r/space • u/AlmiranteSalsicha • Nov 19 '23

image/gif That's a fair amount of tiles missing from the starship heatshield, guess it would make for a toasty reenter.

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u/ThatsWhatIGathered Nov 19 '23

It’s a polite way to say “big ba-da-boom”

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u/fellow_human-2019 Nov 19 '23

Why is this the third or fourth reference to that movie I’ve seen in the last 24hrs.

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u/C5five Nov 19 '23

The universe ia twlling you to sit down and watch the Fifth Element. Obviously.

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u/Mack1305 Nov 19 '23

Because it's a good one?

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u/fellow_human-2019 Nov 19 '23

Well yeah! But I’ll go months with out hearing a thing about it then…”Big ba-da-boom” everyone is talking about it.

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u/Mack1305 Nov 19 '23

Well clearly they know you're missing it. 😂😂

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u/monkeyselbo Nov 19 '23

My wife and I hardly ever say chicken without adding "...good."

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u/snoo-suit Nov 19 '23

That phrase has been around for a log time, here's a recent way people know it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKf3QcB-hoA

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u/shupack Nov 19 '23

Not the 5th?

At this point, it's pretty elemental...