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OpportunityRover
Pussy.
RedXdeR
Can't wrap my head around the fact that that is on another planet. When can we go?!!!??!
Guyish
The surface of Mars is like the floor of McDonalds in the 90's.
big65
This is an old picture from mid / early last year.
P00pdalla
Go to Costco... Every cart I pick has damage worse than this.
ValaShen
You guys, we're looking at another planet right here. I can't get over this shit.
Work3r
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Mars_Science_Laboratory_mission_logo.png
FredSmith2
f**k this planet!
DesertCreature
A little over 6 miles?! . . .
AUsernameNotTaken
This is wheely serious.
cribbageSTARSHIP
Easy there qwuipky
wifeaggro
A better thread title would be "wheel damage getting no worse."
therealcoolhand
Sad beep
capitalistpiglet
Is nobody going to comment on the amazing picture quality?
MakingUpAUsernameIsTerrifying
Is it wheeley bad?
orvillee
Zip Ties in Space!!!!!
Hammaneggs
And this thing has been running for several years more than it was designed to... An early foray to the islands in the void...
QtheM
You must be thinking of Opportunity, operating over 10 years now. Curiosity was expected to last 23 months, and has lasted 30 months.
I still get confused, even though I watched the livestream of the Curiosity landing. XD
Franciscus
SELFIE!
I wonder what Opportunity's wheels look like? It's been on Mars for over a decade and gone over 26 miles on them.
Electrotechguy
Over 2 billion dollars and they used tie wraps?
TransistorRadio
I'm surprised they used zip ties. i thought NASA had a rule that they could only use string, tied with a knot.
promere
Notice that the tie wraps are not what's broken.
funnystoryaboutthat
If it works, then why not use them?
Zip ties are allot stronger and more durable over tapes or wires allowing for flexing that avoids breaking and temperature failure.
ninjalordkeith
Keep in mind they paid for a nuclear battery and rocket. Had to save money somewhere. Also one of the reasons the wheels weren't better.
JadenFuckingSmith
You do also have to take into account weight factors. Better wheels would've been heavier and far more expensive
WhyCantIPickUsername
I'm sure you could design and build a much better one. You're seriously questioning NASA's choice of cable management? You know better?
Nandabun
That's wheelie bad.
falkerz
'tis but a scratch!
BloodBlight
Actually, it is a weight saving feature. It even boosts traction! ;P
ApplyYourself
A scratch?! Your arm's off!
ImMrbulldops
no it isnt!
TheBroz
So what's that then?
nathancard
'tis but a flesh wound
xenoplus
'tis but a wheel wound
tropicalgoat
i'm no engineer but those wheels look hella fragile
Ajunk
hella strength-to-weight-ratio
Amagi82
Yeah, shipping costs are a bitch.
OpenDaMouth
Agreed.
allthenamesaregone
Wall-E taught me that it should be able to find a compatible pair on another broken down rover, right?
thk5013
If it's running on windows, sure
VaultDweller
The research team will pick it up when they land. We have to get those Prothian artifacts!
Stay away from me, you fucking cannibal!
YourdailydoseofvitaminD
Never before has a username been more relevant
CaintheCannibal
:(
vincentvegasbook
You've dreamed of this day for a long time haven't you?
You'd be surprised how often I'm relevant.
Cre8iveJake
I honestly can't believe how perfect your user name is for this. Congrats.
sabbywins
RIP Spirit.
SonnieDHeavy
More NASA funding and less into Apple..
kinjinsan
That's from all the cats it killed.
cheesymac
And satisfaction will keep it coming back. ^.^
AirlineGeek
Not gonna lie, it took me a second. +1
TheJizzle
God damn, good sir. +1
Rocknswimmer116
took me until the next page and had to swipe back
TheSwedishMoose
rumpsparkle
never forget
TheBDP
that looks wheely bad
Mogetfog
booooo
ChaosLierLen637
boo urns
thisisneil
NASA needs more funding.
LiterallyWorseThanHitler
Yeah. Like... on the same order as the US military.
idiotsonfire
Curiosity should never give up, even if it is damaged.
MySpecialBrand
Well it DID kill the cat...
ItsIstanbulNoNotConstantinople
Deep, man, deep.
sshuggi
It's not solar powered, it's nuclear. So, it will lose power output as the plutonium decays and it can't move (14 years) and eventually die.
serenityfast
Another rover is dragging a wheel and still going. So yeah, they won't give up.
I HAVE A NAME, YOU KNOW.
diphenhydraminehcl50mg
This was perfect.
R0da
http://xkcd.com/695/
batkram
I love that there are Zipties holding the wires on
TheSnozzBerriesObviouslyTasteLikeSnozzBerries
The budget cuts at NASA really has their backs against the wall
nikola
No, they're knots. Not zip ties. Ancient knots, because lighter and more secure. http://igkt.net/sm/index.php?topic=4028.0
Agent
They are space zipties. They cost $375 each. They are functionally the same as regular ones, but it has "space" written on the packet.
rocketguy
They're not zipties, it's lacing: http://d2kmxso4hn1htz.cloudfront.net/assets/images/pages/lacing-tape/lacing-tape-beauty-1.jpg
Beepity
Hey, it works, and doesn't use much mass.
