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		david-given on Aug 22, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A NASA Engineer Became an Astronaut After Being Re... While I agree with the sentiment, I do think the word 'explode' in this sentence was possibly not a good choice?

michaelt on Aug 22, 2015 [–]

I'd expect the number of astronauts to skyrocket :)

david-given on Aug 22, 2015 | [–]

Q. What's the difference between a bomb and a rocket?

A. Bombs blow things up. Rockets blow things up.

informatimago on Aug 22, 2015 | | [–]

Err, don't rockets blow things down, to get an upward push by reaction?

david-given on Aug 22, 2015 | | [–]

Everyone knows that rockets work by pushing against the atmosphere!

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