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    [–]SilkyZ 722ポイント723ポイント  (20子コメント)

    best way to cover something up is to admit to it in satire

    [–]alwaysrelephant 198ポイント199ポイント  (16子コメント)

    I want to believe so much. Imagine a kaiju / jaeger fight between Amazon and SpaceX.

    [–]mrbibs350 117ポイント118ポイント  (5子コメント)

    What do you think the Amazon Drone program really is?

    [–]whatisabaggins55 77ポイント78ポイント  (4子コメント)

    Reconnaissance is the key to winning any fight.

    [–]temporalarcheologist 47ポイント48ポイント  (3子コメント)

    exactly, when you have Leonardo Dicaprio, Donatella, da Vinci, Raphael, you can't be beat

    edit: this blue up or something and reddit sliver ah yes

    [–]Gromitt42 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Congratulations on the most underrated post today.

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      [–]dmgctrl 40ポイント41ポイント  (9子コメント)

      I don't know about Kaju... but America has throw the gauntlet down vs Japan and it looks like it might happen. The kick starter was a success on the american side.

      [–]rirez 10ポイント11ポイント  (7子コメント)

      .... Holy shit. I hope this starts a trend.

      [–]dmgctrl 7ポイント8ポイント  (5子コメント)

      Me too honestly. I am not really a fan of football, but this I like. Oh. I should have included the kick starter promo video

      [–]Ambiwlans 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

      Holy shit. Japan should win because ... its Japan and giant robots but.... that's a fucking team right there.

      [–]RMS_Gigantic 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

      The US and Japan have independently evolved their respective ideas of what a mech is. For Japan, it's more Gundam-like, for the US, it's more Mech Warrior-like.

      This is a clash of cultures more than anything, between two countries that are opposites in many ways but extremely similar in a couple of areas. And I love it.

      [–]Deceptichum 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

      No they should lose so their honour drives them to further extremes and the whole nation backs their quest for vengeance.

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              [–]ViAlexis 87ポイント88ポイント  (13子コメント)

              If your Jaegers don't pan out, have you considered magnets? My personal engineering philosophy that if you can't solve the problem with magnets, you aren't using enough of them.

              [–]Twixes3D 53ポイント54ポイント  (4子コメント)

              I've heard Bill Gates is planning to send magnets to Africa to solve poverty, hunger and lack of water. All at once!

              [–]Dixieduffy 41ポイント42ポイント  (3子コメント)

              It works. Enough of them would attract all the guns in the continent to them. Making them unusable. The warlords will have to come up with a new plan. They go into legitimate business. They then need workers. Workers demand fair pay since they can't be just shot anymore. Everyone makes money and as industry thrives do does advancement into second world countries.

              [–]slopecarver 5ポイント6ポイント  (4子コメント)

              Rockets are mostly aluminum.

              [–]Spartan_029 12ポイント13ポイント  (0子コメント)

              Then you are obviously not using enough of them

              [–]zlsa 17ポイント18ポイント  (0子コメント)

              Then put the magnets into the rocket.

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                  [–]Space_ScumbagInsane Builder[S] 138ポイント139ポイント  (1子コメント)

                  It was time to cancel the apocaly... I mean the secretiveness.

                  [–]Space_ScumbagInsane Builder[S] 19ポイント20ポイント  (0子コメント)

                  Wow, this post really blew up. It started so many discussions and ideas, great!

                  [–]VexingRaven 22ポイント23ポイント  (9子コメント)

                  Holy shit there's actually people from SpaceX on this sub.

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                    [–]bandman614 18ポイント19ポイント  (5子コメント)

                    I'm a SpaceXer and I play pretty much all the time. My hours played in Steam are meaningless, but I remember very well getting to the moon on a flight into Boston near the end of 2011 after it was added back in. And I had played for some time before that.

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                      [–]bandman614 16ポイント17ポイント  (2子コメント)

                      I still swear that the proudest I've ever been of any videogaming moment in my entire, 36 year long life, was docking two spacecraft in orbit, in KSP.

                      BTW, PM'ing you for the location of that secret hallway at work with the KSP memes.

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                        [–]VexingRaven 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        I suppose, where else would I expect a bunch of rocket scientists to congregate?

                        [–]Antrikshy 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        What a surprise! They browse reddit just like other humans!

