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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by a O-RING FAILURE. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | An image of a rocket | + | An image of a rocket with a progressively larger white cloud around it is shown, but no external object for scale is visible until the third panel. |
− | It is then revealed to be a model or miniature | + | It is then revealed to be a model or miniature by the relatively enormous size of Ponytail's head. |
+ | The dialogue confirms that it emits clouds of water vapor as a humidifier, which mimic the appearance of the exhaust plume of a full-size rocket. | ||
− | + | Modern rocket launches are backed by a ''Sound Suppression System'' avoiding damages to the rocket itself, the payload, or even humans inside. This system drops vast amounts of water into the exhaust of the rocket engines and vaporizes immediately. This vapor mainly interrupts the sound reflections from the ground. This reduces the sound to a level the rocket can withstand but also produces a big cloud of water vapor. In fact the cloud at the ground consists mostly of water and not the exhaust of the rocket engines. This article shows how the system works: [https://interestingengineering.com/nasa-sound-suppression-system-prevents-rocket-from-exploding NASA's Incredible Sound Suppression System Prevents Rockets from Exploding (interestingengineering.com)]. | |
− | + | This comic appeared the day after the death of Peter Cosgrove, who was known for photographing many Space Shuttle launches. | |
− | + | The title text references the failed o-ring that led to the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger and the death of all on board. | |
− | + | The failure of the o-ring was due to poor statistical analysis of the failure under launch conditions for that day causing the launch to be pushed forward at lower temperatures than what is acceptable. | |
− | + | For the humidifier to vent gas from this opening is indeed in poor taste, even though the model does not resemble a shuttle. | |
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− | The title text references the failed o-ring that led to the | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
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