	~~{{incomplete transcript\|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}~~

	:[A two-stage rocket is ascending with a plume of exhaust behind it]		:[A two-stage rocket is ascending with a plume of exhaust behind it]

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 An explosion in a sealed container is potentially much more dangerous than an explosion in the open, depending on the strength of the container. If the container is strong enough to hold the pressure from the explosion, that pressure could be released in a controlled fashion, safely. But if the container is too weak, it could suffer a catastrophic failure, sending shards of its walls and anything around it flying outwards at high speed. Even if the container is initially strong enough, it could be weakened by repeated explosions, and fail at a random time in the future. As the 'container' is mostly a hole dug into the ground, of indeterminate depth, it might be considered fairly robust in itself, especially if given a reinforced lining. However, this then risks forcing the majority of the resulting explosion up into the lid, which looks strong and heavy yet is closed at least partly by the effort of just one person. It also risks that worker being right next to the track of the descending rocket stage, where they would be at risk of experiencing all kinds of secondary damage, if not being directly in the explosion if they get the timing of the lid-closure wrong. An actual {{w|Operation_Plumbbob#Missing_steel_bore_cap|attempt to put a lid on an underground explosion}} succeeded only in blowing the lid off at such velocity that it was never found.
-The title seems to refer to the sound effects of dragging an element into the trash on computers. Or, alternatively, the sound of a canister being sucked into a vacuum tube. This is likely a reference to Tesla vehicles being quiet and having "vroom" noises pumped into the cabin to satisfy customers.
+The title seems to refer to the sound effects of dragging an element into the trash on computers. Or, alternatively, the sound of a canister being sucked into a vacuum tube. This is perhaps a reference to Tesla vehicles being quiet and having "vroom" noises pumped into the cabin to satisfy customers.
 ==Transcript==

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	[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]		[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
	[[Category:Space]]		[[Category:Space]]
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 With the comic depicting the 'disposed' stage as powering downwards, this might explain their lack of success in perfecting any form of intact recovery, as practical examples of this technology tend to spin the craft around to make use of the main thruster(s) for a {{w|retrorocket}}-assisted {{w|VTOL|landing}}, or at least don't try to counteract the passive deceleration provided by parachutes or other purposeful aerodynamic drag, in order to touch the ground at a survivable velocity.
-An explosion in a sealed container is potentially much more dangerous than an explosion in the open, depending on the strength of the container. If the container is strong enough to hold the pressure from the explosion, that pressure could be released in a controlled fashion, safely. But if the container is too weak, it could suffer a catastrophic failure, sending shards of its walls and anything around it flying outwards at high speed. Even if the container is initially strong enough, it could be weakened by repeated explosions, and fail at a random time in the future. As the 'container' is mostly a hole dug into the ground, of indeterminate depth, it might be considered fairly robust in itself, especially if given a reinforced lining. Though this then risks forcing the majority of the resulting explosion up into the lid, which looks strong and heavy yet is closed at least partly by the effort of just one person; as well as that worker risking being right next to the track of the descending rocket stage, they would end up being at risk of being caught up in all kinds of secondary damage, if not directly in the explosion if they get the timing of the lid-closure wrong.
+An explosion in a sealed container is potentially much more dangerous than an explosion in the open, depending on the strength of the container. If the container is strong enough to hold the pressure from the explosion, that pressure could be released in a controlled fashion, safely. But if the container is too weak, it could suffer a catastrophic failure, sending shards of its walls and anything around it flying outwards at high speed. Even if the container is initially strong enough, it could be weakened by repeated explosions, and fail at a random time in the future. As the 'container' is mostly a hole dug into the ground, of indeterminate depth, it might be considered fairly robust in itself, especially if given a reinforced lining. However, this then risks forcing the majority of the resulting explosion up into the lid, which looks strong and heavy yet is closed at least partly by the effort of just one person. It also risks that worker being right next to the track of the descending rocket stage, where they would be at risk of experiencing all kinds of secondary damage, if not being directly in the explosion if they get the timing of the lid-closure wrong. An actual {{w|Operation_Plumbbob#Missing_steel_bore_cap|attempt to put a lid on an underground explosion}} succeeded only in blowing the lid off at such velocity that it was never found.
 The title seems to refer to the sound effects of dragging an element into the trash on computers. Or, alternatively, the sound of a canister being sucked into a vacuum tube.

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 :[The first stage begins to fall, turned off]
 :[The first stage reignites to control trajectory and attitude]
-:[The first stage falls toward a large hole with a lid. A Cueball is holding the lid open, which has a hinge attaching it to the ground]
+:[The first stage falls toward a large, but barely wider hole with a lid. A Cueball is holding the lid open, which has a hinge attaching it to the ground]
 :[Cueball pushes the lid closed]
 :Click