                        [–]mendahuMaster Historian 73ポイント74ポイント  (14子コメント)

                        Hey can I hijack this comment with a question? Does SpaceX HQ offer tours? I'm visiting LA at the end of this week...

                        [–]zlsa 86ポイント87ポイント  (10子コメント)

                        https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/wiki/faq/company#wiki_how_can_i_get_a_tour_at_spacex.3F

                        [–]mendahuMaster Historian 49ポイント50ポイント  (9子コメント)

                        Ah thanks, I should have checked there. I guess the answer is no!

                        [–]MelAlton 65ポイント66ポイント  (8子コメント)

                        You could stand outside and wait for employees to go to lunch, hold a sign saying "I Play Kerbal Space Program and am interested in real space flight! Let's have lunch and talk!" I bet some employees would have lunch with you.

                        Edit: Or better: Hold up a sign with a picture of Jed Jeb, with caption "Ask Me About Lunch", people who play KSP and work at SpaceX will stop, then you can convince them to go to lunch with you.

                        [–]diverlad 17ポイント18ポイント  (4子コメント)

                        Jeb surely?

                        [–]MelAlton 16ポイント17ポイント  (3子コメント)

                        D'oh, yeah. I have a friend named Jed so I type those letters way more often.

                        Whereas I say "Jeb" more often, as in "Jeb you goddam crazy bastard! Why are you smiling as the capsule spins to impact?!?"

                        [–]d4rch0nMaster Kerbalnaut 26ポイント27ポイント  (2子コメント)

                        Jeb has a family of 5 and a huge life insurance policy

                        [–]MelAlton 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        That took me a second to get but then the lolz!

                        [–]linkprovidor 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        I was stumped wondering "who the fuck would sell Jeb life insurance?"

                        And then I realized: Kerbals would.

                        [–]Rabid_Llama8 8ポイント9ポイント  (1子コメント)

                        I imagine a SpaceX employee would read that sign and say, "Lunch... now there's a word I haven't heard in a long, long time."

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                          [–]vaganaldistard 14ポイント15ポイント  (2子コメント)

                          Can I get in on this hijack? Why is there gundams in KSP now? I'm coming from /r/all and just wondering what the fuck is going on here.

                          [–]Space_ScumbagInsane Builder[S] 23ポイント24ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          Actually it is Pacific Rim. Just the normal madness here, pops up from time to time.

                          [–]Shockz0rz 16ポイント17ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          KSP is very, very moddable. And, I mean, if you can mod a Jaeger into your favorite game, why wouldn't you?

                          [–]elaphros 33ポイント34ポイント  (80子コメント)

                          But seriously, having something grab and hold the thing while the Barge centered the rocket as it hovered could be the answer you're looking for.

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                            [–]waterlubber42 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            Turn it off and on again?

                            ...stupid limited ignitions.

                            [–]TomatoCo 19ポイント20ポイント  (5子コメント)

                            Pedantic note. Not a positive TWR, but a TWR greater than one.

                            [–]thecraftinggod 27ポイント28ポイント  (3子コメント)

                            Even more pedantic note. He was right by saying that the TWR is positive, but that just doesn't mean anything.

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                                [–]PhatalFlaw 64ポイント65ポイント  (23子コメント)

                                The rocket can't hover though :( sorry to burst your pressure chamber

                                [–]Fauster 3ポイント4ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                The rocket seems pretty good at hitting the target though. Why not suspend a large hoop just below rocket height around the center of the barge? Then when the rocket tips, maybe it won't fall all the way and explode.

                                [–]_brainfog 15ポイント16ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                I still don't know why they don't go with my original idea of a giant ball pit. Safe, and fun!

                                [–]Fauster 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                You know that someone's kid is going to forget to climb out with the landing siren's go off.

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                                    [–]purselane 17ポイント18ポイント  (18子コメント)

                                    Or some sort of giant rubber band that springs up. Like if you have some gantries that work like the launch gantries in reverse with a rubber ring around the bottom. As the rocket lands the gantries move into a position that would effectively lassoo the rocket

                                    http://i.imgur.com/4DZcUpA.jpg

                                    Though I can foresee the three attempts after that:

                                    • Rocket crashes into gantry and explodes

                                    • Gantry crashes into rocket and explodes

                                    • Rubber band snaps and rocket explodes

                                    [–]How_do_I_potato 8ポイント9ポイント  (16子コメント)

                                    This is so Kerbal. Maybe have it be a ring that rocket lands through, then tightens? Then you wouldn't have to be as precise or worry about it springing up.

