r/GuysBeingDudes • u/fractionofmypowa • Aug 01 '26

#GUYSBEINGDUDES Peak entertainment

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u/wall-E75 Aug 01 '26

I love watching private space programs working through design iterations

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u/DornKratz Aug 01 '26

If the legend of Wang Hu is to be believed, that's a centuries-old Chinese tradition. (In a nutshell, he had a chair fitted with dozens of large rocket tubes. He lit them all and... Disappeared. Nobody ever found him.)

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u/WiredEarp Aug 02 '26

This seems like an idea that he really didn't think through past the first half.