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xkcd #2950: Situation (xkcd.com)

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We're right under the flight path for the scheduled orbital launch, but don't worry--it's too cold out for the rockets to operate safely, so I'm sure they'll postpone.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

Explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2950:_Situation

tl;dr references

These are all infamous disasters now used as case studies for how NOT to do things

Ocean liner: Titanic
Airship: Hindenburg
Reactor: Chernobyl
Bridge: Tacoma Narrows
Rocket (alt text): Challenger