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[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 42 points 2 days ago

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

[–] SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 points 2 days ago

No AR, guy us.

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 34 points 2 days ago

Aim for Jupiter and miss with style

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Flyover country.
The Midwest of the Solar System.

[–] 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

[–] nednobbins@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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.

[–] Una@europe.pub 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 days 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 2 days ago (1 children)

Love the Lemmy community recognising each other. ❤️

[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days 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 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days 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 2 days ago (2 children)

Would noon work better for you?

[–] Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day 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 2 days 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] 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 1 day ago

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

[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 days 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.

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

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

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

Jupiter: [ exists ]

NASA: Imma shoot that bad boy like Bart Simpson

[–] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 days ago

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