the future

[cris]

I remember being a bit jaded when I first watched the Seven Minutes of Terror video. Between the tense action movie music and the Epic Text Overlays, it was all a bit of Trying Too Hard -- NASA\JPL nerds trying to get the public excited about space. They even included that "BWOARRR" sound effect that every goddamn action movie's been using since

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[rojagato]

Yes. This.

[sirendipity]

What she said.

[ahaseurus]

The most amazing thing is the sweep from celestial grandeur to the millions of details, all of which cannot be in error. That so conflicts with the human/biological "it's close, probably good enough, so what, we'll try again later (or someone else will after walking over our dead body)." Biology is about infinite opportunities to try again. This is perfect harmony or (un)certain death...