                                    [–]Tasgall 30ポイント31ポイント  (11子コメント)

                                    Nah, this is the Kerbal solution.

                                    [–]ScroteMcGoate 33ポイント34ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                    There are absolutely no potential design flaws with this at all. None.

                                    [–]Rabid_Llama8 13ポイント14ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                    Its cute how its right next to a farm house, thinking the pressures of the whole system wouldn't obliterate that house.

                                    [–]Ucantalas 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                    WHOOOSH

                                    "Honey, Jeb's home from space."

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                                      [–]IAMSTUCKATWORK 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                      My god, that is amazing. Think of what tomorrowland COULD have been!

                                      [–]PaleFlyer 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                      Bottom cutaway. But I was always taught to only use ONE condom!

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                                        [–]purselane 3ポイント4ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                        No, cuz then the rocket has to thread through the ring with fire shooting out of one end, see...

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                                          [–]awful_at_internet 15ポイント16ポイント  (22子コメント)

                                          yeah, i was thinking about that too. Seems like they've gotten the targeting and actual landing working pretty well, so now it's just a matter of preventing the thing from falling over after touchdown. Something like a robotic gantry might be a good choice. Equip it with ultrasonic or visual tracking systems, reach out and latch onto the rocket as soon as it touches down. I'm pretty sure the technology already exists, it's just never been adapted for that particular use/scale before.

                                          I'm also curious how much the rocket and drone talk to each other.

                                          [–]NotTheHead 35ポイント36ポイント  (15子コメント)

                                          Or, you know, landing legs that lock. They do work, you know. If you doubt that, watch the Orbcomm launch from December.

                                          [–]What_Is_X 12ポイント13ポイント  (12子コメント)

                                          Using earthbound capture mechanisms avoid increasing the lifting mass of the rocket though.

                                          [–]brickmack 4ポイント5ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                          The mass of the legs is pretty negligible. All 4 of them combined is like 2 tons, which only works out to a performance hit of a few hundred kg (tiny compared to the boostback/reentry/landing burns)

                                          [–]xtrasneakygastro 6ポイント7ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                          Those legs weigh two fucking tonnes, my god. That's way more than i thought

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                                                [–]awful_at_internet 10ポイント11ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                Well sure. But the whole point of this exercise is to reduce the cost of each launch to make space more commercially viable. Scrubbing launches costs money. Being able to tolerate more chop at the recovery site would lead to fewer scrubbed launches.

                                                The gantry idea is just a way to add some redundancy, and allow for more chop.

                                                [–]KBSMilk 12ポイント13ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                Wasn't it Tesla that made that robotic penis for their charging stations? Just put a magnet on that thing

                                                [–]pogrmman 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                What do you mean by that?

                                                [–]KBSMilk 9ポイント10ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMM0lRfX6YI

                                                [–]gigabyte898 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                If I ever get a tesla I'm going to make the speakers play a quiet moaning noise when that thing gets plugged in

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                                                    [–]wishiwascooltoo 4ポイント5ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                    A giant guidance robot arm actually sounds like a doable solution in case that was truly just a joke.

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                                                      [–]ScootyPuff-Sr 273ポイント274ポイント  (87子コメント)

                                                      Giant robots... Is there any problem they CAN'T solve?

                                                      [–]STATUS_420 156ポイント157ポイント  (57子コメント)

                                                      I thought about it for a couple minutes so I could come back with a smartass comment, but I honestly can't think of a problem giant robots couldn't solve.

                                                      [–]Dullbert 204ポイント205ポイント  (11子コメント)

                                                      Looks like you need a giant robot to solve that problem for you.

                                                      [–]fucktalk 97ポイント98ポイント  (9子コメント)

                                                      Could giant robots create a problem so big that even giant robots couldn't solve it?

                                                      [–]UScossie 54ポイント55ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                      Nah dude, you just need an even more gianter robot to fix the giant robots mistake.

                                                      [–][deleted] 37ポイント38ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                      Its giant robots all the way down?

