It's kind of telling of how much Hacker news moderation has fallen off when the only comment adding any real discussion (aaron695) is down voted into oblivion while lame jokes get up-voted.
The whole claim is suspicious; what comes next? "Did you know you can get pregnant from sitting on a toilet seat?". Ridiculous.
Fact check: https://interestingengineering.com/nasa-warning-against-mast...