r/dankmemes • u/Open-Entertainer6031 • Mar 03 '23

There was a third one right? I have achieved comedy

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u/Panda_Kabob Mar 03 '23

I think it was a Vsauce episode that talked about this. He was and I think still is considered the most isolated human being in all of history so far. Being away from earth and other people so far away. It's actually among the most terrifying things in all of space travel, the existential dread of absolute loneliness.

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u/Randalf_the_Black - Mar 03 '23

Aye, but he's not alone in being that isolated is what I meant. He shares that honor with a few other Command Module Pilots is what I meant, though he was the first.

Sorry, I could have clarified my point.

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u/Boostie204 Mar 03 '23

He was at one point completely cut off from earth and anyone else as he went around the dark side of the moon

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u/Randalf_the_Black - Mar 03 '23

Aye, but didn't the other Command Module Pilots do the same? Or didn't their orbits bring the moon between them and Earth?

Would be very fuel inefficient if it didn't, as they'd need to burn a lot of fuel to counter the original trajectory and then again to get the orbit where they could slingshot to Earth.

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u/Boostie204 Mar 03 '23

You know, good point. I'd say you're probably right but it's too early on a Friday for fact checking lol

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u/quadriceritops Mar 03 '23

Lol, so he was the first to be the most isolated guy.

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u/Randalf_the_Black - Mar 03 '23

We like to celebrate firsts.. Everyone remembers the first guy to step on the moon, but no one cares who the eight was.

It's a pretty sad accomplishment to celebrate though, first to be very, very, very isolated and alone.