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[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Balatro players: +15 chips and +2 mult to flushes

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 points 1 day ago

No AR, guy us.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I once asked a question on here about forces involved in a gravity assist and had someone reply that it's only something in movies, it doesn't really exist.

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

To that person. Huh? Nearly every interplanetary launch has been using a gravity assist to save fuel despite such journeys taking much longer

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 41 points 1 day ago

Excuse me neighbor, can I borrow a cup of linear momentum?

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 34 points 1 day ago

Aim for Jupiter and miss with style

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's free ~~real estate~~ delta V!

[–] nednobbins@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Normal people rarely see the above image.
When you look at Jupiter with the naked eye, you see a slightly brighter dot. The only way to tell it's not a star is that it changes position relative to them from day to day.
If you look at it with a good pair of binoculars, you can see that the dot seems to be slightly bigger than other dots. You still can't see the red spot.
If you look at it through a telescope with a 10" objective and 100x magnification, you can definitely make out the red spot and you can make out that the rest of the planet has some texture.

An image that clear and crisp takes some very expensive equipment.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Flyover country.
The Midwest of the Solar System.

[–] Una@europe.pub 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You know... I've seen a lot of your comments and they always throw me because my cats name is also Una. I think I've said that. But none more than that one lmfao

[–] Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Love the Lemmy community recognising each other. ❤️

[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm new to posting in this community but due to me making (at this point) tens of thousands of posts across multiple accounts? I tend to recognize names pretty regularly.

[–] Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It just feels like the internet of old. It’s awesome.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's one of the reasons that I've stuck around for sure. This place feels like Reddit did back when I joined like... 15 years ago or something. Just hoping we don't develop one of those stupid fucking mottos like "The narwhal bacons at midnight" or some shit

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Would noon work better for you?

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m kind of useless in the morning. Can we pencil it in for, like, 3?

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

Tell you what, let's just do it next week when you've had the opportunity to rest.

[–] Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 5 hours ago

I wake a good 7 hours earlier than that, but I'm in a different timezone, it's probably afternoon your time, and definitely afternoon on someone's time

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is why you're employee of the month.

[–] Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Here's your sign.

(If you're old like I, you might think this is a Bill Engvall reference, and it is, but as compensation I offer you the cover of Time magazine.)

Inanimate Carbon Rod from Simpsons

edit: Initially conflated URL and alt text fields.

[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is this what I think it is? Or is it an eyepatch?

[–] gio1135@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Oh! That does make sense now you say it.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Jupiter: [ exists ]

NASA: Imma shoot that bad boy like Bart Simpson

[–] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 day ago

Jupiter, I did a song. You ain't got one.