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Re:Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs by stolen_biscuit on Monday July 31, 2023 @05:48PM (#36949324)
Yes in hindsight it's obvious the tank is non-harmful, but when it was a complete mystery it's important to do due diligence to ensure it is safe.
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Re:Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs by rozab on Monday July 31, 2023 @05:57PM (#36949447)
It was positively identified in the reddit thread about half an hour after it was posted, not sure how the media has managed to drag the story out for so long
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Re:Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs by mulmen on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:20PM (#36949665)
Reddit has been wrong.
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Re:Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs by Dylan16807 on Monday July 31, 2023 @08:36PM (#36950857)
Yeah but there are plenty of experts to ask about the single specific claim.
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Re:Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs by nhinck2 on Monday July 31, 2023 @09:02PM (#36951031)
And how many different claims are there?
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Re:Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs by Dylan16807 on Monday July 31, 2023 @10:50PM (#36951750)
I didn't look but it would be easy to toss the top three credible claims at them.
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Re:Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs by mulmen on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @01:50PM (#36959638)
But how does a non-expert determine credibility?
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Re:Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs by Dylan16807 on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @02:21PM (#36960139)
Taking their best guess is fine. Or just taking the top three comments that don't seem ridiculous.

In this case the top comment on /r/whatisthisthing is "Looks to be a perfect match for India’s PSLV third stage." with comparison photos, the second-top comment is "Looks like a fuel tank for a rocket of some type.", and the third-top comment is "looks very similar to the Delta IV heavy fuel tank".

It's a nice plausible answer and about as straightforward a question you can get for asking an expert.

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Re:Space junk: India says object found in Australia is theirs by mulmen on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @06:01PM (#37056042)
It was a rhetorical question.
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