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cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/7227341

A little gem from 2021 I (partially) drew whilst hungover. :𝑏

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[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 56 points 10 months ago

Didn't the use to put the astronauts into quarantine for a few days prior to launch. It avoids hangovers and the flu, in space.

[–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 44 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Yuri Gagarin was rumored to be drunk when he took the famous flight.

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 42 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Understandable. Dude was the first, I'm sure his odds at the time warranted a few shots.

[–] nevemsenki@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

His odds were good,actually ; despite the near-constant rumours around the USSR space program, Korolev did his best to make sure the launch was safe as it could get.

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Rest assured, I'm in agreement. I'm just joking that the dude who was the first to use an explosion to leave the planet might have some nerves that needed calming.

[–] kpw@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes, but he's also Russian which disqualifies this fact as extraordinary.

[–] AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

He probably mistook vodka for water, give him a break

[–] netwren@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean I'd imagine the launch is quite a sobering experience. Might actually be a good thing to pre-game to relax a bit considering your strapped to a controlled bomb.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

People who rely on substance abuse to cope with stress are probably disqualified from being astronauts.

[–] netwren@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Kase@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I swear I'm tempted to respond with this every single time I see this person lol, but it'd probably get annoying after a while if I did

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

either way, I would deflect the compliment to Lemmy! My username is in honor of Lemmy rescuing us from the R-word.

[–] Kase@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Hear, hear!

[–] e_mc2@feddit.nl 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

On the plus side, you can't barf lying on your back facing upwards with 6G.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You probably can, but it'll kill you.

[–] NotSpez@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Waterboarded by vomit. Vomitboarded. Yikes.

[–] palordrolap@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

At least it's your own vomit.

[–] NotSpez@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

There’s always an optimist. Thanks for that ;)

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

We shall call it the Hendrix.

[–] CCF_100@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] chaogomu@kbin.social 21 points 10 months ago

A rocket like that has almost zero pilot control.

In fact, for the longest time, astronauts were 100% payload. Now they're 99% payload.