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'Giant' Spider Appears To Bite Shuttle Stalled On Pad

Seeded on Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:17 PM EST
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A large spider was captured on NASA TV giving the appearance it was biting and eating the craft before problems stopped a weekend launch.

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stevetherobot

Aaaaaaah!!

  • 3 votes
Reply#1 - Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:18 PM EST
DamianKD

The spider invasion has begun!

*pulls hair out while running around screaming*

  • 3 votes
#1.1 - Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:51 PM EST
Prilj

Why is this happening?!? Oh God, no!!!!

*Pees pants while crying in corner*

  • 5 votes
#1.2 - Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:14 PM EST
agio

I for one welcome our new arachnian overlords.

  • 9 votes
#1.3 - Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:08 PM EST
Tedd Riggs

I aways liked Pac-Man, but whoa to eat the entire Shuttle ! Wonder how long until its available for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii ?

  • 3 votes
#1.4 - Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:47 PM EST
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lauhal

Hahahaha! Just like a really bad movie!

  • 5 votes
Reply#2 - Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:55 PM EST
babin

Yeah like....The Mist :(

  • 1 vote
#2.1 - Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:23 PM EST
DSMc2gal

I suspect that nycam stapled the spider to the shuttle
*wink, wink, nod, nod*

  • 2 votes
#2.2 - Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:31 PM EST
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MinnieApolis

Meanwhile, a suspect fuel sensor reading dashed NASA's hopes of completing four shuttle missions this year.

The spider ATE the sensor??
We're doomed.
It's like an 8-legged survivor of Arachnophobia wants to hitch a ride back to the home town in Venezuela.

You want to read a hysterical review of the schlock classic Kingdom of the Spiders, with William Shatner (what a winning combo!) -- go here

  • 3 votes
Reply#3 - Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:38 PM EST
Viki Babbles Gonia

Heh.

When I worked at the police department over the summer, when nothing was going on we watched the feed from the cameras posted all around the building. There was a spider that just adored the camera that watched over the police car garages. Once in a while, it would appear as if one were eating an officer's head if they were out there, standing around, smoking a cigarette or shootin' the @!$%#.

  • 7 votes
Reply#4 - Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:30 PM EST
Tedd Riggs

Viki,
And you didn't radio the officers and warn them that a giant spider was attacking them ? Shame on you ! Or worse yet you did not call for help that they were crawling all over your monitor !

Might have been interesting to have a video of a officer tasing a spider.....or blowing up his own security camera..

  • 2 votes
#4.1 - Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:46 PM EST
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ytmnd

And I, for one, welcome our new arachnid overlords.

/too obvious?

  • 3 votes
Reply#5 - Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:42 PM EST
Vernon Lee

It would have been great if the guys from Mystery Science Theater 3000 were watching the feed.

  • 2 votes
Reply#6 - Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:44 AM EST
Tedd Riggs

Now that would be a classic. Loved that show.

  • 2 votes
#6.1 - Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:11 AM EST
Vernon Lee

That would also make anything on C-Span more watchable.

    #6.2 - Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:21 PM EST
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    ShaunV

    Nice find.

    • 1 vote
    Reply#7 - Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:38 AM EST
    MinnieApolis

    Today the shuttle.
    Tomorrow?
    If we give it the White House, will it let us live?

    • 2 votes
    Reply#8 - Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:36 PM EST
    Tedd Riggs

    I think that Spiders are smarter then that and would go after something more worthwhile.

    • 2 votes
    #8.1 - Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:43 PM EST
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