#3005: Disposal
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[A two-stage rocket is ascending with a plume of exhaust behind it]
[The first stage falls off and the second stage ignites]
[The first stage begins to fall, turned off]
[The first stage reignites to control trajectory and attitude]
[The first stage falls toward a large, but barely wider hole with a lid. A Cueball is holding the lid open, which has a hinge attaching it to the ground]
[Cueball pushes the lid closed]
Click
[The first stage, now out of sight, explodes, with Cueball shielding his ear with one hand and flinching away from the loud noise]
BOOOOM
[Caption below the panels:]
Our rockets were good at steering, but we couldn't get them to land without exploding, so we just dug a rocket disposal hole.
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:We were disappointed that the rocket didn't make a THOOOONK noise when it went into the tube, but we're setting up big loudspeakers for future launches to add the sound effect.