PGerringer
Ruler of Heck
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2001
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"Is the glass half full, or half empty?"
I woke up this morning with this burning question. I don't know if it was the spicy Hawaiian pizza or doing the Mirage Modification page late last night. Anyways, the question is at what point does a repair cease to be a repair and becomes a new rocket?
For example: A four foot rocket becomes a lawn dart. To repair it, one would need to cut 2 feet off the top, replace, and add a new nosecone. Is that a repair or a new rocket?
Another example: Same rocket, same problem but this time it comes in arse first. Fins, motor mount, and RMS casing - destroyed. The top 2 feet and the nosecone survive without a scratch. Is this a repair or new rocket?
- philosophically
I woke up this morning with this burning question. I don't know if it was the spicy Hawaiian pizza or doing the Mirage Modification page late last night. Anyways, the question is at what point does a repair cease to be a repair and becomes a new rocket?
For example: A four foot rocket becomes a lawn dart. To repair it, one would need to cut 2 feet off the top, replace, and add a new nosecone. Is that a repair or a new rocket?
Another example: Same rocket, same problem but this time it comes in arse first. Fins, motor mount, and RMS casing - destroyed. The top 2 feet and the nosecone survive without a scratch. Is this a repair or new rocket?
- philosophically