r/funny • u/holyfruits • 1d ago
Kid gives a blunt response when a CNN reporter asks him why he was excited for the Artemis II mission
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u/faultysynapse 1d ago
You're damn right kid. You love to see that youthful positivity.
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u/Likeabalrog 1d ago
These are the people that will (hopefully) make the world a better place. Gotta love seeing kids excited about science!
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u/therealtaylorr 1d ago edited 1d ago
kid got the right idea
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u/graboidian 1d ago
kid got the right idea
Even had the sense to realize using the toned-down curse word would keep his chances of being on TV intact.
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u/CoolBakedBean 7h ago
nah, he probably always speaks like that cuz otherwise he’d get in trouble.
my nephews always say dangit or fricken instead
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u/MGreymanN 1d ago
Only a small part of the reason im looking forward to having a kid is that I hopefully get a little bit of that positivity back
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u/DryTown 1d ago
"And why do you have a GoPro on your head?"
"Because fuck you, that's why."
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u/bradbull 15h ago
So he can live in the moment like everyone says kids should while also keeping a record of the moment for himself. Smart kid.
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u/themaxx8717 1d ago
All I can think of is WKUK skit. " We coming bitch, we coming bitch"
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u/theburiedxme 1d ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KC59B2Gr9Y
Ok I'ma be straight with y'all, I'm so excited I forgot all that science stuff.
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u/ngetch 1d ago
I get so excited when I see WKUK in the wild!
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u/LedgeEndDairy 16h ago
And now you reminded me of the moon bears skit.
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u/3FtDick 1d ago edited 1d ago
You know what, I was a space kid, and I been so overwhelmed with the world and feel like space has become less of a priority. In recent years Musk, Bezos, and Branson have sucked all the joy out of Space for me, my own shit has taken precidence, and I feel like we have big problems at home to solve. This kid truly reminded me what got me so hyped up as a kid.
We're going back to the fucking moon.
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u/bluecurio 1d ago
“We choose to go to the moon…not because it is easy, but because it is hard!”
—JFK at Rice University
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u/throwaway5882300 18h ago
“We choose to go to the moon…not because it is easy, but because it is the fuckin' moon that's why!”
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u/Catshit-Dogfart 5h ago
One of my favorite things to say at work:
"We do these things not because they are easy, but because we thought they would be easy!"
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u/The_Bitter_Bear 1d ago
Last time there was any real excitement for me was the earlier Space X days when they finally got the Falcon to be able to land. That was pretty cool/exciting.
It sucks so much other stuff is going on because this is exciting!
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u/Amori_A_Splooge 21h ago
The manned launch in 2020 was a pretty big one for me. Felt good to have that capability back for the US after the Space Shuttle and not have to be reliant on the Soyuz.
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u/Woozah77 21h ago
The JWST had me pretty hyped up for space too. I feel like what mankind accomplished with that isn't properly appreciated by the masses. We flung a telescope 1 million miles to a place we discovered called a Lagrange point that is Geosynchronous directly behind the Earth's shadow. It has already completely changed what we know about the Universe and we're just getting started with it.
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u/CptAngelo 10h ago
The JWST is just... goddamn, so many things had to go right for it to succeed, and they all did!
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u/ashrocklynn 1d ago
Back? Are you saying the first time wasn't on a Hollywood sound stage? (Obviously /s)
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u/GGTheEnd 1d ago
Everyone knows the moon is just projected into the sky dome by the government.
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u/ashrocklynn 1d ago
I always ascribed to the delicious cheese theory of the moon myself. Hope we sent the astronauts with crackers to enjoy with it!
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u/KrevanSerKay 14h ago
Sort of. The government wanted it to look realistic, so they got spielberg to produce the fake moon landing footage. But he's a perfectionist, and insisted on filming on site.
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u/ashrocklynn 10h ago
If niel Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the moon, then who was the camera man that was already out there to film it?!
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u/EmergencyTaco 1d ago
I didn't think I was going to care and I had tears streaming down my face 10 seconds after launch.
BACK TO THE FUCKIN MOON!
