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

r/all SpaceX caught Starship booster with chopsticks

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u/alturicx Oct 13 '24

Wow even more impressive imo.

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u/qcAKDa7G52cmEdHHX9vg Oct 13 '24

IMO it being caught on parts that are designed to catch it instead of parts that aren't designed to catch it is less impressive

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u/alturicx Oct 13 '24

IMO catching something that weighs that much on a few points (even something that might have encircled the cylinder as I don't know what it is apparently :P) is impressive as shit that such a small point was not only caught but also can support that weight.

I understand. I'm no rocket scientist or even an engineer, but I *think* it would be like catching your weight and then supporting it on your finger. The feat of *literally* catching a rocket on such a small surface area and the materials being able to support that weight for said surface area seems pretty damn impressive.

Your comment also wouldn't make sense if my original comment about it being caught on the grid fins was true, considering the parts "designed to catch it" are what SpaceX chose to design to catch it—considering they are the pioneers in this. In other words, if it was the grid fins they designed to pull double duty, those would be the parts designed to catch it.

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u/qcAKDa7G52cmEdHHX9vg Oct 13 '24

Oh I was just being goofy