SkypeOfCthulhu
The real important science. How well does cornerstones of engieering such as zip-ties, duct-tape, epoxy and rubber hands hold up on Mars.
TheLordJohnMarbury
Well, my FIRST Robotics Team in high school was obviously doing something right.
chemicalBagel
Space zipties.
SuperDork42
Not on, together and organized.
kenesisiscool
85% of science is just guys in lab coats saying "it'll do".
GenderWitch
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/21apr_ducttape/ Duct tape to secure a fender that fell off a moon rover.
ThisIsWhyIDontTrustPeople
Zip ties are made from Plastic which doesn't corrode and lasts for a long time. It easily survives space travel and the martain envrionment.
Cassiraa
THEY'RE working just fine
Jameszombob
what else would it be?
mz1290
"Zipties f'ing rule." - Every serial killer and NASA
Southernson65
You know what zipties are for right?
heeeynow
that's what I though...that's what they were invented to do
illpickausernameafteridoadab
i have built a handful of national contending racecars, and i used zipties everywhere to replace wiring mounting brackets and such,
they are a godsend for weight reduction, and certain sizes have tensile strengths exceeding 500ftlbs.
darxide
Those are NASA zipties. Advanced zipties. The R&D probably cost the American taxpayer millions of dollars. Let that shit sink in. Science.
StuieG
Titanium zip ties you mean.
SL4pthePANCAKES
Zipties are only second to duct tape in the order of things that should be worshiped!
hazzmatron
I put zipties ahead. Awesome.
sinukpirks
guess you didn't see the rubber bands.
snobo
See that and I can hear the conspiracy gears turning.
GraemeDynard
I noticed that, too. I guess I overestimated the quality of these things based on price. lol
Dooood
You're implying zip ties and quality are mutually exclusive? They do a job, and properly applied, do it well.
kwagenknight
How else would one hold wires down good sir
SomeTallDude
Has crazy ass budget.... uses Zip ties to keep shit in place.
phatteh
SpaceZipties. They're Space-approved.
Tumblebuds
That would be a perfect commercial. Zipties. Do they use your product on Mars? We didn't think so.
jacqylfrost
Ever opened a computer? They use the same shit. It works, it's cheap, and it works well.
Kettles
What, do you doubt the strength of zip ties? They are incredible.
Rengii
classic minmatar
BESTtaylorINAUSTRALIA
*cable ties
mydogsnameisindianabones
"i can't believe they're tying cables with cable ties!"
magila
Everybody knows that zipties were given to NASA by the Vulcans to get our space program started.
driveslow
... sounds about right actually. +1
BUT THATS ALL THEY DID. ZIP TIES AND JUDGING LOOKS.
techkyle
I thought they just gave us Velcro.
That's what they want us to think.
Spice00002
We sent a fucking robot car to another planet made out of zip ties and duct tape.
parker52
using zip ties is common wiring practice. I dont understand the big deal.
Zip ties are seen as a quick, dirty fix for some people. Like, people who don't have to deal with cable management.
MaverickSawyer
Zipties are EXCELLENT cable management.
ivebeensittinghereforanhourthinkingofagoodusernametouse
what else do you need? chopped liver?
UnleadedFuel
http://imgur.com/rq2ZBv0
Apparently someone appreciated your comment, found on Facebook...
Did someone just steal my words to post on a website without fake internet points? How dare they!
They sure did. Apparently, she does it to a lot of people on here.
FelledChair
We sent people to the moon in a tin foil can.
JoeyTrauma
You need move upvotes sir
UnPetitSugarcube
How am I supposed to move upvotes when my wheels are falling into disrepair?
ApartheidClyde
I sent weed to my Russian friend in a fleshlight.
ImGunnaGoGetMeSomeButterflyPoon
I laughed harder then I'd like I admit with your comment. Haha
SpaghettiGiver
I bet they're specially made because regular zip ties don't hold up in the arizona sun
TheBilabialFricative
arizona doesnt gave a sun, silly
there are uv resistant zip ties.
Ziiiro
I have to replace them yearly out here.
ReallyBigRocks
Mars is freezing cold average temp is -63C and max is 35C
ireallyliketoast
And in freedom units?
Bigger numbers
equityforpunks
Typical zip ties brake easily at -20 degrees of Celsius.. I know, I live in Finland.
RincewindTVD
Isn't it the UV that is more of an issue for plastic zip ties?
themeaningofluff
I imagine that it is temperature change which does them in most of the time.
According to google it is but it's pretty easy to prevent so most heavy duty zip ties would be fine
Quickwit
That is the surface of another fucking planet.
JingleBob
A very astute observation.
139mod70
What better time for a selfie?
smc1987
You're quick.
hamburgerface
This comment has almost as many points as the post, well done, and also thank you for saying what was exactly on my and ~2500 other minds.
