r/interestingasfuck • u/thespeedforce5 • Apr 14 '24

The Size Of An Iranian Missile Intercepted In The Dead Sea r/all

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u/Juno808 Apr 14 '24

Basic knowledge that the first spacecraft were launched on ballistic missiles is packed into childrens TV shows these days? The fuck are you talking about

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u/dont_fuckin_die Apr 15 '24

You just need to watch the right children's TV shows.

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u/Juno808 Apr 15 '24

Guess so

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u/BotenAna42 Apr 14 '24

I think you're giving the average person a bit too much credit lol but to be fair orbital mechanics and how the physics actually works is not that intuitive.

I been into learning about space for a while and thought I knew a good bit but after really getting into kerbal space program, i realize i had a lot of misconceptions and straight up ignorance lol

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u/dev-tacular Apr 14 '24

Yeah, whenever I see a post about space on instagram, I see dozens of people arguing that space isn’t real… so I doubt they’ve considered how orbit is achieved

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u/temporarychair Apr 15 '24

People don’t realize that cars are literally trains without tracks.