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NASA has hit a significant problem. Two fasteners are stuck.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Four is binding, and it seems they’ve dropped into a false-set.

[–] Inucune 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] myrandomnname 4 points 11 months ago

And back to one

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm the designated jar opener in my family, if they bring it to my couch while I'm watching the news, I'm sure I can get it open in a couple seconds. Then they can say the customary thank you, which is "oh, I must have loosened it." and then leave.

[–] CADmonkey 15 points 11 months ago

"oh, I must have loosened it." and then leave.

I take the jar, open it, say "That was easy, here, you try" before putting the lid back on really tight.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

Have they tried running it under hot water for a minute or so?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Just tap it with the handle of a table knife

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

You gotta run it under the tap for a minute first, to help loosen it up.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Multiple combination wrenches (spanners). Most other brute force methods are obviously out.

Use a hex bit on the bolt, one small wrench to grip the bit and chain a few wrenches together for leverage. They will wrap around in an approximate circle for a small space.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Naw it’s obviously BFH time!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They are working in a small sealed space, filled with nitrogen and only a small access hatch. So .... SFH?

[–] Madison420 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Tiny fucking air hammer, they'll get dental tools and get it open.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Add a tiny fucking blowtorch and they might just break those bolts.

[–] rvdz 9 points 11 months ago

A little WD-40 should take care of it!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Maybe they should take this as a sign…

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

A sign they shouldn't over-torque fasteners of course.

[–] XeroxCool 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It has thargoid sensor fragments inside

[–] tsuica 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If not friend, then why flower shaped?

[–] XeroxCool 1 points 11 months ago

They're Love-me-nots, you have to pluck the petals

[–] Dkarma 4 points 11 months ago

Canna pb blaster canna map gas and a match and I got u nasa

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Do they not have hammers?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Just put a length of scaff tube on the end of the spanner….lean into it real good.

If that fails it must be time for the BFH

If that fails get a BBFH

Then Scaff tube again

Then call old mate to smash it with a BBBFH while you lean on the scaff tube.