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how_tall_is_imhotep t1_jag31yy wrote
Reply to comment by Dismal-Philosopher-4 in Satellite Constellations Are an Existential Threat for Astronomy by ChieftainMcLeland
Good magazines can publish bad articles.
how_tall_is_imhotep t1_j9zoxz0 wrote
Reply to comment by Merky600 in Which space launch are you most excited for in 2023? by DealCommercial348
"Talk on the street"? That's cute, but it's just something someone made up.
how_tall_is_imhotep t1_j2bu1di wrote
Reply to comment by Yippeethemagician in Just back from witnessing a test firing of a rocket motor that my neighbor built by goatharper
I’m not at all surprised that you get all of your knowledge of nuclear power from the Simpsons. That explains why you think that nuclear plants boiling water is some kind of secret that no one knows about (on the Simpsons, the cooling towers emit some kind of noxious smoke).
But no, real nuke plants are not like that. Please don’t talk as if you’ve been to one.
how_tall_is_imhotep t1_j2aj0du wrote
Reply to comment by Yippeethemagician in Just back from witnessing a test firing of a rocket motor that my neighbor built by goatharper
There is no connection whatsoever between the two parts of that sentence. There are reasonable arguments against nuclear power, but “it just boils water” isn’t one of them.
how_tall_is_imhotep t1_j29zzyn wrote
Reply to comment by dittybopper_05H in Just back from witnessing a test firing of a rocket motor that my neighbor built by goatharper
I can’t find a single definition of “motor” that supports this.
how_tall_is_imhotep t1_j29zu75 wrote
Reply to comment by Craigg75 in Just back from witnessing a test firing of a rocket motor that my neighbor built by goatharper
Apart from the fact that model rocket engines have always been called motors, most definitions of the word “motor” don’t involve rotation.
how_tall_is_imhotep t1_jayq0rq wrote
Reply to comment by Pigs_in_the_Porridge in Half of all active satellites are now from SpaceX. Here’s why that may be a problem by ye_olde_astronaut
> Starlink will also deposit tons of aluminum and other metals in the atmosphere
This is a perfect example of a complete failure of perspective. About 1 million kg of meteors burn up around the world every day. So what made you conclude that Starlink satellites burning up would cause a significant increase in the amount of metals in the atmosphere? Nothing at all. You're willing to say anything as long as it's anti-Elon.