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submitted 2 years ago by btaf45@kbin.social to c/astronomy@mander.xyz

NASA has hit a significant problem. Two fasteners are stuck.

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[-] Nightweb@lemm.ee 35 points 2 years ago
[-] 4am@lemm.ee 18 points 2 years ago

Four is binding, and it seems they’ve dropped into a false-set.

[-] Inucune@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago
[-] myrandomnname@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

And back to one

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 25 points 2 years ago

I'm the designated jar opener in my family, if they bring it to my couch while I'm watching the news, I'm sure I can get it open in a couple seconds. Then they can say the customary thank you, which is "oh, I must have loosened it." and then leave.

[-] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

"oh, I must have loosened it." and then leave.

I take the jar, open it, say "That was easy, here, you try" before putting the lid back on really tight.

[-] 567PrimeMover@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago

Have they tried running it under hot water for a minute or so?

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago

Just tap it with the handle of a table knife

[-] ADHDefy@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

You gotta run it under the tap for a minute first, to help loosen it up.

[-] remotelove@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Multiple combination wrenches (spanners). Most other brute force methods are obviously out.

Use a hex bit on the bolt, one small wrench to grip the bit and chain a few wrenches together for leverage. They will wrap around in an approximate circle for a small space.

[-] Minarble@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Naw it’s obviously BFH time!

[-] remotelove@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

They are working in a small sealed space, filled with nitrogen and only a small access hatch. So .... SFH?

[-] Madison420@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Tiny fucking air hammer, they'll get dental tools and get it open.

[-] remotelove@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Add a tiny fucking blowtorch and they might just break those bolts.

[-] rvdz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

A little WD-40 should take care of it!

[-] CMDR_Horn@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Maybe they should take this as a sign…

[-] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

It has thargoid sensor fragments inside

[-] tsuica@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

If not friend, then why flower shaped?

[-] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

They're Love-me-nots, you have to pluck the petals

[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago
[-] sapetoku@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

A sign they shouldn't over-torque fasteners of course.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 2 years ago

Do they not have hammers?

[-] LoraxEleven@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Kid I used to work with said:

"Hand me that torch. Can't be seized-up if it's dripping out in the floor."

Pressurized airline fitting was just straight whoopin his fuckin ass..

I think he wore sunglasses in the shop so he could never see the lightyear-wide greenhorn shitstain he left in his wake. Been three years and I still find one of his fuckups every now and again. His tech manual for every vehicle was the top two or three hits on SploogeToob...

He'd definitely have that lid, the container it's in and everything else in the lab turned to pure watery shit by now.. "What do ya mean it's contaminated? I used a thousand dollar MATCO grinder??!!"

Oddly enough, I miss that little motherfucker every now and again. He was definitely entertaining.

Yeah, you know he drove a fuckin Miata. Convertible..

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Canna pb blaster canna map gas and a match and I got u nasa

[-] Minarble@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Just put a length of scaff tube on the end of the spanner….lean into it real good.

If that fails it must be time for the BFH

If that fails get a BBFH

Then Scaff tube again

Then call old mate to smash it with a BBBFH while you lean on the scaff tube.

this post was submitted on 26 Oct 2023
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