Spyke
lemmy.world

Someone already posted this somewhere. It's a second stage from a rocket (India?). Can't recall the exact one.

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lemmy.world

"It was a lovely, still night, the kids were digging sand castles around it," he told the ABC.

Good thing it wasn't some sort of explosive! Idiot parents.

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XTornadoreply
lemmy.ml

Or radioactive ☢️ like in some sad stories of the past.

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KiofKireply
kbin.social

"It wasn't glowing green like in the movies so we didn't worry!"

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sycamorereply
lemmy.world

Just an exhausted rocket stage. Definitely not explosive.

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I mean, like how an exhausted aerosol can is 'definitely not explosive'.

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So probably housing all sorts of dangerous fuels?

Anyone remember the Chinese one that crashed in China a few years back and was super toxic?

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Might have residue of hydrazine or other nasty stuff, though. Definitely not safe to be around until it's been checked out.

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It’s weird how the “experts” cited in the article defaulted to guessing it’s from an airplane. You’d think they’d default to rocket debris.

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Xeeleereply
kbin.social

No, no, must be aliens. Or the emus launched something from their secret underground base.

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So glad I saw your comment first!

Also the Mighty Morphin' communicator beep is my phone's message sound.

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I was truly baffeld how easily it was to identify. Martha, look at this easily identifiable object

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