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11. Phooey

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 03:21 PM

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They are clearly either giant alien toilet bowl floats or Christmas tree ornaments.

Seriously though, if they are hollow, as they seem to be because they are described as "fuel tanks", they would not survive re-entry no matter what they are made of. And, they don't even look scorched...

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