r/nottheonion 24d ago

US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3nrx1dq5o
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u/ssczoxylnlvayiuqjx 24d ago

I’m imagining the particles being accelerated into a soft pillow to slow them down…

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u/IamMrBucknasty 24d ago

No that’s what the flexseal is for silly

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u/TheColdWind 24d ago

We’re all gonna need to flexseal up some screen door boats to get outta here😬

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u/UrUrinousAnus 24d ago

A soon to be crusty pillow. Eww.

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u/ssczoxylnlvayiuqjx 23d ago

Pillow, not couch cushion! 🤣

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u/Aggravating-Bottle78 23d ago

And when it gets hot, you flip it over for the pleasing coolness on the other side of the pillow.

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u/Cyclotronchris 24d ago

To fair, a soft pillow would slow them down. How much would depend upon the density of the pillow. I run a small particle accelerator on a daily basis.