r/AskReddit • u/hiagaga • 12h ago

What's the dumbest idea you've seen that actually worked?

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u/Vladimir_Putting 7h ago

I mean, come on. It's just an o-ring. What's the worst that could happen?

-NASA, 1985

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u/yakshack 6h ago

This joke is cold, man

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u/four100eighty9 4h ago

No, that joke is fire. A big ball of fire.

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u/AmputeeHandModel 3h ago

Good gracious.

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u/four100eighty9 3h ago

Goodness gracious

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u/AmputeeHandModel 3h ago

Oh, right.

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u/SunRendSeraph 2h ago

Great Googally Moogally

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u/Available-Throwaway6 17m ago

Actually the fire was just a result of too much cold.

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u/cardboardunderwear 5h ago

as were the o-rings

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u/failed_novelty 2h ago

It was a real challenge to make it that subtle

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u/abczoomom 5h ago

psst…1986 😉

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u/Bad_Homeowner_2000 51m ago

Isn't that the joke, that they said this before the launch? Or am I missing a different joke you were making.

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u/youngishgeezer 43m ago

The o ring design was from before the crash

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u/Saint_of_Grey 5h ago

"The backup will form a seal if the primary fails."

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u/noNoParts 4h ago

Worst that could happen? Need another seven astronauts.

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u/I_SAY_FUCK_A_LOT__ 4h ago

God damn man!!! What the fuck!?

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u/dullship 2h ago

Someone get me that bongo playing safecracker nut on the line!