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Anon invents a new way to travel (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 9 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Rosco@sh.itjust.works 185 points 9 months ago (15 children)

would be cool if inertia wasn't a thing

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 133 points 9 months ago (10 children)

People have a terrible understanding of orbital mechanics and apparent weightlessness. It's not like gravity just stops affecting you after you get out of the atmosphere. Getting out of the atmosphere is the easy part of getting to orbit. Going sideways fast enough is the hard part.

[–] Rosco@sh.itjust.works 85 points 9 months ago (8 children)

I feel like everyone should play KSP, just to get a taste of it

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's where I learned about it.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Watching the trajectory change as you accelerate is so satisfying...

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