Log Entry: SOL 118My conversation with NASA about the Water Reclaimer was boring and riddled with technical details. So I'll paraphrase for you: Me: "This is obviously a clog. How about I take it apart and check the internal tubing?" N A S A: (After about 5 hours of deliberation) "No. You'll fuck it up and die." So I took it apart. Andy Weir
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NASA is a government organization that researches space travel and other projects. NASA's official slogan is "we not only do Buzz Aldrin, we don't even do it." This quote captures NASA’s general attitude and the fact that they only do the bare minimum and never follow through on anything they say.

Source: The Martian

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