Possible, yes.

What kind of cell service do you get in the middle of the Med?

Your typical crash-survivable equipment has to have a lot of .... “padding” to survive DO-160x qual tests. That ruggedization costs mass, which (cue Archimedes) requires more volume to successfully float.

You’d never make it in show biz news.

Nah, too easy: Ax+B

Another step required for safety: add 1.5 psi to the right rear tire.

>shakes fist at Kinja for making him think that it ate his first posting, tempting him to make a duplicate post and annoy the forum<

“CREAM” — Wu Tang Financial

Not if they can’t be driven because no steering wheel. Wait a minute.... you have a brilliant warranty profit idea there!

Answer to first question: because they not only survived, but profited. Could be some lessons there for us.

SpaceX?

That got me wondering: does the DoD use motorcycles any more? They definitely did in the 20th century, but now?

In the real word, as in Vegas: insurance is a sucker’s bet.

Challenge accepted:

Whatever was before, was not trolling. THIS is trolling!

Whatever was, was not trolling. THIS is trolling! +1 for you, sir!

If they don’t need to reach an escape velocity, then why don’t they just save time and fuel by flying straight up, directly away from the planet’s surface? Instead, you always see them flying at a sharply oblique angle to the ground, like Earthly aircraft? (see: Falcon departing Echo Base).

Ahhh, true. Subatomic particles are still particles. #nucleivesmatter

So, what you’re saying is that this is a good band-mobile for trekking to gigs.