Comment on The fastest ever human-made object keeps breaking its own speed record

• Kerfuffle@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Probably the furthest man made object from Earth at this point for sure.

  The article says “Scientists believe compression heating caused the cap to vaporize as it sped through the atmosphere.”

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• spearz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This, and Chris Waddle’s penalty kick for England against West Germany in the 1990 World Cup semi final.

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• JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It’s unlikely it kept it though the atmosphere. But it’s possible it was traveling so fast it didn’t even have time to vaporize.

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