7 Myths About The Challenger Disaster

Lester67 writes "James Oberg at MSNBC has put together an excellent recap of the 7 myths surrounding the Challenger shuttle disaster. I remember that day clearly, but as the author points out, I didn't see it live, nor did a large chunk of the people said they did (Myth #1). Although there are no surprises on the list, regression may have caused you to forget a few of them (#3)."

Re:live at school?

[TallMatthew]

seeing that would be kind of horrible.

Not as horrible as those nasty little squares of pizza they served that day.

Yuck.

Musings upon flamebaiting.

[Anonymous Coward]

heh. I love how this is moderated "flamebait". Like the post is designed for people who like those disgusting square pizzas is going to be like, "HEY! ASSHOLE, DON'T YOU FUCKING TALK ABOUT MY PIZZA LIKE THAT." People really should read moderator guidelines.

Re:Copied straight from Wikipedia!

[Anonymous Coward]

Hurley! How did you get off that island? Can I have some of your millions? 4 8 15 16 23 42!

Re:Mythbusters

[jonwil]

Only problem is getting permission from the ATF to legally purchase, ship, store, assemble and fire enough rocket fuel to carry out the test :)

Re:Live at school

[Harker]

How do we know the schoolteacher on the challenger had Dandruff? They found her head and shoulders.

What does NASA stand for? Need Another Seven Astronaunts.

That is as bad as the one I heard:

Q:Did you know that everyone on the shuttle had blue eyes?
A:One blew that way, one blew this way...

H.

Re:No explosion?

[Illserve]

I personally survived a small gas vapor fire where my body was essentially entirely inside the fireball

I, too, have survived fireballs. The critical factor, it would seem, is the ratio of hit points to the level of the caster.

 

Re:Live at school

[Anonymous Coward]

Why do they drink Coke at Nasa?

Because they can't get 7up

Why are the dolphins off Florida so smart?

[Anonymous Coward]

They got a new teacher! :-)

Also:

Q - What's worse than finding broken glass in baby food?
A - Finding astronaut in your tuna

Q - What were Crista McAulliff's last words?
A - "I said Bud Light!"

Revell's producing a new model of the Challenger. No assembly required.

Re:Live at school

[NekSnappa]

At the time of the Challenger incident I was in the Marine Corps going through cold weather training in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. The day of the event we were going up the mountain for a 9 day field exercise, by the time we got back to civilization the jokes were already circulating. Here's one I haven't seen here yet: Why do NASA employees drink Sprite? Because they can't get 7-Up.

Re:Live at school

[Anonymous Coward]

9/11? don't you mean .8181818181818181?

or

what do you get when you cross two airplanes and the WTC?

Oil!

Re:Live at school

[Gleng]

Oh god:

Q: What were the last words said on Challenger's black-box recorder?
A: "Oh, go on, let her have a drive!"

Myth #8:

[JourneyExpertApe]

NASA does not stand for "Need Another Seven Astronauts".

Re:Live at school

[4D6963]

"It's sad really since there's nothing really as exhilarating as watching a shuttle power its way into space"

Ever watched a Saturn V power its way into space? No? Me neither, but I'm ready to bet that it would kick your space shuttle launch's ass