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Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards. (i.imgur.com)

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[–][deleted] 133 points134 points ago

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Space isn't remote at all. In fact, the earth is in space. Space is right here.

[–][deleted] 43 points44 points ago

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And your car is a spaceship!

[–]questionquality 11 points12 points ago

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rather a spacecar I'd say

[–]TheSlinky 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah, ships are spaceships.

[–]RupeThereItIs 2 points3 points ago

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Great Space Coaster?

Edit: Link for the youngins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dddm5bQeKvg

[–]vptel-a-phone 0 points1 point ago

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You think that's a bed sheet? Nope, space ghost

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[–]OneRhythm 0 points1 point ago

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To hell with you!

[–]MisterDonkey -1 points0 points ago

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    Why don't I make you some of this new Mococoa Drink?  
    All natural. Cocoa beans from the upper slopes of Mount Nicaragua.  
    No artificial sweetener

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points ago

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Right now we are all hurtling through space at around 67,000 miles per hour.

[–]IronicallyFunny 33 points34 points ago

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Yeah. I can't even remember the last time we pulled over.

I have to piss so bad.

[–]GrandMoffJed 11 points12 points ago

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We all just piss in our vehicle, like some kind of filthy animal.

[–]Ragnalypse 3 points4 points ago

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much more than this if you factor in the movement of our solar system, of our galaxy, and of our local cluster. Maybe the local supercluster, I'm not sure if that moves much.

[–]CompDisk 1 point2 points ago

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I want to see the answer to this.

[–]Trampmagic 1 point2 points ago

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So did I

[–]monkeyvselephant 0 points1 point ago

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I immediately thought of this

[–]mikevdg 0 points1 point ago

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Relative to what?

[–]versusugly 2 points3 points ago

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That is an awesome perspective; never thought of it like that. Made my day, thanks!

[–]Staple_Sauce 6 points7 points ago

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99.99999999% of every atom in your body is empty space.

You ARE empty space.

:O

[–]Ent_angled 12 points13 points ago

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Nah, I am the 00.00000001% keeping it filled.

[–]bobtheblob728 13 points14 points ago

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OccupyReality

[–]adrianmonk 4 points5 points ago

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You ARE the 99.99999999%. Occupy space!

[–]yer_momma 0 points1 point ago

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A good analogy of atoms is think of a football standium, the nucleus would be a grain of rice on center field. Now you understand why wireless signals can pass right through us and everything else.

[–]count757 33 points34 points ago

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Or 85 seconds and straight up if you do it right.

[–]danman11 3 points4 points ago*

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That's only about 1/3rd of the way to space, and even if it did reach the 100km boundary it would only be suborbital (not enough tangential velocity).

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karman_line

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit#Understanding_orbits

[–]BZWingZero 6 points7 points ago

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Very cool, but only about 1/3 of the way to space.

[–]yer_momma 1 point2 points ago

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I'm curious why we could still hear sounds when it appeared to be outside the atmo

[–]count757 0 points1 point ago

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Not quite outside the atmosphere, and the camera and microphone were physically connected to the motor itself - a lot of that noise is probably vibration transferred into the microphone.

Interesting question though - when you pass through the sound barrier and develop the compression shockwaves, can you hear sound inside/faster than sound in the still surrounding air? Does a 'bubble' of air move along with you?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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That's so cool.

[–]P4R4D0C5 2 points3 points ago

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Damn cool

[–]I_r_redditmans 3 points4 points ago

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The video is really beautiful.

[–]Beer_Is_So_Awesome 0 points1 point ago

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Thanks for this.

[–]reeelax 0 points1 point ago

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That video is amazing.

Really surreal to see the sun surrounded by darkness. We're so used to seeing it in our blue sky. Thank you for the video!

[–]joeanon 15 points16 points ago*

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Oh gravity.. you so silleh. I guess the bottom of the ocean is not remote either because you could just put some weights on your feet and be down there in no time.

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

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brb Deep sea fishing.

[–]pancakehiatt 1 point2 points ago

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Bring floating bob, oh shit

[–][deleted] 46 points47 points ago

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I don't have a car :( i'm never going to get to space.

[–]canadianman001 18 points19 points ago*

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Don't worry. No ones car will. They still run on gasoline. And before you even get close to finishing your journey... your engine will cease to run on the thin air of upper atmosphere.

