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minus-squarebreadsmasher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down27·edit-24 months agoEngineering issue ignored by executives? Where have I seen this before … “ Space Shuttle Challenger repeatedly launched with damaged O-rings, but it never gave up!” “Space Shuttle Columbia is repeatedly loses cooling panels, but it never gave up!” Until they did give up
minus-squareWanderer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·edit-24 months agoEngineer 1 “How do we know how strong this part needs to be?” Engineer 2 “Um. Shall we test it?” Engineer 1 “Yea okay.” … “Oh hey we learnt something.” Some random guy watching “Look at the fucking idiots over there. Testing things. Chumps”
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·4 months agoWhat exactly is your point here?
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI’d much rather they blow up an empty mockup than a manned shuttle, but yeah, ignoring known issues isn’t great.
Engineering issue ignored by executives? Where have I seen this before …
“ Space Shuttle Challenger repeatedly launched with damaged O-rings, but it never gave up!”
“Space Shuttle Columbia is repeatedly loses cooling panels, but it never gave up!”
Until they did give up
Engineer 1 “How do we know how strong this part needs to be?”
Engineer 2 “Um. Shall we test it?”
Engineer 1 “Yea okay.” … “Oh hey we learnt something.”
Some random guy watching “Look at the fucking idiots over there. Testing things. Chumps”
What exactly is your point here?
I’d much rather they blow up an empty mockup than a manned shuttle, but yeah, ignoring known issues isn’t great.