RedPorridgeNCream
looks like broken tiles
Sayingwhatyourethinking
word
mCrashWTF
As an engineer I'm looking at the rover, as a hooman, I'm tripping balls on the details of the surface
ShadowYuli
You're due for a promotion, Lt Obvious.
BlooPigeon
It's memorizing, right? But just imagine a race on the dull dirtbox that is Mars coming down to see OUR planet for the first time..
erikleorga
Certain news organizations want the world to believe it's just the desert somewhere in Africa.
someonesomewhereunderstands
And I'm looking at a wheel.
RydWolf
*blink blink blink* Huh...
RexBrosven
I wonder what it smells like.
IJustReallyLikeFrogs
I was staring at it for a while and thinking "Holy fucking shit.. it's so damn real and seems so close but it's so crazily far away!"
OverpricedCrayon
It somehow doesn't look real
ThePepperwoodChronicles
I have that same trippy feeling when there's a full moon. We actually flew people to that and they walked on it........what?!
ChrisPrattsTinyNipples
I know! All I can think is, dang that's mars!
boovish
It looks like pavement tiles
GraywolfThe45th
No, that's the countertop in my kitchen.
ShamnusMcfee
It's like I see it, but my brain is incapable of appreciating it properly.
B4C0N22
Is that broken ceramics?
Iknowwhatyoudidlastwinter
That thing can go thousands and thousands of miles but it can never get to my house and u know why?? Cause its on another fucking planet!!
stutteringbob
I spent some time growing up outside of Phoenix. I always get confused and think this is the parking lot on the way to 7/11. Minus the bot.
That's what's more cool than fucking anything. I can look at a picture of another planet and it looks almost just like a place I grew up.
kattpappan
Yeah, I got excited too!
EvilandImaginary
I know I'm like holy shit that is amazing. I wanna touch it so much.
Okowski
And still better photo's than my damn camera..
turkeydonkey
Now if Elon Musk would hurry up and get his shit together and stop crashing rockets into barges, we could go there ourselves!
and by ourselves I mean people who are really rich and smart, neither of which describes me.
BustyRustyisCrusty
that is the muddy yard of my house after rain in the summer
GreaterDog
You'd think they'd have the decency to replace the broken tile, right?
orbitn
Movie set. It's a movie set, you sheep. I saw a movie about this on youtube, narrated by what sounded like Stephen Hawking. QED.
HomelessToddler
Put your.. put your microbes on it.
CanadianLadyMoose
i think i needed to read this comment for it to really sink in. holy fuck. that is ANOTHER FUCKING PLANET. oh goodness i need to lie down.
alticaarden
It looks so smooth... I wanna touch it
Cassodeus
Right? I want to feel the broken pieces too, they look so damn dry and solid. I want to see the consistency. Fuck.
Those wheels are on the surface of another fucking planet.
AncalagontheBlack
It just looks like dirt. Why do I think that's amazing?
tbombadil
Dude... DUDE.... THE FUCK. THIS IS THE CLOSEST TO UNICORNS AND SHIT WE GET. THAT SHIT IS FUCKIMG TOP NOTCH.
hideakikarate
If you don't think that's one of the coolest things in your lifetime, I'm sorry for you, Mr/Mrs/Ms. High expectations.
I do think it's cool but my brain keeps kicking itself and saying 'but it just looks like dirt.'
swaptrick
Wouldn't be surprised if the was already a Wal-Mart there. Prices are out of this world.
AreYouAwareThatYouAreACat
I know right? And the quality of the pictures is amazing. Sometimes I like people. (mostly the ones that make these things possible).
PitbullsPublicist
All by the grace of jesus christ, muhammad and whoever the jewish god is, money ?
TangledDuctTape
I see these things and all I can think of is how 0.1% of our GDP is spent on NASA and 3.46% is used on the Military defense...
snakeskin1982
I didn't even look at it until i read your comment, now I can't stop looking at it & I'm hyperventilating.
GodEmperorOfImgur
I wanna touch it. So bad, I want to know what that feels like.
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8trk
Do you realise how much it cost them to go to Mars? Let alone to design and build something that can come back to Earth with a payload?
You'd need to at least pay millions of times whatever monetary figure you have in your head.
CriticalStag
I imagine it would feel like shale.
TwoHookersAndAnEightball
Unless you were on Olympic Mons. Basalt everywhere!
Whoa, TIL.
SleepyEyedJones
That's what she said? Do people still do that?
DaveTheMurderingHippo
http://www.mars-one.com/mission
i imagine it like thin dry clay like on dried out lakebeds, only super thing and brittle
randelung
You know what, you putting it like that, it's just sinking in slowly. It's really a fucking long way away. Holey shit.
bigtuna1125
thankyou captain otherplanet
LiquidPoo
soon there will be Americans walking on it! 2030!
ImMuddy
They found oil on Mars already?
yolobrolo
Sick 2002 reference!
I was 11 in 2002. All I cared about back then was Pokemon and late night HBO.
heyshutupimwatchingdowntonabbey
Bruh. You just blew my mind. No, really. I was all "Yeah Mars Rover!" & then read your comment and it clicked. IT'S ANOTHER FUCKING PLANET.
