Poll: When I couldn't find APOD online, I thought....

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When I couldn't find APOD online, I thought...

Poll ended at Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:36 pm

aliens had abducted its editors
242
12%
someone had tripped over a power cord and hadn't plugged it back in
423
21%
Congress had started a secret budget negotiation and was holding APOD hostage
285
14%
the supply of images had dried up
55
3%
my fondest dream had come true
10
0%
GSFC had taken flight
15
1%
I must still be asleep and having a nightmare
160
8%
must have been some storm that hit the DC area
516
25%
I needed more coffee
83
4%
something; I'll tell you what in a comment below
129
6%
banana!
144
7%
 
Total votes: 2062

DonMannino
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Re: Poll: When I couldn't find APOD online, I thought....

Post by DonMannino » Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:20 am

A micro black hole created at CERN was swallowing the earth, and APOD had been pulled into another dimension.

RACerri

Re: Poll: When I couldn't find APOD online, I thought....

Post by RACerri » Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:54 am

With the budget cuts, NASA was stuck relying on the public sector, which only works for BIG BUCKS for their Glorious Leaders ( read overpaid & over rated rich morons here ),
OR, despite the gallant efforts of Seal Team 6, Al Queda had won!
BUT, thank the lord it was only a power failure!
And Thanks , APOD, for brightening my days!

MrMxyzptlk

Re: Poll: When I couldn't find APOD online, I thought....

Post by MrMxyzptlk » Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:31 pm

42

wbchaney

Re: Poll: When I couldn't find APOD online, I thought....

Post by wbchaney » Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:02 pm

APOD's web servers are hosted in the DC area and were knocked out by the storm.

petsie
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Location: Berlin, Germany

Re: Poll: When I couldn't find APOD online, I thought....

Post by petsie » Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:44 am

I've been on holiday. My first guess would have been: Hacked by Tea Party activists: Stars without stripes are unpatriotic.

k.s

Re: Poll: When I couldn't find APOD online, I thought....

Post by k.s » Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:24 am

... that all the scientists were busy preparing for the announcement of the discovery of the Higgs Boson.

SteveWalkey1

Re: Poll: When I couldn't find APOD online, I thought....

Post by SteveWalkey1 » Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:57 am

When I couldn't find APOD online I thought a Solar Flare may have taken your equipment out! Or Budget cuts... There's always the possibility of budget cuts because apparently we're all suddenly poor now, in the West.
It's no way to run a show, that's for sure! But I love it, APOD, your site that is. It gives me hope that we're not all venal, grasping hypocrites on this planet, Just the majority of our politicians and economic heavyweights... I wish common sense would hurry up and prevail! :mrgreen:

burro sin mecate

Re: Poll: When I couldn't find APOD online, I thought....

Post by burro sin mecate » Sun Jan 17, 2016 9:07 am

I thought Donald Trump must be President.

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