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    $\begingroup$ All the other answers already mentioned heat shields, so can you elaborate on this more? $\endgroup$
    – Nathan Tuggy
    Commented Sep 10, 2016 at 18:00
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    $\begingroup$ It is called humour, there is a good article on wikipedia about it. $\endgroup$
    – Innovine
    Commented Sep 10, 2016 at 18:46
  • $\begingroup$ On Stack Exchange we delete humor (and everything else) that doesn't help the goal of answering questions. This isn't a site to show off sparkling wit or engage in interesting discussions; it's just questions and their answers. $\endgroup$
    – Nathan Tuggy
    Commented Sep 10, 2016 at 20:16
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    $\begingroup$ Heat shields are wonderful, but they are not "magic". You can't just say there's a heat shield, so everything is OK and therefore the sample will stay cold. Scientists have agreed to a max acceptable temperature transient of something like +75C for the sample, which is good because the sample will not be wearing a spacesuit. $\endgroup$
    – uhoh
    Commented Sep 11, 2016 at 3:20
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    $\begingroup$ I think it's possible to have a well written answer that is also humorous. $\endgroup$
    – ViennaCodex
    Commented Sep 11, 2016 at 18:20