Elon Musk recommends that the International Space Station be deorbited ASAP : enoughmuskspam

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 76 points 10 months ago (2 children)

FYI the plan was the deorbit it in 2030.

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 24 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Apparently, Elon wants that sooner rather than later.

[–] hoch@lemmy.world 83 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You gotta wonder if today's fight with the previous commander of the ISS had anything to do with it.

It would be the most petty, dumb, and childish thing to call for the de-obiting of the ISS over a tweet, but my expectations for him get lower each day.

[–] KaRunChiy@fedia.io 38 points 10 months ago

Musk is such a miserable pile of trash that it's insulting he even has a 1/100th the influence he has

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh, so Elon offered a nonsensical rescue plan for publicity reasons and is upset that it was turned down?

Funny. Just like when these people were stuck in that cave in Thailand and Elon offered a nonsensical rescue plan for publicity reasons and was upset that it was turned down.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

This is the Thai cave rescue all over again.

So far he hasn't accused anyone of being a pedophile yet, so Yei?

[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 60 points 10 months ago (3 children)

"Let's go to Mars"

Imagine living some place where you have to pay Musk for your air and water.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The book A City On Mars is a great read about why everything Mars settlement enthusiasts want to do is a bad idea, and yes it covers the problem of a private company controlling your air supply.

[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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Oya beltaloada!

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

Lotta fellota in here...

[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 10 months ago

Open your mind...

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 2 points 10 months ago

New Bioshock sequel coming up?

[+] riodoro1@lemmy.world 46 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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[–] moody@lemmings.world 50 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I disagree. We should orbit him.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 months ago

Well yeah, that way you can deorbit him

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 13 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Reaching escape velocity is expensive. We can be more efficient and still achieve the same result using a minuscule fraction of the propellant and none of the rocket framing.

[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

A trebuchet will achieve the same result and require none of the rocket framing.

[–] Jakule17@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A guillotine doesn’t require any fuel

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

FALSE!

The blade is pulled up by human work, muscles are fueled by food.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

I volunteer as tribute

[–] moody@lemmings.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean we're already sending rockets up there. I'm sure we can afford to dump him out on the way.

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

MelodiousFunk does have a point. Shooting him is cheaper.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, but that's not ironic enough for me.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Trebuchet? Cheap? ✅. Easily assembled and transported? ✅. Low tech not needed any rare earth materials? ✅. Sufficient to launch him at least 150 m? ✅. Low survivability rate for potential additional yeeting? ✅.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 10 months ago

Hmm, I think we shouldn't rule out other simple machines with wooden frames and French names just yet.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

Just hogtie him and leave him on the lauch pad. We get rid of a problem, and the problem is turned into mostly it's component atoms. Give giving the circle of life a little help!

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago

To be clear, I am not advocating for shooting Musk. I am saying we can ignite a fraction of the rocket fuel without any of the containment vessels or expensive infrastructure. While there will be no liftoff, it would certainly be uplifting.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 10 months ago

Efficiency. That's his thing. Let's make sure it's efficient.

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 41 points 10 months ago

most likely because he wants to launch his own and charge america through the nose

[–] nilo@lemm.ee 41 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why wouldn’t he? Now even more money can flow towards spacex’s not-gonna-happen goal of going to Mars.

[–] sunflowercowboy@feddit.org 8 points 10 months ago

Simpsons did it first! In an episode the rich and smart were sent on a ship as the earth is ending. Thought the smart folks will just be replaced by AI at this point. Once it becomes a reliable repository for knowledge - meaning no 'need' for ~~fart smellas~~ smart fellas.

The conclusion of such an approach is even broached by Wall-E, disney of all folks.

[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 31 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Lemmy user (me) recommends Elon Musk to be fired into the Sun ASAP

[–] teft@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Cheaper to shoot him into interstellar space. Less Δv needed that way.

[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I dunno, what if in a couple million years some alien civilization finds what's left of him and resurrects or clones his brain? I don't know if we should take that risk..

[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

If price is the issue please send me the gofundme link

[–] lastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Seconded!

[–] RejZoR@lemmy.ml 26 points 10 months ago

Elon Musk is also an idiot so why should we be listening to him? He already sees business opportunity for his bullshit SpaceX or some shit.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

Good thing he doesn't have a conflict of interest... oh wait.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Remember the 4chan post about a crack in the ISS.

Accelerationist pepperidge farms remembers..

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 9 points 10 months ago

I think that's probably the instigating factor. He saw on Twitter that the ISS has a big crack and the government is covering it up, he decided it's true because in his mind trolls on the internet have a higher level of authority than any expert or scientist, and now he has to insist on deorbiting it to prove himself right instead of backing down or listening to any reason to the contrary.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Put him on it first, then let it drop

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Was this before, or after he called a former commander of the ISS "fully retarded?"

[+] ZDL@ttrpg.network 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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