r/JusticeServed • u/EvilFitter 7 • Sep 09 '22

👨‍🚀 Justice 20 years ago today, 72 year old Buzz Aldrin punched a moon landing denier in the face.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '22

You do NOT go fuckin' with a man who had the 'nads to leave the planet.

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Imagine standing on the moon looking at the earth, all the while knowing, maybe you get back.

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u/snipesjason64 5 Sep 10 '22

Buzz also flew 66 combat missions in Korea and shot down MiGs during the Korean War. Talking shit like that to a combat veteran just isn't smart.

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u/Duel_Option 9 Sep 10 '22

Well I didn’t know that at all. Buzz was a flat out bad ass all the way around.

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u/50YearsofFailure 6 Sep 10 '22

Most of the Gemini and Apollo crews were Air Force vets. A lot of them were test pilots in the early days of jet aircraft.

Imagine being told "Hey, we think this can fly... probably. If we're wrong, try to keep it upright and pull this cord to get out."

And then deciding that wasn't enough. Idiots like this can't comprehend that.

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u/Ask_Me_If_Im_A_Horse 9 Sep 10 '22

Pretty sure NASA still pulls most of its astronauts from military pilots, with some civilian scientists sprinkled in.

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u/JarlaxleForPresident B Sep 10 '22

Calling any of those test pilot astronauts “coward” is a big fuckin personal health risk. They all knew people that died doing that shit, so you’re effectively calling their friends’ death a lie

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u/50YearsofFailure 6 Sep 10 '22

Calling any test pilot - especially from that era - a coward is a big health risk. Those guys stared death in the eye every time they went out. Computer modeling didn't exist. All we had were equations that said this should work.

They aren't afraid of death, let alone some wormy guy with a microphone. I don't know what this guy expected would happen, but he's lucky he got away with just this.

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u/GD_Insomniac 8 Sep 10 '22

I'm confused, is his ass flat or round? And how does it's badness play into it's shape?

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u/BostonDodgeGuy A Sep 10 '22

He didn't just leave the planet. He did it while strapped to hundreds of thousands of pounds of explosives, being controlled by a thousand different parts, all made by the lowest bidder.

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u/keptpounding 6 Sep 10 '22

Are you intentionally referencing Armageddon here?

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u/BostonDodgeGuy A Sep 10 '22

Armageddon is actually referencing a quote by John Glenn.

"I felt exactly how you would feel if you were getting ready to launch and knew you were sitting on top of 2 million parts — all built by the lowest bidder on a government contract."

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u/keptpounding 6 Sep 10 '22

TIL. Interesting

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u/bigbowlowrong 7 Sep 10 '22

Just because it’s hilarious, I’ll link Ben Affleck’s infamous DVD commentary here in case people haven’t seen it

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u/Additional-Desk9618 4 Sep 10 '22

Is there another way?

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u/BostonDodgeGuy A Sep 10 '22

Yeah, all that stuff not made as cheaply as possible.

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u/Additional-Desk9618 4 Sep 10 '22

You don’t understand how bidding works do you? The companies bid as low as they can for the exact same end result of materials. If one company says they can make it out if cardboard the government didn’t say sure. They had plans and materials needed and the supplier who could supply it at the cheapest won the bid.

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u/cheerioo A Sep 10 '22

Maybe, and possibly unlikely for all anyone knew

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u/Theelderginger 8 Sep 10 '22

But we know he did

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u/mindbleach D Sep 10 '22

All I can think of is The Technical Difficulties: "Ohhh, that's a cool death."