Edit: spelling

[–]Julian702 39 points40 points ago

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Sounds like you need a Prius then.

[–][deleted] 53 points54 points ago

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THE OIL COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO TRAP US IN THIS CRUEL WORLD!

[–]kurogane765 24 points25 points ago

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*THE OIL COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO TRAP US IN THIS CRUDE WORLD!

[–]Weow666 2 points3 points ago

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*THE OIL COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO TAP US IN THIS CRUDE WORLD!

[–]laetus 4 points5 points ago

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Getting to space is the easy bit.

Staying there is something completely different.

[–]Mark_Lincoln 2 points3 points ago

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Physics and chemistry have us trapped on this planet.

See: Tsiolkovsky Rocket Equation; Mass Ratio; Specific Impulse; Delta V required to either orbit or escape Earth's gravity.

We can't just beam us up Scotty.

[–]baltakatei 0 points1 point ago

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Well here's a solution:

1) Take n babies, put brain-wave-recording hardware into it's head at several points. Record these key brain wave signals into a digital file.

2) Raise n babies to adolescence, recording their brain activity continuously all the while. These are your templates. Train them in the skills necessary to establish a colony.

2b) Also, show them The Matrix, Ghost in the Shell, and Pandora's Star. It'll give the templates memories their future clones can use to cope with.

3) Send cloning equipment to your destination.

4) Grow clones of the n templates. Have cloning equipment locate and install electrotransmitters into brains of developing clones.

4) Replay recorded brain activity files into clones so the clone brains receive the templates' sensory input. Exploit brain's reward system of dopamine release so that the brain is rewarded for how well it mimics the output activity of the original template's brain during a given replay of sensory input. Reward output activity which also correctly includes motor control to the template's major limbs.

5) Disconnect clones. Train and test them.

6) Pick the most promising to be the leaders of the new colony.

[–]Dave_ 1 point2 points ago

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7)???????

8) Profit!

[–]jooes 1 point2 points ago

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Yes, because that is going to be the thing that stops a car from going into space...

[–]jettrscga 1 point2 points ago

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Also the speed. Even before the atmosphere became too thin, you would probably need to be moving too quickly to allow proper air intake for combustion. That's why multistage missiles eventually require a solid fuel component.

[–]LockeTrance 1 point2 points ago

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CEASE to run

[–]iconfuseyou 1 point2 points ago

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Why is this downvoted? It's absolutely true, since an internal combustion engine requires constant air intake. I suppose you could modify it to feed from an oxygen tank.

[–]bawzonurjaw 1 point2 points ago

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And that is what is called a jet engine. Not really but the same basic principle. Oxygen is still needed I'm pretty sure.

[–]iconfuseyou 0 points1 point ago

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Kind of. All combustion engines uses oxygen and a fuel source. Jet engines, by definition, is driven via a jet flow (whether it be rocket propellent or a crank-driven propeller). A combustion internal engine runs on a crank but it uses its torque to drive a wheel.

[–]bawzonurjaw 0 points1 point ago

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Yes I know the difference. My point is they both need oxygen. :)

Don't forget about propellers!

[–]Azurphax 15 points16 points ago

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85km to the mesosphere

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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let me just get this thing in gear first...

[–]Guysmiley777 14 points15 points ago

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"Up" is the easy part of getting to space. To get into orbit you have to get moving really damn fast.

[–]Reddicator 10 points11 points ago

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With a big enough ramp, space could wheelchair-accessible.

[–]LORDJEW_VAN_CUNTFUCK 1 point2 points ago

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Could this work?

[–]xenoph 1 point2 points ago

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Good luck finding appropriate support. Also, dont even think about shaking it..!

[–]RoflStomper 1 point2 points ago

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It's the handi-capable space stairs!

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[–]chatandcut 2 points3 points ago

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Yep, I'm experiencing a similar cringe. Mine is a R. Buckminster Fuller-esque type though.

"up" vote (ouch).

[–]maryjayjay 0 points1 point ago

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If you knew what he meant, then the word choice was appropriate.

[–]nadnerb 9 points10 points ago

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relevant

[–]Chronophilia 16 points17 points ago

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Not really. To drive on a slope that steep, you'd need to be in first gear the entire time.

