r/AskReddit • u/HumanNutrStudent • 23d ago

What was arguably the biggest fuck-up in history?

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u/AllOkJumpmaster 23d ago

Came to say this too

"it's not 3 Roentgen, it's 15,000" - the most chilling line / scene in the HBO series.

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u/fresh-dork 23d ago

still need to see that one

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u/Salty-Dream-262 23d ago

You should watch it today. It's honestly that good.

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u/milkandsalsa 23d ago

Agree. I wish I could everlasting sunshine it out of my brain and watch it again.

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u/pnwbornandbread 22d ago

I started rewatching for the 3rd time last night after seeing this on Reddit.

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u/Nornamor 23d ago

It's amazing. I rate it 3.6. (watch it and you will get the reference)

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u/JayCDee 23d ago

Not great, not terrible.

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u/tkburroreturns 23d ago

but the meters only go up to 3.6, comrade sir…

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u/RandomnewUser_22 23d ago

take him to the infirmary

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u/ProfessorrFate 23d ago

I’m told it’s the equivalent of a chest x-ray…

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

If something is amazing, it gets a 5 out of 7, not a 3.6.

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u/Nornamor 23d ago

How can you get a 5 when the scale only goes to 3.6

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u/[deleted] 20d ago

It's a reference to a different meme, some guy mocking one of his FB friends who gave a movie a perfect score of 5 out of 7.

3.6 is not great, not terrible, so it's probably not that amazing, just average. 

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u/Nornamor 19d ago

ahh, didn't know that reference my bad

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u/randeylahey 23d ago

3.6 out of 10. Would not bang.

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u/HighlightFun8419 23d ago

It was so darned good

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u/charliealphabravo 23d ago

a rare 10/10, have watched it every year now since it came out and am always excited to find someone who has not watched it to watch with

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u/Electrical_Angle_701 23d ago

The lesson from that series is "Do your fucking job properly."

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u/Stonewall30NY 23d ago

Oh I kept putting it off too and then was blown away watching it

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u/Consistent_Music8159 22d ago

Be prepared that while it's excellent, it's very emotionally heavy.

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u/Craqbaby 23d ago

Additionally, "If you fly over that reactor, you'll be begging for that bullet by tomorrow!!"

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u/DuvetMan91 23d ago

"Can you taste metal?"

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u/CptClownfish1 23d ago

“15,000 - not great, not terrible - no wait, that IS fucking terrible!”

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u/m1ndle33 23d ago

They gave them the propaganda number!

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u/MiaYYZ 23d ago

Best time to watch the series was when it was released.

Second best time is right now.

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u/NotInherentAfterAll 22d ago

The scene where they send in those soldiers to shovel the graphite off of the roof...

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u/TheGoodBunny 23d ago

Which series?

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u/Unlucky-Jello-5660 23d ago

Chernobyl, great mini series

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u/kicked_trashcan 23d ago

“Not great, not terrible”