                                                      [–]Torocatala 40ポイント41ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                      All the way up

                                                      [–]AsteriskCGY 25ポイント26ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                      Piercing the heavens.

                                                      [–]onespaceman 9ポイント10ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                      Believe in yourself. Not in the you who believes in me. Not the me who believes in you. Believe in the you who believes in yourself

                                                      [–]LeiningensAnts 7ポイント8ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                      But mostly believe in fuck-off-huge robots.

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                                                        [–]hihello95 13ポイント14ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                        my god...

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                                                          [–]HeavyHDx 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                          My head hurts

                                                          [–]halofreak7777 14ポイント15ポイント  (21子コメント)

                                                          microscopic engineering.

                                                          [–]STATUS_420 42ポイント43ポイント  (20子コメント)

                                                          Can be done inside the robot. See? This is the problem I ran into. They can do ANYTHING!

                                                          [–]Shasato 12ポイント13ポイント  (19子コメント)

                                                          Massive solar flare heading to earth.

                                                          [–]STATUS_420 60ポイント61ポイント  (11子コメント)

                                                          A big enough robot could just, like, stand in the way.

                                                          Anything.

                                                          [–]Shasato 13ポイント14ポイント  (10子コメント)

                                                          ebola pandemic

                                                          or any kind of plague

                                                          [–]STATUS_420 29ポイント30ポイント  (8子コメント)

                                                          Best quarantine enforcement you could ask for.

                                                          [–]Shasato 6ポイント7ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                          But that doesn't solve the problem, it only assists it, and at most its a guard. But robots are just a big tool used by human pilots. Unless you want AI running the giant robot army. (bad idea)

                                                          What about global climate change?

                                                          [–]STATUS_420 26ポイント27ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                          Well take the whole planet and push it somewhere else.

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                                                              [–]ImmortalKumori 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              Giant robot that stands between the earth and sun. Problem solved.

                                                              [–]Nighthunter007 3ポイント4ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                              He said GIANT robot. Just get in the way of it.

                                                              There is one problem though. Rouge black hole heading to earth.

                                                              [–]Blaidd_Dwrg 19ポイント20ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                              Make up your mind dude. Is the hole black or is it rouge?

                                                              [–]Nighthunter007 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              According to seven out of ten cops in America, if it's black, it is also rogue and therefore dangerous.

                                                              Also yes spelling is difficult sometims.

                                                              [–]Shasato 11ポイント12ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              Giant robots push the earth out of the way.

                                                              [–]IAmTheWolverine2 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              Robot blocks them.

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                                                                [–]climbtree 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                Gently removing the last pringle in the can

                                                                [–]searingsky 8ポイント9ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                erectile dysfunction

                                                                [–]STATUS_420 55ポイント56ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                Well if giant robots don't get you hard I don't think there's any hope for you.

                                                                [–]Ageir9 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                Crawl to fix my sink.

                                                                [–]STATUS_420 13ポイント14ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                It could probably fix your sink, but your house might get destroyed in the process.

                                                                [–]jonnylongbone 5ポイント6ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                                                More giant robots couldn't solve the giant robot infestation.

                                                                [–]STATUS_420 8ポイント9ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                                Well now I just want to see a series about people in giant mecha-suits battling giant cylons.

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                                                                  [–]Hoshiyuu[🍰] 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                  Square-cube law.

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                                                                    [–]Daiwon 43ポイント44ポイント  (11子コメント)

                                                                    Overcrowding.

                                                                    Unless you don't have morals.

                                                                    In which case they can very much solve overcrowding.

                                                                    [–]Bobshayd 45ポイント46ポイント  (8子コメント)

                                                                    Couldn't people just live in the giant robot?

                                                                    BOOM! Solved!

                                                                    [–]lordtyr85 8ポイント9ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                    you are a genious.

                                                                    [–]andresq1 7ポイント8ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                    If spellin' means anythin u aint 1 m8

                                                                    [–]lordtyr85 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    ayy lamao

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                                                                        [–]Quaytsar 8ポイント9ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                        Construction of the first giant robot.

                                                                        [–]Hohenheim_of_Shadow 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                        A time travel machine IN the giant robot!

