cRazi_man replyeurope.pub2Hide 2 repliesJust remember to aim your jump exactly....... Or die floating in the void.42Reply
bblack_flag lemmy.dbzer0.com12Hide 12 repliesI mean I know it's a joke but you can't actually break orbit just by throwing something from the moon, right?20Reply
mmkwt replylemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesEven if you went to some asteroids that have low escape velocities, a spacecraft still has all of the mass of a spacecraft--probably a few 1000 kg. So you probably can't get it going fast enough, even if you can escape yourself by jumping.6Reply
CCheeseNoodle replylemmy.worldYou could probably gradually get it moving across the surface fast enough to escape though.3Reply
iicelimit replylemmy.mlMan even a 5.6 is only 0.9km/s. I thought we could give the moon a ring of bullets.2Reply
Tomassci replysh.itjust.works1Hide 1 replyNot the moon, but this comic would work on some asteroids.12Reply
mmarcos replylemmy.worldNor can you throw a spaceship around on the Moon. So maybe that cartoon isn't about the Moon.8Reply
jballs replysh.itjust.worksThis comment makes me want to play some Kerbal Space Program again, where you can launch yourself into orbit from Minmus (the 2nd moon) with a jump.7Reply
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just jump after it
Just remember to aim your jump exactly....... Or die floating in the void.
No pressure… because there’s no atmosphere.
I mean I know it's a joke but you can't actually break orbit just by throwing something from the moon, right?
Even if you went to some asteroids that have low escape velocities, a spacecraft still has all of the mass of a spacecraft--probably a few 1000 kg. So you probably can't get it going fast enough, even if you can escape yourself by jumping.
I wish I could escape myself..
Have you tried jumping? Sounds like that may be the ticket!
You could probably gradually get it moving across the surface fast enough to escape though.
Man even a 5.6 is only 0.9km/s. I thought we could give the moon a ring of bullets.
Not the moon, but this comic would work on some asteroids.
How small would it have to be?
Nor can you throw a spaceship around on the Moon.
So maybe that cartoon isn't about the Moon.
This comment makes me want to play some Kerbal Space Program again, where you can launch yourself into orbit from Minmus (the 2nd moon) with a jump.
When it eventually lands, they're in for a hike.
If your fastball is 5324 mph, give the MLB a call!
Who else has done exactly this before on Gilly in Kerbal Space Program?