Brionyrae
HE PUT IT IN CONTEXT! WHAT THE WHAT!
No sarcasm. Literally something snapped in my brain and I went "WHOA."
No, I was being serious too! I felt the same way. Now I can't stop looking at it!
IAMFROOPLAPA
No its just Nevada *put on tin foil hat*
DoctorWatchamacallit
conspiracy theories: where the moon landing is too crazy too believe but aliens pretending to be human politicians makes much more sense
OneMoreLagerAndIMightLearnToLikeYa
WYOMING DOESNT EXIST
MrTurtleWings
Take that obama! You reptillian scum!
nottheguyyouwerethinkingitwas
As a Nevadan, I can confirm... Oh great, now they'll probably take me away...
TinySupreme
Yay fellow Nevadans! You're probably from Vegas tho. Damn Vegas hippies <3
I just now read this. I'm actually in Sparks. Can't stand Vegas
Woohoo Sparks buddies!
NotAHalfsie
I hate Vegas hippies
umbrellamaker
*Knock knock*
WHO DAT IS
Delivery from Flowers By Irene!
CaptainDizzy
That ground is probably colder and dryer than any ground you've ever stood on.
therealsiem
I'm sure there's a mechanic just up the road
CanadianThemedName
Except I've stood in the vicinity of one of my exes...
GODfreyJones
I see your mars, I raise you my wife
FMZerek
But is it colder than my soul?
PrincessPoopiePants
Well excuuuuuusee me
DanielBjerke
Not if i had stomped on my exes heart like she did on mine...
britishdilettantejimmyrustlerbutmostlyokguy
Definitely drier.
LesbianTrappedInManBody
I'm in Canada. Arizona is drier and the north pole is colder.
lordofthecows
Dryer, perhaps. Colder? HAHAHAHA ... Not where I live:) http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/08/america-colder-than-mars-gale-crater
Axebeard
Meanwhile, the spot six feet to the right of that recorded temperature on Mars is -30 C. And in thirty seconds, it'll be -80 C.
sixfoothobbit
but at night there it gets down to -144F
I stand corrected!
TOASTEngineer
I doubt it. I've stood in your mom's vagina. Oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Forced meme dun' work.
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
Jesterface
This is the first time I've seen this gif without someone else's face shopped on it.
SarntiYuchareonsup
This is really getting old. And yeah go ahead make another joke.
Okay. The barman says "we don't serve theoretical particles here". A tachyon walks into a bar.
MotherRuss1a
Don't need to, you're already here.
ProfessorCthulhu
GyroDemon
FisTacklz
for later use
thetonestarr
http://stevenarch.tymoon.eu/eq/src/131073747940.png
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
.
I'm glad you dotted my comment from 2 years ago.
iamthisguy247
And apparently you couldn't make it wet?
demiandub
Nah, it's been spread open so wide, it's like a constantly air-dried wind tunnel.
hopethisisarelevantname
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH
Ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Tkzz
Drlakata
Oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Oh dang
Robvp
Fucking nailed it
Well, now, I'm not an expert by any means, but I don't think you're supposed to stand in it. I mean, I'm sure that's SOMEONE's fetish, but
SchmoneyDanceMillieRockWooWalk
Don't even try to recover from that burn, you brought it on yourself.
takedatbabydatbabyaintmine
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
notyourusualsuspect
teach me, master.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH
Izzdelp
☐ Not Rekt | ☑ Rekt | ☑ Rektangle | ☑ Shrekt | ☑ Tyrannosaurus rekt | ☑ Erektile dysfunction
notlisteningtoanyonewhodoesntbelieve
Favorite comment ever. +1
StarkTangent
Came in like a rekting ball.
TheBirdOfHermesismyName
oh
It's f***ing amazing and awesome, isn't it?
thorbatestogirls
*fucking
StopReadingThisUsername
I'm in school to learn how to do stuff like this... and I somehow I think that 60 years from now I'll still think it's fucking cool.
xolican
Don't masturbate.
very, like even if you never smoke pot, this shit will/should get you high when you think about it... o_O
been a while, like 10+ years, but that shit don't leave you yo...
gester737
**** yeah it is!!!
blackletum
I know what word you censored. It's... "heck", isn't it?! I'm going to tell mom on you!
awe ****
fappingforfreedom
I believe you are allowed to swear on imgur
CharlieKellyratslayer
Sick refrece bro
werdCAsquared
http://imgur.com/sgzG2zs
"I promise we won't tell"
I fucking doubt it
KuddleWumpous
Fuck yeah science!
AlliterationAlert
I said fuck all that shit
OpportunityRover
Pussy.
RedXdeR
Can't wrap my head around the fact that that is on another planet. When can we go?!!!??!
Guyish
The surface of Mars is like the floor of McDonalds in the 90's.
big65
This is an old picture from mid / early last year.
P00pdalla
Go to Costco... Every cart I pick has damage worse than this.
ValaShen
You guys, we're looking at another planet right here. I can't get over this shit.
Work3r
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Mars_Science_Laboratory_mission_logo.png
FredSmith2
f**k this planet!