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                                                                              [–]Shmobby_Burda 405ポイント406ポイント  (17子コメント)

                                                                              Kerbal Space Program... X

                                                                              [–]Dr_Mottek 236ポイント237ポイント  (14子コメント)

                                                                              This ain't KSP XXX - the porn parody

                                                                              Starring:

                                                                              Shlongfred Kerman

                                                                              Valentine Kerman

                                                                              Several Solid Rocket Boosters

                                                                              and

                                                                              The Kraken

                                                                              [–]Canteen_CA 93ポイント94ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                                              Here is your friendly reminder that /r/KerbalsGoneWild is a real thing. I am so sorry.

                                                                              [–][deleted] 72ポイント73ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                              It's just a shitposting center not actual rule 34.

                                                                              [–]Canteen_CA 36ポイント37ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                              Oh, that is much better than I remember it.

                                                                              [–]abledanger 15ポイント16ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                              I'm a little disappointed, actually.

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                                                                                [–]doctorbooshka 17ポイント18ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                This had me laughing. "Does my roc[k]et gave enough thrust ;)"

                                                                                http://imgur.com/6Iwwa8q

                                                                                [–]LambalineMaster Kerbalnaut 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                /r/ofcoursethatsathing

                                                                                [–][deleted] 14ポイント15ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                                I like how there's the implication that our MvP Jeb is way too good for pron.

                                                                                [–]Dr_Mottek 25ポイント26ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                Oops, sorry:

                                                                                Camera 1: Bill Kerman

                                                                                Camera 2: Jeb Kerman

                                                                                Boom Operator: Bob Kerman

                                                                                Chief Director: Gene Kerman

                                                                                Props and SFX: Jebediah Kerman's Junkyard and Spacecraft Parts Co.

                                                                                Animation: Infernal Robotics Ltd.

                                                                                With further Thanks to Probe-O-Dyne Inc., RockOhMax, Sean's Canery and StrapCo

                                                                                [–]zer0t3ch 14ポイント15ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                boom operator

                                                                                Never a more appropriate job for a Kerbal.

                                                                                [–]mandanara 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                Strap(on)Co

                                                                                [–]TaintedLionFlair Dude™ 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                Jebediah's Junk(yard) - the KSP porn parody

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                                                                                  [–]rustybeancake 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                  SpaceXXX

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                                                                                    [–]Space_ScumbagInsane Builder[S] 91ポイント92ポイント  (10子コメント)

                                                                                    Why do you guys always notice something like that? :D

                                                                                    [–]Sarstan 60ポイント61ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                                                    Like the movie Sixth Sense, but instead of dead people, the kid sees dicks everywhere.

                                                                                    [–]Mycobrew 24ポイント25ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                    Bruce Willis was a dick the whole time.

                                                                                    [–]zer0t3ch 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                    TIL

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                                                                                      [–]SirSpaffsalot 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                      Go and make a subreddit featuring nothing but kerbal porn gifs. Just because.

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                                                                                        [–]Space_ScumbagInsane Builder[S] 20ポイント21ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                        Pacific Rim Job? Nobody? Most times someone mentions this relatively early in the comments.

                                                                                        [–]Sykotik 36ポイント37ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                        That's honestly the best way to do it.

                                                                                        [–]FlyLikeRabbi 13ポイント14ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                        What's weird is how personal I got with myself watching it..

                                                                                        [–]simplanswer 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                        Stroke! Stroke!

                                                                                        [–]SRSLovesGawker 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                        Welcome to KSP After Dark.

                                                                                        [–]RyenDeckard 5ポイント6ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                        Gotta get the booster comfortable or else it'll tilt.

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                                                                                          [–]Epistemify 127ポイント128ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                                                                          I would love to see Elon Musk or someone high up at SpaceX retweet this.

                                                                                          [–]exadeci 111ポイント112ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                                                          We got a space x propulsion engineer comment that's pretty cool IMO

                                                                                          [–]number2301 101ポイント102ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                          I was sad when the robot didn't fall over and explode :(

                                                                                          [–]antarticwallaby 53ポイント54ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                          You might like r/besiege

                                                                                          [–]Space_ScumbagInsane Builder[S] 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                          Here, this whole video is about the Robot, including many explosions!

                                                                                          [–]supercold1 50ポイント51ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                                                          Meanwhile, Elon Musk is thinking: "Hmmm... A robot arm that catches the rocket..."

