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xkcd #3308: Juice

Title text:

I need to push some updates to the remote sensing instruments, which are there to measure the surface and definitely not do anything else.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3308/

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[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

if there's another potential misreading joke hidden in the title text, I can't find it. 'Remote sensing' -> 'remote detonation' seems like a stretch. Maybe something with 'measure the surface'? But then what would it be? Pleasure the surface?! I think not!

Basically I feel like this right now:

[–] RusAD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago

Maybe "remote seismic instruments"? Still kind of a stretch, but a bit closer

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They thought the E stood for exploder not explorer, so need to update the mission as they presumably programmed it to explode instead of explore

[–] VeganBtw@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, but they are refering to the title text, which is a "secret" message when you mouseover the image on xkcd's website.

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The "juice" bit? You say something has more "juice" if it's more volatile, e.g., explodes.

[–] VeganBtw@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

In case you aren't joking, it's written in the post here :

I need to push some updates to the remote sensing instruments, which are there to measure the surface and definitely not do anything else.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I assumed it meant the "remote sensing instruments" were put there to explode jupiter's icy moons because of the intial misreading.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 16 points 1 week ago

I did not expect to see a revival of the ancient "Internet Exploder" burn today.