NASA are so dumb for sending their satellites all the way into space. Why don’t they simply float them above the trees as the majestic owl teaches us?
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burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
nO, NO, I remember this from physics. Energy is only used to move things up and down. Side to side doesn’t count. So as long as the owl stays at the same height on the tree it launched from, it can go as far as it needs to.
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They would hit the mountains at that height, and the FAA requires them to be up above airplane traffic anyways. After that, it gets crowded right above the launch pads, and sometimes there’s shooting stars and stuff, so some satellites are forced to go even higher.
AA5B@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Wait, which mountains are between the us and Europe again?
SapientLasagna@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
It’s either over the mountains, or your owl will have to thread the needle between the Azores and Greenland.
bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Assuming a spherical owl…
notarobot@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
… On the ground. Flying spheres still require energy