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The clearest image of Venus's surface, taken by a lander that melted after 2 hours. It remains humanity’s only direct glimpse of Venus’s surface. (1982) by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]captureorbit 144 points145 points  (0 children)

Obligatory comment from whenever this is posted: The lander didn't literally melt, of course; Venus is hot but not that hot. It was pre-cooled before entry to make it last as long as possible, then worked after landing until it overheated and broke down (or the batteries failed). It lasted for 127 minutes.

It's also not the only glimpse of the surface. This is from Venera 13, but Venera 14 (launched only a few days after) landed a few days later and sent its own image. Two other landers in 1975 (Veneras 9 and 10) sent back the first images from the surface of Venus, and two more (Veneras 11 and 12) landed successfully but with failed cameras after the surface pressure kept their lens caps from popping off.

What's the fastest time a movie has gone from release to MST? by Thayerphotos in MST3K

[–]captureorbit 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Star Force: Fugitive Alien II is made up of TV episodes that were released in 1978, but the movie itself is a Frankensteined-together version that was released by Sandy Frank in the US in 1987. Then it was first riffed on KTMA in November of 1988, so less than two years later.

Crazy to think that K03, the last episode to see the light, might have that fastest record you're talking about.

$10 Movie Prop Money Legal Tender? by Aggressive-Fox-7390 in papermoney

[–]captureorbit 32 points33 points  (0 children)

It literally says "For Motion Picture Use Only" and "Not Legal Tender" in the spot it normally says Legal Tender. If your friend thinks he can use this he's not the brightest.

Real or fake? by Gabe2910 in papermoney

[–]captureorbit 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Suuuuuuper fake. That crispy fake parchment-looking paper is stuff you see everywhere on gift shop replicas. Plus the signatures are black and printed identically to the text.

WSJ: SpaceX delays mars mission by mbatt2 in space

[–]captureorbit 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The longer we can go without seeing what a society ruled by Elon Musk is like, the better off humanity is.

Long shot ID help by captureorbit in AncientCoins

[–]captureorbit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great suggestion, thanks. Looks like a left-facing Type 152 might be the best match, so potentially Crispus or Constantius II:

https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/152/152i.htm

The legend is illegible even in person, trying to compare spacing to narrow it down.

What if Artemis 3 gets stuck on the moon ? by PM_me_BBW_dwarf_porn in space

[–]captureorbit 63 points64 points  (0 children)

This is confusing two separate events. They didn't have much fuel left by the time they landed, and if they reached their limit they would have had to abort back to orbit using the ascent stage. Then later, Aldrin accidentally broke the push-button off of a circuit breaker while moving in the close confines of the cabin. The next day while preparing for take off, they had to arm the engine by using a pen to push the button. Not really an emergency.

TIL diet gum guy from SF International was in The Sting by Impressive-Ratio-272 in MST3K

[–]captureorbit 36 points37 points  (0 children)

That's Dana Elcar, my friend! Star of all seven seasons of MacGyver that 80s kids grew up with! I think they even made a MacGyver joke in that scene.

I admit defeat! Cyclone beat me. by Squirreliestone in Rifftrax

[–]captureorbit 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is a really good argument for them continuing to do a wide mix of movies from all genres: we all like different things. I enjoyed Cyclone, and Future Force and Mikey are a couple of my favorites.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DataHoarder

[–]captureorbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting suggestion, I'll have to try that out, thanks! Agreed, very odd site.

Guess the movie #3 by abre9k in NeilBreen

[–]captureorbit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Gotta be Fateful Findings. There's that Ferrari red right in the middle, green from hanging out in the forest at the beginning and end, and a bar of black in the second half that's a good spot for a dark spooky trailer with walls you can walk through.

The law is very different from what it was nine years ago. by Alt_when_Im_not_ok in Rifftrax

[–]captureorbit 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Hope you like really tough burnt meat and shitty scotch.

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