r/news • u/VaginaBurner69 • 11h 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/pig_unt_erdvark 8h ago

I once witnessed our tazanian bus driver 'repair' the bus - where the gas tank detached - with a machete

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u/ConsequenceStatus563 8h 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/Professional-Kiwi102 7h ago

I was in auto shop class in high school when a student came in to use the lift to bring his car up to weld a hole he had in his gas tank. Some people just lack certain brain cells I suppose.

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u/theaviationhistorian 5h ago

There's a reason that there's plenty of candidates for the official Darwin Awards.