DesertCreature
A little over 6 miles?! . . .
AUsernameNotTaken
This is wheely serious.
cribbageSTARSHIP
Easy there qwuipky
wifeaggro
A better thread title would be "wheel damage getting no worse."
therealcoolhand
Sad beep
capitalistpiglet
Is nobody going to comment on the amazing picture quality?
MakingUpAUsernameIsTerrifying
Is it wheeley bad?
orvillee
Zip Ties in Space!!!!!
Hammaneggs
And this thing has been running for several years more than it was designed to... An early foray to the islands in the void...
QtheM
You must be thinking of Opportunity, operating over 10 years now. Curiosity was expected to last 23 months, and has lasted 30 months.
Hammaneggs
I still get confused, even though I watched the livestream of the Curiosity landing. XD
Franciscus
SELFIE!
QtheM
I wonder what Opportunity's wheels look like? It's been on Mars for over a decade and gone over 26 miles on them.
Electrotechguy
Over 2 billion dollars and they used tie wraps?
TransistorRadio
I'm surprised they used zip ties. i thought NASA had a rule that they could only use string, tied with a knot.
promere
Notice that the tie wraps are not what's broken.
funnystoryaboutthat
If it works, then why not use them?
big65
Zip ties are allot stronger and more durable over tapes or wires allowing for flexing that avoids breaking and temperature failure.
ninjalordkeith
Keep in mind they paid for a nuclear battery and rocket. Had to save money somewhere. Also one of the reasons the wheels weren't better.
JadenFuckingSmith
You do also have to take into account weight factors. Better wheels would've been heavier and far more expensive
WhyCantIPickUsername
I'm sure you could design and build a much better one. You're seriously questioning NASA's choice of cable management? You know better?
Nandabun
That's wheelie bad.
falkerz
'tis but a scratch!
BloodBlight
Actually, it is a weight saving feature. It even boosts traction! ;P
ApplyYourself
A scratch?! Your arm's off!
ImMrbulldops
no it isnt!
TheBroz
So what's that then?
nathancard
'tis but a flesh wound
xenoplus
'tis but a wheel wound
tropicalgoat
i'm no engineer but those wheels look hella fragile
Ajunk
hella strength-to-weight-ratio
Amagi82
Yeah, shipping costs are a bitch.
OpenDaMouth
Agreed.
allthenamesaregone
Wall-E taught me that it should be able to find a compatible pair on another broken down rover, right?
thk5013
If it's running on windows, sure
VaultDweller
The research team will pick it up when they land. We have to get those Prothian artifacts!
OpportunityRover
Stay away from me, you fucking cannibal!
YourdailydoseofvitaminD
Never before has a username been more relevant
CaintheCannibal
:(
vincentvegasbook
You've dreamed of this day for a long time haven't you?
OpportunityRover
You'd be surprised how often I'm relevant.
Cre8iveJake
I honestly can't believe how perfect your user name is for this. Congrats.
sabbywins
RIP Spirit.
SonnieDHeavy
More NASA funding and less into Apple..
kinjinsan
That's from all the cats it killed.
cheesymac
And satisfaction will keep it coming back. ^.^
AirlineGeek
Not gonna lie, it took me a second. +1
TheJizzle
God damn, good sir. +1
Rocknswimmer116
took me until the next page and had to swipe back
TheSwedishMoose
rumpsparkle
never forget
TheBDP
that looks wheely bad
Mogetfog
booooo
ChaosLierLen637
boo urns
thisisneil
NASA needs more funding.
LiterallyWorseThanHitler
Yeah. Like... on the same order as the US military.
idiotsonfire
Curiosity should never give up, even if it is damaged.
MySpecialBrand
Well it DID kill the cat...
ItsIstanbulNoNotConstantinople
Deep, man, deep.
sshuggi
It's not solar powered, it's nuclear. So, it will lose power output as the plutonium decays and it can't move (14 years) and eventually die.
serenityfast
Another rover is dragging a wheel and still going. So yeah, they won't give up.
OpportunityRover
I HAVE A NAME, YOU KNOW.
diphenhydraminehcl50mg
This was perfect.
R0da
http://xkcd.com/695/
batkram
I love that there are Zipties holding the wires on
TheSnozzBerriesObviouslyTasteLikeSnozzBerries
The budget cuts at NASA really has their backs against the wall
nikola
No, they're knots. Not zip ties. Ancient knots, because lighter and more secure. http://igkt.net/sm/index.php?topic=4028.0
Agent
They are space zipties. They cost $375 each. They are functionally the same as regular ones, but it has "space" written on the packet.
rocketguy
They're not zipties, it's lacing: http://d2kmxso4hn1htz.cloudfront.net/assets/images/pages/lacing-tape/lacing-tape-beauty-1.jpg
Beepity
Hey, it works, and doesn't use much mass.
SkypeOfCthulhu
The real important science. How well does cornerstones of engieering such as zip-ties, duct-tape, epoxy and rubber hands hold up on Mars.
TheLordJohnMarbury
Well, my FIRST Robotics Team in high school was obviously doing something right.
chemicalBagel
Space zipties.
