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Russian Cosmonauts Say That the Hole in the Soyuz Was Drilled from the Inside

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Post by scarejunba »

randallsquared wrote: post #98
Waterluvian wrote: post #12

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I'm a smart person but when learning stuff I often feel really dumb because I ask what should be really obvious questions. It's some weird mix of ignorance and fear of doing it wrong in front of the boss. "So fasten x to y with a screw." "Do I drill through and into the workbench too?" "Why would you do that?!" (In my mind) well I saw someone else fastening a work piece to the bench temporarily like that and why woul…

If you don't know, it is not clear that it makes zero sense. I'm often on each side of this, and what it really drives home is that most people do not actually consider most of the ways in which something can be done differently. :)

Classically illustrated by the "give instructions to make a sandwich game" https://youtu.be/cDA3_5982h8

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Post by darkerside »

Waterluvian wrote: post #41
manyxcxi wrote: post #28

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This is the approach I (try, and try and try and try) to take with my kids (6,4,2). I repeatedly tell them I will never be mad at them for mistakes, but they have to help fix them- whatever that may be. I also tell them I will get mad if they do it on purpose and/or I’ve instructed them not to do said thing that caused whatever issue. I try very hard to be explicit with instruction. Saying “be careful” doesn’t mean a…

This is a treasure trove of wisdom. Thank you for sharing. The challenge I have is my hard wiring for anger with pain. I'm a goofy dad but when my toddler swings his skull full speed into my jaw, a spark ignites something in me and my civilized brain can muster one thing: put him down, go to the garage, and kick a garbage can. Otherwise I have this uncorked rage and I feel scared with it. I'm not proud of it but I ac…

In my book, it's OK and maybe even a good thing to react emotionally (verbally, not physically). A good pain scream seems to put some fright into my kids ("Daddy's really strong! If he screams, it must really hurt!"). I think it teaches them that their actions have consequences, and it makes me feel just a little bit better.

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Post by evan_ »

Zigurd wrote: post #73
antongribok wrote: post #45

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My boss's classmate from college went up to the ISS for the first time a couple of years ago. They graduated about 25 years ago and his classmate worked nonstop for 25 years to get to go to space. My understanding is once there, you work 16 hour days non-stop. I think most people would describe being on the ISS as anything else but "boring".

There was a mutiny on a Skylab mission due to overworking the crew

Overworking the crew and the absolutely horrendous quality of life on Skylab

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Post by geezerjay »

kokoroko wrote: post #66
CapitalistCartr wrote: post #7

So I was teaching a new guy on building some of the interior work on sailboats. I showed him how to drill a couple of holes through the fiberglass flange to mount something-or-other. Several hours later my boss asks me why there's two small holes in the hull. Well, I didn't specifically tell him not to drill through the flange, the cm of space, and through the whole hull.

Somewhat tangentially relevant, one of the reasons people find math particularly hard is because many people come into math with attitude that some things are "obvious", "self-explanatory", "common sense".

"The proof is trivial and is left as an exercise to the reader."

Sometimes it's infuriating.

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Post by gcb0 »

antongribok wrote: post #45
jimhefferon wrote: post #21

In the museum on Nantuckut there is a display devoted to the USS Essex , a whaling ship (it is the ship that the whale rams, I think). One incindent that made an impression on me was a sailor, who was driven insane by boredom, and sabotaged the ship, just for something to happen. I understand space to be unbelivably boring.

My boss's classmate from college went up to the ISS for the first time a couple of years ago. They graduated about 25 years ago and his classmate worked nonstop for 25 years to get to go to space. My understanding is once there, you work 16 hour days non-stop. I think most people would describe being on the ISS as anything else but "boring".

that's a good recipe for insanity.

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Post by fiter »

sandworm101 wrote: post #54
paulie_a wrote: post #46

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Completely unrelated but since you are asking about teaching methods. My father did this regarding food. If eventually it turns out my sister and me didn't like a particular thing recipes were adjusted. But to make us kids at least try, if we didn't finish our meals or we're being picky. He would put the plate on the counter and make us stand there until we finished. It was effective. It wasn't cruel, it was simply a…

>> method of making sure I finished my meal That approach has been linked to the obesity crisis. MacDonalds knows all about it, the need to finish what is given to you regardless of whether you are still hungry. They observe the lengths customers go to get that last fry at the bottom of the container. We should at least consider teaching kids today to not eat everything on the plate every time. Perhaps they should le…

I recommend finishing your plate but then adjusting the timing/size of your next meal according to hunger.

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Post by larkeith »

Tade0 wrote: post #63
skookumchuck wrote: post #43

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> pretend nothing happened Sure, but in the hull of the spacecraft that's leaking my air away, I'd still put a wad a chewing gum in the hole to patch it.

As someone who fought and lost a war with holes in an inflated mattress I have to say that even one atmosphere is a surprisingly powerful amount of pressure when applied over a long period.

On the other hand, it's probably easier when the air's moving the other direction.
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