Recent content by SuperWombat6

Well, I do want to work as an engineer in space travel some day, so arguing against space travel would be silly. :P In all seriousness, though, such failures should be a reason to learn and move on, not to throw up one's hands and quit. While going into space is a risk -- a big one -- taking...

Certainly, it was remarkable that there were only two accidents. However, while the previous programs had their issues, they were all fixed in some way and none ended in the death of a crew. To be honest, both of the shuttle accidents had more to do with arrogance than anything else. However, I...

The Saturn V rocket was honestly the first of its kind -- a space rocket that was designed for the specific purpose of space travel, rather than being a redesigned missile rocket as previous rockets had been. On top of that, the Saturn V was enormously powerful -- to this day, it remains the...

The problem with the Space Shuttle was a distinct lack of reliability. As I stated earlier, even having only two fatal accidents out of hundreds of flights is two too many. During the entirety of the capsule-based Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, there was a single fatal accident and it had...

Unfortunately, while we'd like to think that money shouldn't matter, it inevitably does. During a recession, people are more likely to be interested in staying afloat financially than sending rockets into space. Don't get me wrong, I love the space program and would even love someday to be a...

Pit Boss from Portal 2. Not only is it hilarious that you get an achievement for jumping into a bottomless pit of death, but everything that Wheatley says if you wait several minutes before jumping is priceless. BarbeQueQ from TF2, which in essence rewards you for causing another player to...

There actually is a reason to go to Mars. In fact, over the summer I participated in a program that involved designing a robot that could explore extinct lava tubes on Mars, for the sake of scouting out possible locations for human habitation. With a manned base on Mars, research and...

I agree with this. See, while the shuttle seemed convenient, and the fact that there were "only" two accidents out of hundreds may seem nice, the fact that there were two accidents is still unacceptable. Until this point there were never any fatal accidents during a mission (Apollo 1, while...

No Ace Attorney? "OBJECTION!" "HOLD IT!" and "TAKE THAT!" Not so much annoying as just repetitive. Also most of the lines from Spyro: Year of the Dragon because I used to play it endlessly. "THAAANK YOUUUU!" and "BAAAIII!" from LoZ: Wind Waker. That Beadle. While I'm thinking of...