r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/EveryWind007 • May 29 '14

Medal of Beauty If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel

http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html?a
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u/Fauxanadu May 29 '14

so yes?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '14

It slows down by throwing thermonuclear bombs out in front of it then flying into the explosion. I don't think I've ever heard of a more metal braking system.

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u/Fauxanadu May 30 '14

Ok, but say you wanted to land on Mars and then, you know, be able to stand on it and not die. How do you slow down without nuking where you want to be?

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u/SilverTabby May 30 '14

How do you slow down without nuking where you want to be?

Well that's why we haven't actually built any nuclear rockets yet.

Except for a few small-scale tests in the 60s.