                                                                                          [–]Ordo_Spontaneum 13ポイント14ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                          Wouldn't be the first time someone was inspired by gamers, the feathering mechanism of Spaceship One was adapted from RC-planes.

                                                                                          [–]itsmeee 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                          It doesn't seem like that crazy of an idea really. 4 arms that clamp down on the rocket at the last few seconds? I guess the only issues would be if the rocket doesn't have the structural integrity to be held in that manner.

                                                                                          The arms and pad could even be on an independent gimbal like device so during swells the catching portion could be a little more level.

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                                                                                            [–]Moncon7 283ポイント284ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                            http://imgur.com/gallery/qdWoQQr

                                                                                            [–][deleted] 33ポイント34ポイント  (9子コメント)

                                                                                            I know this is probably a stupid idea, but I'm assuming that the rocket is landing fairly precisely at a near vertical trajectory. If the barge had 4 strong towers at each corner with cables spanning each of the 4 sides on sliding carriers, could the carriers quickly shoot from one end to the other grabbing the rocket and holding it upright without damaging it?

                                                                                            MSPaint Mockup

                                                                                            [–]morhp 12ポイント13ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                            Still much cheaper and easier to fix the landing legs. Or use 6 or 8 of them so you can tolerate one malfunctioning.

                                                                                            [–]Forlarren 11ポイント12ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                            Landing in rough seas may just be something that must be endured. A giant Chinese finger trap would also secure the rocket in case of a good landing so it doesn't tip over in a rogue wave while crews are welding it down.

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                                                                                                [–]logicsol 26ポイント27ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                                                I honestly thought your 'fix' was the "Just read the instructions" emblazoned on the landing pad.

                                                                                                Then I saw the robot.

                                                                                                Well played.

                                                                                                [–]technocraticTemplar 16ポイント17ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                                That's actually on the real barge. The east coast ASDS has "Of Course I Still Love You" on it.

                                                                                                [–]eduardog3000 11ポイント12ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                Not only are they on the barges, those are the names of the barges.

                                                                                                [–]logicsol 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                awesome

                                                                                                [–]Mr-X89 24ポイント25ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                The easiest solutions are always the hardest to figure out.

                                                                                                [–]Gequinn 17ポイント18ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                "So any ideas on how we can improve future barge landings?"

                                                                                                "Uh... How about - and stick with me on this one - how about we build a giant robot that gives the rocket a handjob right as it lands?"

                                                                                                "BRILLIANT!"

                                                                                                [–]trecht 52ポイント53ポイント  (53子コメント)

                                                                                                Well, Musk is halfway there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMM0lRfX6YI just add 5 more!

                                                                                                [–]Qluxzz 39ポイント40ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                                                                If Elon Musk ever turns evil http://i.imgur.com/95UKwOz.jpg

                                                                                                [–]buttery_shame_cave 32ポイント33ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                according to his own official twitter he's still shopping around for islands with dormant volcanoes.

                                                                                                [–]LiveOnSteak 9ポイント10ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                That's how we know he's not evil. If he wanted a secret lair on an island he wouldn't tell anyone about itexcept the hundreds of contractors whose bones would be fed into the volcano once his lair is completed.

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                                                                                                  [–]Hotblack_Desiato_ 15ポイント16ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                                                                  Wow, that was eerily lifelike.

                                                                                                  Ohhhkay. Where the heck is it, where is it? Is that it? Oh, I'm not sure. Let's take a closer look. Is that... Yup, that's it. In we go!

                                                                                                  [–]trecht 15ポイント16ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                                                  That perfectly described my first time having sex

                                                                                                  [–]orzamil 12ポイント13ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                  I prefer this version

                                                                                                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GIv8oYCcmY

                                                                                                  [–]RobKhonsu 12ポイント13ポイント  (32子コメント)

                                                                                                  I was just thinking that the last two have pretty much landed right on the bullseye and if we'll see someone (maybe not SpaceX) attempt to grab the booster with some clamps as opposed to bringing the landing legs with you.

                                                                                                  [–]Norose 29ポイント30ポイント  (21子コメント)

                                                                                                  Nope, rocket stages are incredibly fragile, and in order to grab a stage out of the air like that you'd need a very large set of arms moving very fast and also being extremely gentle. It's much much MUCH easier to just land your stage on legs.

