Grayox@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoIts the only way.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1770arrow-down123
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minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·8 months ago“Hey, we’re sending you guys to the moon. You have six months. Prepare.”
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·8 months agoLaunches rocket fleet directly into the sun.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-28 months 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.
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.