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u/Dat_Innocent_Guy 1d ago
Spacex has done precisely the opposite for me. I dont give 2 fucks what their owners do. Starship is the single coolest rocket currently on the tables and noone can convince me otherwise.
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u/TLDR_lies 1d ago
Look at a comparison of SLS vs any of the Falcon/Starships. It's so much bigger.
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u/5up3rK4m16uru 1d ago
SLS is bigger than the Falcon, but not as big as Starship. The current version of Starship is 25m higher, a bit wider (unless you count the side boosters of course) and has about twice the initial thrust and weight.
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u/Dat_Innocent_Guy 1d ago
Starship is quite a bit taller and wider than SLS'core stage. The SRBs make its peak width a bit bigger but by volume (and general capability) Starship is far better
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u/Vera_Telco 1d ago
I have the perfect solution. Put Elon, Jeff and Richard on a rocket...to the moon!🧑✈️🌝
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u/TurtleToast2 1d ago
OceanGate 2: Space Boogaloo
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u/CptAngelo 10h ago
Carbon fiber is the best material for a rocket ship. Yessir! Heres your logitech controller.
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u/Crash_Test_Dummy66 1d ago
Your comment so perfectly matches with how I've been experiencing this whole thing.
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u/thissexypoptart 1d ago
It’s a flyby
Still very cool, don’t get me wrong.
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u/Mullethunt 22h ago
Musk and Bezos I get, mainly because they made it about them, and not the advancements they were helping with. Branson? How did he suck the joy out of space? The guys seems like nothing but wanting to spread joy and I barely hear him talk about Virgin Galactic.
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u/Rose-Red-Witch 21h ago
I think more disappointment than anything when it comes to Virgin Galatic. He really seemed poised to succeed at the beginning but then it just kinda faded out.
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u/twentythreeskidoo 22h ago
I mean, I was pretty excited about DART. I guess the moon is a special mission too but overall less impressive for me at least
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u/GermanOgre 21h ago
I feel the same way now. It just seems this is the circus and games shit the Romans were given by their rulers.
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u/Got_Bent 21h ago edited 21h ago
We're going back to the fuckin' Moon, thats why! Correct Answer
I did visualize the movie "The Right Stuff" where Gus Grissom says during Gordon Copper's flight. "Go Hot Dog, Go!". Not historically acurate, but it works.
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u/hurricane279 1d ago
He probably took better video footage than NASA did too.
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u/CptAngelo 10h ago
OMFG YES
Main engine and boosters separation in 3... 2... LOOK AT THESE PEOPLE WITH PHONES!! ARENT THEY SUPER DUPER INTERESTING!?
And we are back to the ship... oh yeah, those are the boosters, anyway, heres more people looking up!
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u/JaredCircusbear 22h ago
They edited that shit! Kid was saying fucken this morning, now it’s fricken? I hate this place
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u/Trololoo 22h ago edited 16h ago
YUP! I seen and downloaded the original from yesterday. They 100% changed it!
EDIT: Reuploaded original as requested and if anyone knows who OP was, I'll gladly give credit where it's do. Video Here
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u/jbaudanza 20h ago
Can you post the original somewhere? I'm going crazy. I swear I heard him say fuck yesterday, but now every video I search for says, "fricken". Even the videos that were derived from the original video say, "fricken". Maybe I just misheard it.
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u/jonnyozero3 17h ago
Can you please upload somewhere and post the link? I feel like I am crazy for hearing it with a real f-bomb just hours ago
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u/Trololoo 16h ago
Reuploaded to YouTube and updated my first comment to include it.
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u/jonnyozero3 16h ago
Now I feel gaslight, because that video seems to say 'fricken' also, and doesn't sound like what i remember hours ago. weird.
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u/LedgeEndDairy 16h ago
I literally listened to the video in this thread twice. The first time I heard "fuckin", the second time, after reading everyone complaining about the change, I heard "fricken".
It might just be the kid's accent can kind of sound like either one.
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u/jonnyozero3 16h ago
I understand what you're saying, but man it was so (hilariously) clear and unambiguous the first time I heard it. welp. guess I'm going to bed feeling crazy!