SuperDork42
Not on, together and organized.
kenesisiscool
85% of science is just guys in lab coats saying "it'll do".
GenderWitch
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/21apr_ducttape/ Duct tape to secure a fender that fell off a moon rover.
ThisIsWhyIDontTrustPeople
Zip ties are made from Plastic which doesn't corrode and lasts for a long time. It easily survives space travel and the martain envrionment.
Cassiraa
THEY'RE working just fine
Jameszombob
what else would it be?
mz1290
"Zipties f'ing rule." - Every serial killer and NASA
Southernson65
You know what zipties are for right?
heeeynow
that's what I though...that's what they were invented to do
illpickausernameafteridoadab
i have built a handful of national contending racecars, and i used zipties everywhere to replace wiring mounting brackets and such,
illpickausernameafteridoadab
they are a godsend for weight reduction, and certain sizes have tensile strengths exceeding 500ftlbs.
darxide
Those are NASA zipties. Advanced zipties. The R&D probably cost the American taxpayer millions of dollars. Let that shit sink in. Science.
StuieG
Titanium zip ties you mean.
SL4pthePANCAKES
Zipties are only second to duct tape in the order of things that should be worshiped!
hazzmatron
I put zipties ahead. Awesome.
sinukpirks
guess you didn't see the rubber bands.
snobo
See that and I can hear the conspiracy gears turning.
GraemeDynard
I noticed that, too. I guess I overestimated the quality of these things based on price. lol
Dooood
You're implying zip ties and quality are mutually exclusive? They do a job, and properly applied, do it well.
kwagenknight
How else would one hold wires down good sir
SomeTallDude
Has crazy ass budget.... uses Zip ties to keep shit in place.
phatteh
SpaceZipties. They're Space-approved.
Tumblebuds
That would be a perfect commercial. Zipties. Do they use your product on Mars? We didn't think so.
jacqylfrost
Ever opened a computer? They use the same shit. It works, it's cheap, and it works well.
Kettles
What, do you doubt the strength of zip ties? They are incredible.
Rengii
classic minmatar
BESTtaylorINAUSTRALIA
*cable ties
mydogsnameisindianabones
"i can't believe they're tying cables with cable ties!"
magila
Everybody knows that zipties were given to NASA by the Vulcans to get our space program started.
driveslow
... sounds about right actually. +1
driveslow
BUT THATS ALL THEY DID. ZIP TIES AND JUDGING LOOKS.
techkyle
I thought they just gave us Velcro.
magila
That's what they want us to think.
Spice00002
We sent a fucking robot car to another planet made out of zip ties and duct tape.
parker52
using zip ties is common wiring practice. I dont understand the big deal.
Spice00002
Zip ties are seen as a quick, dirty fix for some people. Like, people who don't have to deal with cable management.
MaverickSawyer
Zipties are EXCELLENT cable management.
ivebeensittinghereforanhourthinkingofagoodusernametouse
what else do you need? chopped liver?
UnleadedFuel
http://imgur.com/rq2ZBv0
UnleadedFuel
Apparently someone appreciated your comment, found on Facebook...
Spice00002
Did someone just steal my words to post on a website without fake internet points? How dare they!
UnleadedFuel
They sure did. Apparently, she does it to a lot of people on here.
FelledChair
We sent people to the moon in a tin foil can.
JoeyTrauma
You need move upvotes sir
UnPetitSugarcube
How am I supposed to move upvotes when my wheels are falling into disrepair?
ApartheidClyde
I sent weed to my Russian friend in a fleshlight.
ImGunnaGoGetMeSomeButterflyPoon
I laughed harder then I'd like I admit with your comment. Haha
SpaghettiGiver
I bet they're specially made because regular zip ties don't hold up in the arizona sun
TheBilabialFricative
arizona doesnt gave a sun, silly
parker52
there are uv resistant zip ties.
Ziiiro
I have to replace them yearly out here.
ReallyBigRocks
Mars is freezing cold average temp is -63C and max is 35C
ireallyliketoast
And in freedom units?
ReallyBigRocks
Bigger numbers
equityforpunks
Typical zip ties brake easily at -20 degrees of Celsius.. I know, I live in Finland.
RincewindTVD
Isn't it the UV that is more of an issue for plastic zip ties?
themeaningofluff
I imagine that it is temperature change which does them in most of the time.
ReallyBigRocks
According to google it is but it's pretty easy to prevent so most heavy duty zip ties would be fine
Quickwit
That is the surface of another fucking planet.
JingleBob
A very astute observation.
139mod70
What better time for a selfie?
smc1987
You're quick.
hamburgerface
This comment has almost as many points as the post, well done, and also thank you for saying what was exactly on my and ~2500 other minds.
RedPorridgeNCream
looks like broken tiles
Sayingwhatyourethinking
word
mCrashWTF
As an engineer I'm looking at the rover, as a hooman, I'm tripping balls on the details of the surface
ShadowYuli
You're due for a promotion, Lt Obvious.
