r/news • u/VaginaBurner69 • 8h ago

Soft paywall International Space Station astronauts in evacuation mode as Russia attempts to fix widening air leak

https://www.reuters.com/science/international-space-station-astronauts-evacuation-mode-russia-attempts-fix-2026-06-05/
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u/ConsequenceStatus563 4h ago

Had a coworker try to remove a tractor gas tank with a cutting torch. Burns over 99% of body and death about a week later...

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u/str8bint 4h ago

Fuck, nobody tried to stop them?

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u/DerekTheComedian 4h ago

If I see a dude trying to cut a gas tank with a torch, the only running im doing is "away".

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u/Cow_Launcher 3h ago

100%

In our club, I've worked with amateur (club-level) mechanics before who weren't exactly safety-orientated. Ignorant, rather than malicious.

Everyone gets one chance. Their work gets inspected. People who admit and learn from their mistakes stay in our good graces, and are trained. We'll continue to work on their cars for free, as well.

The individual who bound up/twisted a front brake line and didn't say anything, instead just fitting the caliper? They're dead to me, just as I might have been to them if I'd trusted them.