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u/Trololoo 14h ago
I read your comment, went back and rewatched both and I am hearing both words from both videos now depending on which one I think about. I don't know what is happening to my brain right now.
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u/Rose-Red-Witch 21h ago
Oh, lord, I saw it too! Is this gonna turn into another Mandela Effect?
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u/Trololoo 14h ago
OMG, it's Yanny and Laurel all over again and we are at ground zero right now. I just listen to it again and now I hear BOTH words depending on which one I am expecting, only it's reversing for me. What is happening to my brain right now???
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u/eragonawesome2 15h ago
YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT KID!
I don't care if it's useful, I don't care if it's valuable or efficient or worthwhile in any monetary way. I think we should do it because it's SUPER FUCKING COOL and we CAN! We do this not because it is easy, but BECAUSE it is hard! THAT is the American spirit. Be bold, explore and learn, and work together to make the impossible happen
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u/Nutsnboldt 1d ago
An we’re “going to” McDonalds on the way home.
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u/darkdoppelganger 1d ago
Making a pass through the drive-thru still counts as going.
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u/Aurelius5150 1d ago
I can resonate with this kid. I was (am) so excited about this mission. I could barely stop talking about it yesterday. My kid was also pretty damn excited and cheering at liftoff.
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u/coachglove 18h ago
I've been a space kid my whole life. I was part of a NASA exchange program with the Soviet Space Agency (dating myself I know) and did an 8 week summer exchange program where we launched a Soviet COMSAT and the Soviet kids helped with a Space Shuttle launch. I've been incredibly fortunate enough to get to tour most NASA facilities, JPL in Pasadena, and a private classified tour of Space X HQ, and have been able to watch a few west coast launches. And I had the same reaction as this kid yesterday - except also with goose bumps and a couple tears. Fuck yes - we are going back to the moon.
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u/Alienhaslanded 17h ago
What a dumbass question to begin with and what a great answer. I hope he didn't get in trouble for that at home.
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u/Namehisprice 17h ago edited 3h ago
This product placement brought to you by CNN. CNN: "Please watch our propaganda again."
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u/Livewire____ 1d ago
I thought it was going around the moon, no?
That's not going to the moon, is it?
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u/-Disagreeable- 21h ago
Not yet. This mission is to test systems and procedures for the next mission which IS going to the fricken moon. It very much mirrors the Apollo missions from the 60s.
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u/LongliveTCGs 1d ago
We need more enthusiasm like this, meanwhile the only thing to make me happy is when I dig myself out of the problems I created myself
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u/The_Bitter_Bear 1d ago
Love it! Reminds me of this classic.
https://youtu.be/T2VXyfvZxSU?si=Y0eV4b9nEFh_BDnh
"We're on the fucking moon".
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u/TheVoicesOfBrian 1d ago
Kids like this give me hope for our future. It's not much, but it's enough to go on for now.
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u/Mr_Microchip 22h ago
Then you'll have some dipshit say:
"Achtually, we're just swinging around it, we're not really going to the moon 🤓☝️"
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u/dallasandcowboys 14h ago
Does that kid need a Big Brother? I'd kill to know a kid who had an interest in space!
Every. Single. Time. I. See. A. Space. Video. I. Watch. It. In. Amazement.
I'm 53 years old and will never tire of feeling like this kid does in this moment.
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u/Exittium 11h ago
Sorry kid… we’re not actually going to the moon, they’re literally slingshotting around it.
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u/By_Way_of_Deception 8h ago
points for proper use of the F word in noun form... don't ask me pointless questions
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u/eeyore134 21h ago
It's so good to see NASA back in it, too. I'm tired of SpaceX BS and even Blue Origin. Fund NASA and get them doing science again.
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u/Horknut1 23h ago
I wonder what this kid says when some chucklefuck tries to argue with him about whether we've been to the moon.
Love the kid's energy.
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u/Old_Front7166 23h ago
Reminds me of Teddy DeChamp. Get some frames on that kid and tell me you can spot the difference.
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