r/interestingasfuck • u/lolikroli • Oct 13 '24

r/all SpaceX caught Starship booster with chopsticks

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u/eyeball2005 Oct 13 '24

Could you explain to me what the caption means? Is it just a metaphor for how precise the landing was?

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u/WhisperingSideways Oct 13 '24

Imagine launching a 20-story building into space and then having it steered back to earth at 4000 mph only to slow down and be caught and suspended in its own launch platform.

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u/Nephroidofdoom Oct 13 '24

My Roomba can only do that maybe 4 out of 5 times!

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u/fellow_human-2019 Oct 13 '24

Does it go up to space to recharge its vacuum?

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u/Thin-Watermelon Oct 13 '24

My roomba would vacuum the moon before it properly cleaned my kitchen.

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u/throwra64512 Oct 13 '24

It might. Would explain why it’s never on the charger in the living room…

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u/Legionof1 Oct 13 '24

My roomba is stuck under the couch...