It’s been quite a morning for SpaceX, which launched a large unmanned starship on Thursday after delays.
That it launched at all was a big victory despite the fact that it exploded minutes later. But it wasn’t being called an explosion.
No, according to SpaceX it was a “rapid unscheduled disassembly,” which, uh, rapidly became Twitter’s new favorite euphemism to use and my favorite new meme of the day.
So here’s a roundup of some of the best jokes and memes we’ve seen using “rapid unscheduled disassembly” so far:
As if the flight test was not exciting enough, Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly before stage separation
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 20, 2023
Imperial Empire press office announces “rapid unscheduled disassembly” of fully armed and operational battle station. Success! pic.twitter.com/wo9avz7Hgn
— Joel Morris (@gralefrit) April 20, 2023
We're pretty good with synonyms, but "rapid unscheduled disassembly" is a new one, even for us.
— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) April 20, 2023
A rapid, unscheduled disassembly pic.twitter.com/70L7WqMTm9
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) April 20, 2023
"Rapid unscheduled disassembly" is such a friendly way of saying "it blew up, but we learned a lot on the way"
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) April 20, 2023
Every NHL team that tanks shall now be known as “a rapid unscheduled disassembly.” https://t.co/UT0RC1rx9G
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) April 20, 2023
Men will cheer and pop champagne for a rapid unscheduled disassembly instead of going to therapy
— Colin Dickey (@colindickey) April 20, 2023
The Hindenburg encountered a rapid unscheduled heating problem. https://t.co/L9SUcCm8xk
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) April 20, 2023
i do not destroy my toys. they simply experience. a rapid unscheduled disassembly. this has nothing to do with me
— Thoughts of Dog® (@dog_feelings) April 20, 2023
rapid unscheduled disassembly is also how i would describe my love life
— Duolingo (@duolingo) April 20, 2023
a GREAT rocket that doesn’t have a rapid unscheduled disassembly while I launching pic.twitter.com/dodS6dJIyx
— I Think You Should Leave memes 💦🥩 (@ITYSL_memes) April 20, 2023
Who among us has not experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly?
— John Green (@sportswithjohn) April 20, 2023
"Rapid unscheduled disassembly" pic.twitter.com/qmUQzNnC2D
— Stadium (@Stadium) April 20, 2023
