...and they found a balrog instead. Is that a metaphor for something?

PSP?

Came here to post this and you beat me to it!

@[email protected], are you the moderator u/Madbrad200? Might you be able to assist us with this?

You've got me there. I typically collect and post memes towards the end of the day, which inevitably results in some memes being slightly behind the times.

Thanks! It's nice to know that people appreciate these threads :)

Starbase activities (2025-04-02):

• Apr 1st cryo delivery tally.
• Relatively calm compared to busyness of the previous day.
• Two audible igniter tests are performed overnight. (ViX)
• The launch mount work platform and the portable toilets depart from the launch site. (ViX 1, ViX 2)
• cnunez posts recent photos of the Highbay deconstruction, Pad B gantry construction, roundabout construction, and a closeup of the electrical control building for the Pad B tank farm.
• Road closures still possible for Apr 3rd and 4th, from 07:00 to 19:00, for non-flight testing activities, presumably for a static fire of B14-2.

TIL a herring wallbanger ~~is a real beverage~~.

Edit: I should not attempt to parse search results when while only partially conscious.

+2 piercing damage.

Likewise :)

Starbase activities (2025-04-01):

• Mar 31st cryo delivery tally. Cryo deliveries continue.
• Busy day!
• 1-hour road delay is posted for Apr 1st between 04:00 and 10:00 for transport from the factory to the pad.
• Pad A: B14-2 rolls out to the launch site. (NSF 1, NSF 2, LabPadre, ViX)
• B14-2 is lifted onto the launch mount. (NSF 1, NSF 2, NSF 3, LabPadre, ViX, Starship Gazer 1, Starship Gazer 2, Starship Gazer 3, Gisler)
• B14-2 has a "flown hardware" sticker. (Anderson / Starship Gazer)
• Pad B: Gantry construction continues, and a manifold has been installed. (Starship Gazer, Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3, Gisler 4)
• Chopsticks work continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• Flame trench construction continues. Scaffolding is lowered into the flame trench, we get a peek at a stringer, and the final flame diverter frame is lowered. (Gisler)
• Tank farm: Construction and plumbing work continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3, Gisler 4, Gisler 5, Gisler 6, Gisler 7)
• Blast wall is poured. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2, Gisler 3)
• Other: A pink crane is sighted. (Gisler)
• Reassembly of the black LR11000 crane begins. (Gisler)
• Concrete for the roundabout is poured. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• Large pipes are being entrenched on Highway 4 opposite the pad. (Gisler)
• Build site: Raptors are moved from Sanchez to Starfactory, presumably for S35. (Ringwatchers, ViX 1, ViX 2)
• Highbay deconstruction continues. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2)
• Large plumbing parts destined for Sanchez are delivered to the pad. (Gisler 1, Gisler 2 (closeup))
• Launch mount B and flame diverter are still at Sanchez.
• Massey's: Multiple boom lifts of workers are observed at the mystery circular test structure. (Gisler)

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