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minus-squareSquorlple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up128·2 months agoThe correct answer is an unlucky sentient manhole cover, that incidentally was thinking “Oh no, not again”.
minus-squareDharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·2 months agoLove the HH reference, but you’re the second person to mention a manhole cover. What’s the story there?
minus-squaresicarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60·edit-22 months agoIf I recall correctly the fastest object ever was a manhole cover after an explosion. If it was sentient then it would be the fastest creature. BRB, going to look up the incedent. Edit: Here you go
minus-squareConfused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoHere you go! It’s a fun read.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·2 months ago the nuclear blast ended up having a yield 50,000 times greater than predicted That’s what’s known in the industry as “an oopsie”. Almost at the “snafu” threshold over which it would be likely to cause a brouhaha.
minus-squareSquorlple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-22 months agoIt was within their safety factor of 50,001
The correct answer is an unlucky sentient manhole cover, that incidentally was thinking “Oh no, not again”.
Love the HH reference, but you’re the second person to mention a manhole cover. What’s the story there?
If I recall correctly the fastest object ever was a manhole cover after an explosion. If it was sentient then it would be the fastest creature.
BRB, going to look up the incedent.
Edit: Here you go
Here you go! It’s a fun read.
That’s what’s known in the industry as “an oopsie”. Almost at the “snafu” threshold over which it would be likely to cause a brouhaha.
It was within their safety factor of 50,001