▲ 634 ▼ xkcd #3291: Launchpad (imgs.xkcd.com) submitted 2 months ago by xkcdbot@lemmy.world [B] to c/xkcd@lemmy.world 57 comments fedilink hide all child comments xkcd #3291: Launchpad Title text: It does come at the cost of some launchpad expansions and increased fuel requirements, but that all comes out of the facility's budget. Transcript: Transcript will show once it’s been added to explainxkcd.com Source: https://xkcd.com/3291/ explainxkcd for #3291
[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (2 children) Is it though? Giant chemical engines to push a planet away is like bending space around a spacecraft? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago The giant chemical engines were not being compared to the alcubierre drive. The commenter was discussing how the engine of the ship in futurama, which "moves the universe around it" would fairly neatly describe the function of an alcubierre drive in layman's terms. This is why you were downvoted. permalink fedilink source parent [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I don’t know why you got downvoted for what seems like a reasonable question. I think it might be the lateral nature of the solution that is comparable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago The giant chemical engines were not being compared to the alcubierre drive. The commenter was discussing how the engine of the ship in futurama, which "moves the universe around it" would fairly neatly describe the function of an alcubierre drive in layman's terms. This is why you were downvoted. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago I don’t know why you got downvoted for what seems like a reasonable question. I think it might be the lateral nature of the solution that is comparable. permalink fedilink source parent