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[–] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 103 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm going to need some source for this

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 150 points 2 months ago (4 children)
[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 67 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ablative heat shield. Someone call NASA

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 106 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The phone lines have been defunded sorry.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Damn. What about their carrier pigeon receiver towers?

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Russian fat cats got involved

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

While impressive, especially realizing that video is sped up 3.5x, steel will fare that test better

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thank god the terminids haven’t figured this out.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 2 months ago

What makes you think they haven't?

They are holding their best in reserve

[–] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah that shit looks pretty fuckin burnt there bud

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago

Not anything below the skin.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Would you like to compare with steel in same situation?

[–] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago
[–] Tuuktuuk@piefed.ee 13 points 2 months ago

It wouldn't look burnt.