BlooPigeon
It's memorizing, right? But just imagine a race on the dull dirtbox that is Mars coming down to see OUR planet for the first time..
erikleorga
Certain news organizations want the world to believe it's just the desert somewhere in Africa.
someonesomewhereunderstands
And I'm looking at a wheel.
RydWolf
*blink blink blink* Huh...
RexBrosven
I wonder what it smells like.
IJustReallyLikeFrogs
I was staring at it for a while and thinking "Holy fucking shit.. it's so damn real and seems so close but it's so crazily far away!"
OverpricedCrayon
It somehow doesn't look real
ThePepperwoodChronicles
I have that same trippy feeling when there's a full moon. We actually flew people to that and they walked on it........what?!
ChrisPrattsTinyNipples
I know! All I can think is, dang that's mars!
boovish
It looks like pavement tiles
GraywolfThe45th
No, that's the countertop in my kitchen.
ShamnusMcfee
It's like I see it, but my brain is incapable of appreciating it properly.
B4C0N22
Is that broken ceramics?
Iknowwhatyoudidlastwinter
That thing can go thousands and thousands of miles but it can never get to my house and u know why?? Cause its on another fucking planet!!
stutteringbob
I spent some time growing up outside of Phoenix. I always get confused and think this is the parking lot on the way to 7/11. Minus the bot.
stutteringbob
That's what's more cool than fucking anything. I can look at a picture of another planet and it looks almost just like a place I grew up.
kattpappan
Yeah, I got excited too!
EvilandImaginary
I know I'm like holy shit that is amazing. I wanna touch it so much.
Okowski
And still better photo's than my damn camera..
turkeydonkey
Now if Elon Musk would hurry up and get his shit together and stop crashing rockets into barges, we could go there ourselves!
turkeydonkey
and by ourselves I mean people who are really rich and smart, neither of which describes me.
BustyRustyisCrusty
that is the muddy yard of my house after rain in the summer
GreaterDog
You'd think they'd have the decency to replace the broken tile, right?
orbitn
Movie set. It's a movie set, you sheep. I saw a movie about this on youtube, narrated by what sounded like Stephen Hawking. QED.
HomelessToddler
Put your.. put your microbes on it.
CanadianLadyMoose
i think i needed to read this comment for it to really sink in. holy fuck. that is ANOTHER FUCKING PLANET. oh goodness i need to lie down.
alticaarden
It looks so smooth... I wanna touch it
Cassodeus
Right? I want to feel the broken pieces too, they look so damn dry and solid. I want to see the consistency. Fuck.
RedXdeR
Those wheels are on the surface of another fucking planet.
AncalagontheBlack
It just looks like dirt. Why do I think that's amazing?
tbombadil
Dude... DUDE.... THE FUCK. THIS IS THE CLOSEST TO UNICORNS AND SHIT WE GET. THAT SHIT IS FUCKIMG TOP NOTCH.
hideakikarate
If you don't think that's one of the coolest things in your lifetime, I'm sorry for you, Mr/Mrs/Ms. High expectations.
AncalagontheBlack
I do think it's cool but my brain keeps kicking itself and saying 'but it just looks like dirt.'
swaptrick
Wouldn't be surprised if the was already a Wal-Mart there. Prices are out of this world.
AreYouAwareThatYouAreACat
I know right? And the quality of the pictures is amazing. Sometimes I like people. (mostly the ones that make these things possible).
PitbullsPublicist
All by the grace of jesus christ, muhammad and whoever the jewish god is, money ?
TangledDuctTape
I see these things and all I can think of is how 0.1% of our GDP is spent on NASA and 3.46% is used on the Military defense...
snakeskin1982
I didn't even look at it until i read your comment, now I can't stop looking at it & I'm hyperventilating.
GodEmperorOfImgur
I wanna touch it. So bad, I want to know what that feels like.
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8trk
Do you realise how much it cost them to go to Mars? Let alone to design and build something that can come back to Earth with a payload?
8trk
You'd need to at least pay millions of times whatever monetary figure you have in your head.
CriticalStag
I imagine it would feel like shale.
TwoHookersAndAnEightball
Unless you were on Olympic Mons. Basalt everywhere!
CriticalStag
Whoa, TIL.
SleepyEyedJones
That's what she said? Do people still do that?
DaveTheMurderingHippo
http://www.mars-one.com/mission
CanadianLadyMoose
i imagine it like thin dry clay like on dried out lakebeds, only super thing and brittle
randelung
You know what, you putting it like that, it's just sinking in slowly. It's really a fucking long way away. Holey shit.
bigtuna1125
thankyou captain otherplanet
LiquidPoo
soon there will be Americans walking on it! 2030!
ImMuddy
They found oil on Mars already?
yolobrolo
Sick 2002 reference!
ImMuddy
I was 11 in 2002. All I cared about back then was Pokemon and late night HBO.
heyshutupimwatchingdowntonabbey
Bruh. You just blew my mind. No, really. I was all "Yeah Mars Rover!" & then read your comment and it clicked. IT'S ANOTHER FUCKING PLANET.