[–]F0REM4N 4 points5 points ago

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I think the point of the exercise is to visualize an hours drive from where you stand, and then take notice that you are really fucking close to the final frontier.

[–]DoorMarkedPirate 14 points15 points ago

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Well the Lamborghini Murcielago can do 60 mph in first gear...and I'm sure some other car can go even faster:P

[–]Chronophilia 13 points14 points ago

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The topic title said "your car". My car is not a Lamborghini Murcielago. I don't know about yours.

[–]DoorMarkedPirate 12 points13 points ago

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I don't have a car. I'm pretty sure it was meant to be the collective "you" not each individual's car.

[–]adrianmonk 1 point2 points ago

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The generic you, also known as the impersonal you.

[–]DoorMarkedPirate 0 points1 point ago

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That's the term I was looking for:)

[–]drummererb 1 point2 points ago

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I'm sure by the law of averages "we" don't have a Lambo either. I'm betting it's a PT Cruiser. Those fuckers are everywhere

[–]Patrick_M_Bateman 0 points1 point ago

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PT Cruiser being the rental car I hated more than anything until I drove a Cruze.

[–]cyraxx 2 points3 points ago

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Well that's why you steal one, then drive that fucker into space.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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In an ideal system free of atmosphere...

[–]MisterSquirrel 7 points8 points ago

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... space would start at the planet's surface.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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... your car wouldn't start and we'd all be dead.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Look. I read a problem in my physics book in which someone is sliding on the ice, pushed by an initial force, free of any non-conservative forces. And the dude survived!

[–]Physics101 2 points3 points ago

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I call bullshit.

[–]Arienna 0 points1 point ago

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Physics textbook problems are FILTHY. I swear they're made entirely of dirty jokes. ಠ_ಠ

[–]biffskin 2 points3 points ago

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A few hours driving would get you to a low orbit distance - a mere 320 kilometres away. The Shuttle could do it in 8 minutes.

[–]joeanon 2 points3 points ago

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Low earth orbit can start at 100 km or 62 miles I believe. There is no truly defined distance however.

In contrast geosynchronous orbit is over 22k miles up. That's why satellite internet has such high latency.

[–]biffskin 0 points1 point ago

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wow, i wonder how fast something would need to travel to remain in orbit 100 km out? would the internet latency be more to do with the routing infrastructure? surely 22k miles isn't going to make an enormous difference to data travelling at c?

[–]BZWingZero 1 point2 points ago

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The signal lag introduced by the distance to/from geosynchronous orbit is about 1/4s, plus processing time by the uplink station, satellite, and downlink station.

[–]biffskin 0 points1 point ago

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right, so I assume traditional internet protocols using data packet transfers is not the way to send data over long distances. Passing data backwards and forwards with 1/4s delays each pass would be too slow and I suspect not very economical in power usage. Edit: Just learnt they use a modified version of TCP which limits the amount of data to-ing and fro-ing. TIL.

[–]maryjayjay 0 points1 point ago

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We in the satellite communications industry don't use traditional layer 3+ protocols over the spacecraft. There's usually a protocol conversion to something bandwidth aware and TCP congestion and window control spoofing on each end of the space link.

[–]Dyolf_Knip 0 points1 point ago

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"Space" is a question of where you are. "Orbit" is a question of how fast you're going. Strictly speaking, the two need not be dependent on each other. You can be in space, but falling like a rock towards certain death, or orbiting at high speed underground in a perfectly circular vacuum chamber.

[–]Wocka_Wock 1 point2 points ago

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I see that someone has been watching QI.

[–]Chief_White_Halfoat 1 point2 points ago

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Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.

[–]crapnovelist 1 point2 points ago

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An hour's drive? This is totally why Europe thinks it;s too much trouble to get there. /s

[–]BlorfMonger 1 point2 points ago

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I would drive up, but on the way back i would roll down backwards, so my odometer numbers go back to zero. Then my car would last forever.

[–]HonzaSchmonza 0 points1 point ago

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Would it though? I mean these days most of this is surely computerized and therefore not to easy to fiddle with, say selling your used car. But I have heard of people changing the odometer by turning it somehow, with powerdrills and such.

