Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2021/01/22/international-space-station-has-insignificant-crack-in-hull.html
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Yikes, that sounds like a significant concern for…
…never mind.
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Just do a quick spackle job before you put the thing on the market and the next buyers won’t even notice.
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Are they not concerned with the crack concentrating stresses at the ends and propagating? A tiny crack is the first step in a catastrophic pressure vessel failure. The ISS (or parts of it) is 23 years old, metal fatigue is something that has to be considered.
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White toothpaste in a pinch.
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As awful as it is usually portrayed, the pressure differential between standard atmospheric and space isn’t really that great. If Earth sea level is 1 atmospheres, the top of Everest is 0.3 and space is zero. 33 feet underwater is 2 atmospheres, and each additional 33 feet is another additional atmosphere.
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perfect comedic timing
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Just pull up to the galactic “Harbor Freight” orbiting the Earth and buff that right out.
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or call safelite – they’ll come to you
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I hear Amazon delivers just about anywheres?
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Prime Member? Get it tomorrow for no extra charge!
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Insignificant to you at home.
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Speaking of big holes in space…
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I’m sure that the hyper competent crew will get right on fixing this before it gets any worse.
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Just slip those fatigues off and sit on it.
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Dan O’Bannon’s greatest achievement.
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5$ Mr. Cruise’s ‘space love’ interest, 28ish white 5’9" 110lbs.
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“Alleged” Crack? Sounds like words spoken by a project manager on the ground
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