Brionyrae
HE PUT IT IN CONTEXT! WHAT THE WHAT!
heyshutupimwatchingdowntonabbey
No sarcasm. Literally something snapped in my brain and I went "WHOA."
Brionyrae
No, I was being serious too! I felt the same way. Now I can't stop looking at it!
IAMFROOPLAPA
No its just Nevada *put on tin foil hat*
DoctorWatchamacallit
conspiracy theories: where the moon landing is too crazy too believe but aliens pretending to be human politicians makes much more sense
OneMoreLagerAndIMightLearnToLikeYa
WYOMING DOESNT EXIST
MrTurtleWings
Take that obama! You reptillian scum!
nottheguyyouwerethinkingitwas
As a Nevadan, I can confirm... Oh great, now they'll probably take me away...
TinySupreme
Yay fellow Nevadans! You're probably from Vegas tho. Damn Vegas hippies <3
nottheguyyouwerethinkingitwas
I just now read this. I'm actually in Sparks. Can't stand Vegas
TinySupreme
Woohoo Sparks buddies!
NotAHalfsie
I hate Vegas hippies
umbrellamaker
*Knock knock*
driveslow
WHO DAT IS
umbrellamaker
Delivery from Flowers By Irene!
CaptainDizzy
That ground is probably colder and dryer than any ground you've ever stood on.
therealsiem
I'm sure there's a mechanic just up the road
CanadianThemedName
Except I've stood in the vicinity of one of my exes...
GODfreyJones
I see your mars, I raise you my wife
FMZerek
But is it colder than my soul?
PrincessPoopiePants
Well excuuuuuusee me
DanielBjerke
Not if i had stomped on my exes heart like she did on mine...
britishdilettantejimmyrustlerbutmostlyokguy
Definitely drier.
LesbianTrappedInManBody
I'm in Canada. Arizona is drier and the north pole is colder.
lordofthecows
Dryer, perhaps. Colder? HAHAHAHA ... Not where I live:) http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/08/america-colder-than-mars-gale-crater
Axebeard
Meanwhile, the spot six feet to the right of that recorded temperature on Mars is -30 C. And in thirty seconds, it'll be -80 C.
sixfoothobbit
but at night there it gets down to -144F
CaptainDizzy
I stand corrected!
TOASTEngineer
I doubt it. I've stood in your mom's vagina. Oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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TOASTEngineer
Forced meme dun' work.
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
Jesterface
This is the first time I've seen this gif without someone else's face shopped on it.
SarntiYuchareonsup
This is really getting old. And yeah go ahead make another joke.
TOASTEngineer
Okay. The barman says "we don't serve theoretical particles here". A tachyon walks into a bar.
MotherRuss1a
Don't need to, you're already here.
ProfessorCthulhu
GyroDemon
FisTacklz
for later use
thetonestarr
http://stevenarch.tymoon.eu/eq/src/131073747940.png
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
.
GyroDemon
I'm glad you dotted my comment from 2 years ago.
iamthisguy247
And apparently you couldn't make it wet?
demiandub
Nah, it's been spread open so wide, it's like a constantly air-dried wind tunnel.
hopethisisarelevantname
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH
ChrisPrattsTinyNipples
Ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Tkzz
Mobileuserwholikestoberandom
Drlakata
Oooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
diphenhydraminehcl50mg
Oh dang
Robvp
Fucking nailed it
TOASTEngineer
Well, now, I'm not an expert by any means, but I don't think you're supposed to stand in it. I mean, I'm sure that's SOMEONE's fetish, but
SchmoneyDanceMillieRockWooWalk
Don't even try to recover from that burn, you brought it on yourself.
takedatbabydatbabyaintmine
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
notyourusualsuspect
teach me, master.
SchmoneyDanceMillieRockWooWalk
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH
Izzdelp
☐ Not Rekt | ☑ Rekt | ☑ Rektangle | ☑ Shrekt | ☑ Tyrannosaurus rekt | ☑ Erektile dysfunction
notlisteningtoanyonewhodoesntbelieve
Favorite comment ever. +1
StarkTangent
Came in like a rekting ball.
TheBirdOfHermesismyName
oh
kinjinsan
It's f***ing amazing and awesome, isn't it?
thorbatestogirls
*fucking
StopReadingThisUsername
I'm in school to learn how to do stuff like this... and I somehow I think that 60 years from now I'll still think it's fucking cool.
xolican
Don't masturbate.
mCrashWTF
very, like even if you never smoke pot, this shit will/should get you high when you think about it... o_O
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mCrashWTF
been a while, like 10+ years, but that shit don't leave you yo...
gester737
**** yeah it is!!!
blackletum
I know what word you censored. It's... "heck", isn't it?! I'm going to tell mom on you!
gester737
awe ****
fappingforfreedom
I believe you are allowed to swear on imgur
CharlieKellyratslayer
Sick refrece bro
werdCAsquared
http://imgur.com/sgzG2zs
UnPetitSugarcube
"I promise we won't tell"
GreaterDog
I fucking doubt it
KuddleWumpous
Fuck yeah science!
AlliterationAlert
I said fuck all that shit