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> Rocket surgery I'm gonna use this as the superlative of rocket science

• code_biologist 3y ago
  I suspect that phrase may be a oblique reference to the absolutely lovely UI testing book "Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems" by Steve Krug.
  • stavros 3y ago
    We've been using "rocket surgery" as a portmanteau of "rocket science" and "brain surgery" for decades, though.
  • almostnormal 3y ago
    The use of that mixture of rocket science and brain surgery predates that book from 2009 by at least 15 years.
  • EasyMark 3y ago
    The first time I heard it was on "trailer park boys" as a "Rickyism" so I suspect it would sneak into more people's vocabulary that way. No idea which came first.