Grayox@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoIts the only way.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1772arrow-down122cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·1 year ago“Hey, we’re sending you guys to the moon. You have six months. Prepare.”
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoLaunches rocket fleet directly into the sun.
minus-squareEldritch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoNah. Just load them all up on the same day, same time, and just detonate. Save on fuel and greenhouse gases.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoIt takes more fuel to fire them into the sun, than deep space. It’s counterintuitive, but you have to shed a lot of velocity to “fall in,” but only expend a fraction as much to hit escape velocity, as you’re already going quite fast.
“Hey, we’re sending you guys to the moon. You have six months. Prepare.”
Launches rocket fleet directly into the sun.
Nah. Just load them all up on the same day, same time, and just detonate. Save on fuel and greenhouse gases.
It takes more fuel to fire them into the sun, than deep space. It’s counterintuitive, but you have to shed a lot of velocity to “fall in,” but only expend a fraction as much to hit escape velocity, as you’re already going quite fast.