                                                                                                  [–]rogue780 5ポイント6ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                                                                  I'm thinking a set of cables in a ring that are suspended by 4+ pole/tower/structures on the outside of the barge. Once the rocket has contact, the rings of cable are hoisted and though some mechanism on the cable, tighten so the rings become smaller (and the supporting cables from the poles lengthen, of course). Then when they make contact with the booster the various cables tighten/loosen to support and, if need be, re-right the rocket if it has already started to tip. At the very least it could better control the tip and prevent an explosion and maybe preserve the engines.

                                                                                                  [–]HrBerg 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                  1.5 meters and 3 meters away from the center.

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                                                                                                    [–]TheRealGuy--BestGuy 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                    We're this close to robot tentacle porn?

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                                                                                                      [–]UghImRegistered 16ポイント17ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                      Only /r/kerbalspaceprogram can make me feel like I had an unproductive day by not playing video games.

                                                                                                      [–]Space_ScumbagInsane Builder[S] 47ポイント48ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                                                      And here the video version. I love the song!

                                                                                                      Edit: It's now the Top Post of All Time in the KSP subreddit. Thanks!

                                                                                                      [–]SparklingMocaccino 16ポイント17ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                      Neon Genesis SpaceX?

                                                                                                      [–]LeiningensAnts 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                      Fuck you, dad, SERIOUSLY!! I'm like fourteen years old~!

                                                                                                      I don't want to catch shit falling from space in a giant dead-mom-robot! I just want to go to middle school!!

                                                                                                      [–]OptimalCynic 10ポイント11ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                      Is this the same robot from the original classic?

                                                                                                      [–]raggamuffinchef 9ポイント10ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                                                      "DEMOCRACY IS NON NEGOTIABLE"

                                                                                                      [–]guto8797 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                      DEATH IS A PREFERABLE ALTERNATIVE TO KOMMUNISM

                                                                                                      [–]Flyberius 7ポイント8ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                                                      The URLS on gfycat are amazing.

                                                                                                      http://gfycat.com/LiquidOrangeBoar

                                                                                                      Liquid Orange. What sorcery do they perform over there.

                                                                                                      [–]Martian_Conquistador 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                      Mark my words: Elon Musk will see your gif, chuckle, then make a giant robot arm to catch the rocket.

                                                                                                      [–]Evewontletmego 11ポイント12ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                      (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

                                                                                                      [–]mattkab2 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                      Firmly grasp it

                                                                                                      [–]CSX6400 14ポイント15ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                                                      F*ck this, we have the best KSP post ever.

                                                                                                      [–]Shadowterm 9ポイント10ポイント  (25子コメント)

                                                                                                      Wait... this is almost certainly a stupid question but why doesn't it forgo the landing gear and instead land in a 'funnel' that it slides into place into after cutting thrust?

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                                                                                                        [–]Cancori 6ポイント7ポイント  (9子コメント)

                                                                                                        Especially after the fuel is spent.

                                                                                                        I read somewhere that the fuel actually helps provide the structural integrity while the rocket is waiting to launch.

                                                                                                        [–]Appable 15ポイント16ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                                                        Well, not the fuel but the internal pressure. The rocket has helium stored at high psi in pressure vessels, which is released into the fuel and oxidizer tanks to maintain pressure throughout the flight. It shouldn't matter during landing, only after landing when the rocket depressurizes.

                                                                                                        Worth nothing also that Falcon uses an aircraft-type frame with stringers attached to formers on the first stage, making it relatively sturdy. Some rockets are monocoque, including the second stage of the Falcon 9, so that's a bit weaker. Some even can't hold up their own mass when vertical without internal pressure, which has caused failures in the past.

                                                                                                        [–]DisturbedForever92 5ポイント6ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                                                                        Same reasoning that makes a carbonated beverage can much stronger when full.

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                                                                                                            [–]Norose 5ポイント6ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                                                                                            Did you see the video of the Falcon attempted landing yesterday? Did you notice how the moment the nearly empty stage tipped over and touched the ground it exploded? It's because rocket stages are essentially pressurized metal balloons, and are EXTREMELY fragile. There's basically no way that any mechanism is going to be gentle enough to catch a rocket stage, it's just not a possibility.

                                                                                                            [–]XvX_Joe_XvX 2ポイント3ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                                                            What spacex mod is this?

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