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Since Pringles’ R&D is obviously well behind, someone could maybe try taking a crack at it themselves using a (well-cleaned) deodorant bottle and a stack of very specifically shaped potato chips.
~Not-”Not-So-Handy Andy” Jack
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Good Thursday Fixers! This week I really wanted to do a post about the special relationship NASA has with duct tape, but since many of the fixes have already been featured, I didn’t know if y’all wanted to see them again. So I found something similar but different. The Nugget Containment Device.
In 2009, former astronaut Scott Parazynski climbed to the top of Mt. Everest with several items. One of which was the above moon rock. Before ascending to the top though, Scott and Keith (who’s wonderful blog post gave me most of the information you’re reading and all of the photos) realized that this tiny plastic ball would be easy to lose or drop when handled by gloved hands in the extreme temperatures.
Not exactly mitten friendly.
So they did what any clandestine astronauts trying to sneak loaned moon rocks would do. They waited until the base camp’s mess hall cleared out and frantically kludged together a suitable case. The moon rocks would make their journey to the summit in style: two Pringles can lids held together with duct tape.
All photos courtesy of: Keith Cowing
But that wasn’t the only kludge to occur on this trip. More after the jump!
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