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LetMyPeopleVote

(174,549 posts) Sat Feb 18, 2023, 05:27 PM Feb 2023

Lt. Carter saved a nuclear reactor in Canada by exposing himself to radiation to repair fuel rod

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Lt. Carter saved a nuclear reactor in Canada by exposing himself to radiation to repair fuel rod (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 OP

For a second I thought it was Samantha Carter GreenWave Feb 2023 #1

For real? I thought that was just the Pepsi Syndrome. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2023 #2

... roamer65 Feb 2023 #8

oldie but a goodie Locrian Feb 2023 #12

I've been looking for that. This was the best I could find. Crunchy Frog Feb 2023 #18

He deserves sabbat hunter Feb 2023 #3

I'm betting he wants none of that n/t malaise Feb 2023 #5

Definitely. roamer65 Feb 2023 #9

Something like that will never be in Trump's biography. nt SunSeeker Feb 2023 #4

Trump is radiation. yardwork Feb 2023 #6

It might be in Santos'........ n/m lastlib Feb 2023 #13

Badass. maveric Feb 2023 #7

Kick dalton99a Feb 2023 #10

I remember the spoof that Saturday Night Live did about that incident. gab13by13 Feb 2023 #11

The Pepsi Syndrome. Crunchy Frog Feb 2023 #19

Fair winds and following seas. paleotn Feb 2023 #14

... Drum Feb 2023 #21

President Carter is a hero LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #15

Prayers up for you Mr President! LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #16

I wonder if this was an inspiration for the story line of Star Trek Into Darkness WarGamer Feb 2023 #17

k&r and Thanks Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2023 #20

The amazing story of how Navy lieutenant Jimmy Carter helped avert a nuclear disaster in 1952 LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2023 #22

k&r BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2023 #23

GreenWave

(12,221 posts)

1. For a second I thought it was Samantha Carter

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Sat Feb 18, 2023, 05:32 PM

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Way to go Jimmy!

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,847 posts)

2. For real? I thought that was just the Pepsi Syndrome.

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Sat Feb 18, 2023, 05:33 PM

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roamer65

(37,813 posts)

8. ...

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 18, 2023, 05:52 PM

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https://vimeo.com/357925913

Locrian

(4,523 posts)

12. oldie but a goodie

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #8)

Sat Feb 18, 2023, 08:03 PM

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Crunchy Frog

(28,211 posts)

18. I've been looking for that. This was the best I could find.

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 19, 2023, 07:43 PM

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sabbat hunter

(7,087 posts)

3. He deserves

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Sat Feb 18, 2023, 05:33 PM

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to lie in state at the US Capitol when he does die. A good man, lost to a racist. Deserved better.

malaise

(292,387 posts)

5. I'm betting he wants none of that n/t

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Sat Feb 18, 2023, 05:34 PM

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roamer65

(37,813 posts)

9. Definitely.

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Sat Feb 18, 2023, 06:08 PM

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SunSeeker

(57,468 posts)

4. Something like that will never be in Trump's biography. nt

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Sat Feb 18, 2023, 05:33 PM

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yardwork

(68,909 posts)

6. Trump is radiation.

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 18, 2023, 05:38 PM

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lastlib

(27,471 posts)

13. It might be in Santos'........ n/m

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 18, 2023, 08:17 PM

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maveric

(17,008 posts)

7. Badass.

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Sat Feb 18, 2023, 05:45 PM

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dalton99a

(91,897 posts)

10. Kick

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Sat Feb 18, 2023, 06:36 PM

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gab13by13

(31,095 posts)

11. I remember the spoof that Saturday Night Live did about that incident.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Feb 18, 2023, 07:23 PM

Feb 2023

Was it Garrett Morris and Bill Murray. Morris was a clean up lady who was told to go in and clean up a spill with a mop and bucket. (radioactive spill)

Oh that was for 3 mile island I think.

Crunchy Frog

(28,211 posts)

19. The Pepsi Syndrome.

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #11)

Sun Feb 19, 2023, 07:44 PM

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(Small exerpt.)

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paleotn

(21,455 posts)

14. Fair winds and following seas.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Feb 18, 2023, 08:23 PM

Feb 2023

From one former member of the silent service to another, that's one LT I'd have been proud to serve with.

Drum

(10,562 posts)

21. ...

Reply to paleotn (Reply #14)

Sun Feb 19, 2023, 07:47 PM

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👍👍

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,549 posts)

15. President Carter is a hero

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Sun Feb 19, 2023, 11:40 AM

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LetMyPeopleVote

(174,549 posts)

16. Prayers up for you Mr President!

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Sun Feb 19, 2023, 05:59 PM

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WarGamer

(18,227 posts)

17. I wonder if this was an inspiration for the story line of Star Trek Into Darkness

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sun Feb 19, 2023, 06:16 PM

Feb 2023

Where Kirk saves the ship inside the Warp Core and dies from radiation poison...

Before being revived by the blood of Khan... lol

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)

20. k&r and Thanks

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Sun Feb 19, 2023, 07:45 PM

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LetMyPeopleVote

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22. The amazing story of how Navy lieutenant Jimmy Carter helped avert a nuclear disaster in 1952

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Tue Feb 21, 2023, 03:14 AM

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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(12,705 posts)

23. k&r

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Tue Feb 21, 2023, 03:18 AM

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