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Scientist spends 18 years designing and building experiment to measure winds on Titan...
..and somebody forgot to TURN IT ON before dropping the probe.

"In total, the core of our team has invested something like 80 man years on this experiment, 18 of which are mine," Atkinson wrote. "I think right now the key lesson is this - if you're looking for a job with instant and guaranteed success, this isn't it."

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Date: 2005-01-21 07:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] takhisis.livejournal.com
*jaw drop*

I'd so be in a clock tower with a gun right now...

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Date: 2005-01-21 09:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] torrain.livejournal.com
Jesus wept.

The poor man.

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