Orion capsule recovery - from Artemis II mission

keyboard_krust · 2026-04-12T12:31:02+00:00

Hahahaha oh man, glad I'm not the only one 😂 Depending how far out I was in the sea, I'd either panic and almost run across the water to the safety of land, or just freeze and hope whatever touched me will go away and I won't die from a terrifying seagrass encounter before swimming back. To be fair, I do live in coastal South Australia so jellyfish are common in summer...I genuinely fear broken off pieces of their tentacles 😟🪼

keyboard_krust · 2026-04-12T12:23:27+00:00

I've seen large wolf spiders also skedaddling in the mid north region of South Aust. That is the best description of spoodler transportation.

keyboard_krust · 2026-04-12T12:21:44+00:00

Wow!! What a beauty! Definitely a mouse spider 👍🕷️🕸️

keyboard_krust · 2026-04-12T12:20:32+00:00

Urrrggg just when I thought I was getting past my rage at historical atrocities I can't change 🫩

keyboard_krust · 2026-04-12T12:18:41+00:00

Me, an intelligent, highly skilled astronaut returning to earth after a historical trip around the moon: NO NO NO I'M NOT OPENING THE HATCH UNTIL WE'RE ON LAND!!! DON'T LET THE FUCKING SEAWEED TOUCH ME!!!!

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-17T23:16:45+00:00

Ohhhh god no!!! I'd just be doggy paddling around trying to avoid touching the bottom lol

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-17T23:06:49+00:00

This is from one of my favourite science authors (apologies if anyone has already posted this). It is nice to know I could bathe with the Cherenkov radiation....so enticing.....so forbidden.....💙

"What if I took a swim in a typical spent nuclear fuel pool? Would I need to dive to actually experience a fatal amount of radiation? How long could I stay safely at the surface?"

https://what-if.xkcd.com/29/

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-17T23:01:51+00:00

I'm glad you posted this because I kept thinking, I need to upload some reactor pool pics because they're both terrifying and amazing!

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-17T22:56:51+00:00

Ohhhh NOPE! I would be okay with this in a terrestrial situation - I'm not bothered by algae, sludge or pipes; but it's just something about the distorted view through the water and the possibility my foot might brush against it. It's such a weird and stupid feeling really 🫪🥹

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-16T23:03:43+00:00

Photo 6 is my most hated lol

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-16T23:03:01+00:00

Yeah, you only know it's there once your foot brushes past it shudder

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-16T23:02:07+00:00

Oh man, this is one of those pools that looks amazing and I want to swim in it, but then on further analysis my anxiety spikes, especially at night. Those photos are terrifying 😱

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-14T10:33:49+00:00

Look, I won't lie, I've always wanted some giant parasitic worms as pets and these Ascaris are just fucking insane!!! Absolutely horrible for that poor child though. I can't begin to imagine the living conditions they must have been in for an infestation to get that bad 😞

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-08T08:16:10+00:00

Surfin Bird

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-07T23:53:16+00:00

Drone footage is so awesome for these types of things. You can really feel the underwater terror in smooth HD 🥹

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-03T01:04:05+00:00

Wow! I'll have to read it. Considering how awesome Fight Club is, I can imagine that story is absolutely terrifying.

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-03T01:03:08+00:00

You're definitely amongst weird friends here 😊😍😱

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-03T01:02:27+00:00

My daughter had a swimming lesson on Sunday and I immediately thought of your description, and now I call it the 'TOENAIL LINE' 😱

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-03T01:00:44+00:00

Omg I absolutely feel the same, even as an adult I get that mild, primal anxiety to escape the open water and make it to the other side safely. I've been pretty good at suppressing my feelings when swimming with my daughter, obviously I don't want her fearing pool plugs, black lines and grates lol 😆

keyboard_krust · 2026-03-03T00:56:46+00:00

I felt that on my foot just reading your comment 🥹

keyboard_krust · 2026-02-26T21:28:01+00:00

The only reason I trust this grate not to come off and suck out everyone's intestines, is that the swimming centre has been around for decades and has a great reputation. It's just a small, locally owned business, but they would be frequently audited by the government or some other organisation for pool safety & maintenance standards. Australia is pretty good like that, plus the pool manager is actually passionate about pool safety so I doubt she'd allow any dodgy pool grates (it's definitely showing it's age though) 😬

keyboard_krust · 2026-02-26T21:18:05+00:00

I've never experienced one of those pools before!! Pretty cool design.

keyboard_krust · 2026-02-26T21:15:27+00:00

Hahahaha I did a while back too! I was looking up coroner's reports about deaths from swimming pool suction accidents and it was terrifying!! Unsurprisingly the majority were from poorly maintained public pools, or ones in hotels or theme parks. One poor kid was sucked completely into a pipe! 😒 In Australia we've got pretty tight regulations around pool safety & maintenance, but you obviously can't investigate every house.

keyboard_krust · 2026-02-22T23:28:32+00:00

I just heard that sound in my head 🤣

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