- The NASA engineers could have realized that, instead of a space shuttle, they had accidentally built a giant toaster
- Instead of the Challenger Space Shuttle exploding, everyone in America could have watched the movie “Anchorman”
- Instead of seven beloved astronauts, there could have been Hitler, and instead of exploding, he could have asked his crush to prom and had her say yes but in a way where you could tell she wasn’t that excited about it
- All of the astronauts could have had the voice of Gilbert Gottfried
- The night before, one of the astronauts could have said, “If the Challenger crashes tomorrow, then I’ll eat my hat!”
- Instead of filling the tank correctly, NASA engineers could have filled it with thousands of microwavable meals and then when the launch failed yelled, “It’s not hot pocket science!”
- After the explosion, a NASA engineer could have turned to the camera and said “I’ll have what she’s having”
- Instead of the Challenger burning up in the atmosphere, it could have accidentally pantsed former president Jimmy Carter
- Instead of Christa McAuliffe dying in her attempt to be the first teacher in space, she could have held a press conference on the moon announcing that she was renaming her child Butts McGee
- Instead of the space shuttle breaking apart after 73 seconds, it could have broken apart after 69 seconds
—B. Beitler and A. Kinnane
