[Ads-l] Euphemism of the Year candidate

Laurence Horn laurence.horn at YALE.EDU
Thu Apr 20 17:42:16 UTC 2023


a tough one to beat:

https://wraltechwire.com/2023/04/20/spacex-starship-explosion-rapid-unscheduled-disassembly-before-stage-separation/

Yup, it underwent a "rapid unscheduled disassembly before stage
separation", a.k.a. an explosion

LH

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