https://warisboring.com/soviet-cosmonauts-carried-a-shotgun-into-space-a9e7852c6da5#.mbm4h7m1g
Well...there are Klingons up there.
^Kolchak!
It had multi-functionality:
1) Fending off bears & wolves while you're bleeding out in the snow.
2) Hunting small game while lost in the snow.
3) Blowing your own cosmonautical head off if something went terribly wrong .. IN SPAAACE! (Because: Soviet Engineering)
In Soviet space, space shoot you into itself!
No, that was the Soviet Back-Up Propulsion System in case the rocket engines went out. Just point away from the direction you want to go and pull the trigger. Simple.
Quote from: Staggerwing on August 23, 2016, 07:07:48 PM
^Kolchak!
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Quote from: bbmike on August 24, 2016, 05:26:30 AM
Quote from: Staggerwing on August 23, 2016, 07:07:48 PM
^Kolchak!
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I loved that show as a kid and have had the DVD set buried in my Amazon wish list for a while. Now I may have to float it up to the top and add it to my next order.
I watched the original run in the 70s as a kid. I'm watching the series again now on Netflix. Enjoying it even more now! Great show. O0
What happens if you shoot a gun in space.
No one can hear you bang.
Unless you moan too much. Or she does. ^-^
Found the answer
http://www.livescience.com/18588-shoot-gun-space.html
What, they anticipated the need for shotgun weddings up there?