Im going for a ride with a friend in a minute or two, having nothing to do, I will try and convince him to reverse as far as ones neck allows. To see if the odometer goes downwards or, as I believe, still go upwards.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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CRTL+F: HDR no hits.

I am dissapointed.

[–]feyrath 1 point2 points ago

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that's a very large IF you've got there, stranger.

[–]BluelovesSC 1 point2 points ago

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Going how fast... And at what angle? I could say the universe isnt very big if I said it only took an hour to get across using incalculable speeds.

[–]LordOfGummies 1 point2 points ago

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Science called it wants to set up an appointment to rape your asshole for this.

[–]thefourthhouse 1 point2 points ago

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1 Hour to leave the atmosphere... 10,000 years to leave the solar system?

[–]KisukeUraharaHat 3 points4 points ago

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We need to build the Space Bridge!

[–]shadkats 1 point2 points ago

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What caused that awesome streak of light? The Sun? A meteor?

[–]exxocet 3 points4 points ago

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02/08/2010 at 4:14 am - STS-130 Space Shuttle Endeavor launch from the Intracoastal Waterway Bridge in Ponte Vedra, Florida; about 115 miles from the launch pad. This launch was extra special because it is NASA's last scheduled night launch of the space shuttle program.

[–]SaysYouTrebek 1 point2 points ago

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I live in JAX and had gone down the night/morning before with my daughter and met up w/ my brother and his friends to watch the launch, but it was scrubbed due to high winds (and MAN, was it chilly!). I got to see it from my driveway the next morning (although I seem to remember it being at about quarter after 5 in the morning - maybe the time you're referencing is Houston time?). Seeing it 160 miles away is always cool night or day, but it isn't the same thing and I never actually got to see one up close in the 21 years I've lived in FL. :( (on top of that I'm a complete NASA dork who watches NASA TV all the time)

The photo was taken by a coworker of a friend of a friend of mine.

[–]exxocet 0 points1 point ago

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thats awesome it is one of many damn fine pictures, he has got true talent!

[–]do_not_follow 3 points4 points ago

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A space shuttle?

[–]joeanon 0 points1 point ago

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Really.. you couldn't guess that ?

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[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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Meteors never have a curve in their flight path through the atmosphere.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Thanks for informing the misinformed

Ps- I'm actually being sincere please don't hate me :x

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago*

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I'm just a meteor lover so I couldn't help but comment! ;) The final, dark-flight portion of a meteorite's path will curve downwards as atmospheric drag slows it down and gravity takes hold. And then of course, there is the artistic license taken by nineteenth century artist depicting meteors and meteors showers -- see: http://www.examiner.com/astronomy-in-new-york/2009-leonid-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight

[–]raevpet 1 point2 points ago

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Why visit Australia when it's closer to visit outer space?

[–]Gregly 0 points1 point ago

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If you drove straight up, when you got there, you'd just fall right back down and die. That's why you see the curve in the picture - to get horizontal velocity to achieve an orbit.

[–]dahvzombie 0 points1 point ago

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My car has enough problems on flat, paved surfaces... I'll never be an astronaut.

[–]Space_Poet 0 points1 point ago

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This is why I think it's be very beneficial for commercial space flight to enlighten a portion of the population. Once a lot more people see how thin our atmosphere really is we'll hopefully see a shift in the attitude that the Earth is some monolith that can't be affected.

[–]MadreDios 0 points1 point ago

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It would take an hour if you were driving at 100-120km an hour. And I sure as hell don't own a car that can sustain that speed for an hour.

[–]ranchos 4 points5 points ago

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Your car can't sustain 65mph?

[–]MadreDios 2 points3 points ago

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My car is so shit it can't even reach 65mph, let alone sustain it vertically for an hour.

[–]HighExplosives 1 point2 points ago

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There are very few problems which cannot be solved through a suitable application of high explosives.

[–]MadreDios 0 points1 point ago

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Seeing as your name is "HighExplosives" I can only assume this is your way of asking me out.

Well sir, you've just got yourself a date.

[–]a_midgett 0 points1 point ago

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I came to almost the exact same conclusion when driving around lost: link

[–]fdtm 0 points1 point ago

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Space is relatively boring (as in just being above the earth's atmosphere).

I think it would be more interesting to actually visit somewhere - like the moon, or planets etc. That's where you'd get into century-long trips with your "car".

[–]hypertown 0 points1 point ago

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Straight upwards as in at an angle!

[–]roycastle 0 points1 point ago

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daytona beach baby

[–]theniceninja13 0 points1 point ago

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is that just a meteorite? its such a cool picture!

[–]danman11 0 points1 point ago

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Space Shuttle launch. The smoke from the SRBs glow.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuyabic/4340134419/

[–]theniceninja13 0 points1 point ago

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awesome!

[–]CaptainCommando 0 points1 point ago

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Relevant dinosaur comic. Also make sure to read the alt-text.

[–]usna2k 0 points1 point ago

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"I'll hover convert your car for only thirty-nine, nine-ninety nine, ninety-five!"

[–]vektorshift 0 points1 point ago

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Awesome shot, where was this taken? Is that a comet?

[–]skarface6 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah, a car's inability to drive straight up has nothing to do with the remoteness of being in orbit.

[–]LordHerpOfDerp 0 points1 point ago

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If only it wasn't for that pesky gravity!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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So close, yet so far away

[–]mvw2 0 points1 point ago

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The hardest part about going in space isn't the up, it's gaining enough speed sideways to counter gravity. The amount of energy the space shuttle uses traversing sideways to generate velocity is magnitudes more than it uses to actually go up. I don't remember the scale we're talking here but...magnitudes. I could look up the equations for it, but I'm too lazy.

[–]dog_in_the_vent 0 points1 point ago

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Roads? Where we-fuck it.

[–]Thepunk28 0 points1 point ago

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But my car can't drive upwards... So I can't reach it... So that would make it remote... Right?

[–]Tagichatn 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah, it's not remote at all! You just have to do something that's completely impossible and you're right there!

[–]NanoCow 0 points1 point ago

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An hour drive at what speed?

[–]Mikeman3561 0 points1 point ago

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thanks for the new background

[–]AjentJ 0 points1 point ago

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"...if your car could go straight upwards."

Well, I think I found our problem...

[–]OwlsRGods 0 points1 point ago*

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wow is that a real meteor? if i saw that i would've thought it was much bigger than it is, crap my pants then jump in the river, then i'd drive out and look for it

[–]perez630 0 points1 point ago

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the drive home always feels shorter for some reason...

[–]HaiTharVin 0 points1 point ago

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forward, backward, downward, upward. There is no "s". Stop it

[–]deadskin 0 points1 point ago

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To infinity, and beyond!

[–]zeppelindude93 0 points1 point ago

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Remotes in space.

[–]gingerbreadman51 0 points1 point ago

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Why don't they make a super long highway that gradually goes higher up into the sky? That way we could drive into space!

[–]Dracotamer 0 points1 point ago

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Yay QI!

[–]Pestilence86 0 points1 point ago

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But your car cant. So its remote after all ;)

[–]Vik1ng 2 points3 points ago

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WOW! I've never seen something like this before ಠ_ಠ

[–]reeelax 0 points1 point ago

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Listen buddy, stop complaining. Seen it before? Leave the thread.

Many people here, including me, have never seen this.

It's a beautiful picture. If it was in a higher resolution I'd be my wallpaper in a heartbeat.

[–]must_pet_kitteh_asap 0 points1 point ago

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by this definition, doesn't an aeroplane take people to space all the time?

[–]Mark_Lincoln -1 points0 points ago

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The Kármán line is 62 kilometers up.

You would die of the effects of low pressure, primarily the boiling of alveoli moisture, long before you reached space, as you crossed the Armstrong limit. (Around 62,500 feet.)

You would have already passed out, and have suffered brain damage if not death due to Hypoxia.

Having observed in the first person the effects of removing one's oxygen mask at 20,000 feet, people start getting goofy after 5-10 minutes and become dangerously dysfunctional and unconscious after 10-15 minutes. At 30,000 feet you are unconscious in a minute or two. At 40,000 feet you will be lucky to be able to count to ten before the lights go out.

Space Flight. It was a great dream. Then I grew up.

[–]dougb -1 points0 points ago

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I could do it in twenty five minutes on a Honda Fireblade.

[–]tangoshukudai -1 points0 points ago

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I never thought it was that far, actually that makes it seem even farther than I though it was.

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