We do that all the time.  

Also, we launch rockets over the water for reasons like this.  While of course it could blow up on the pad, the chances of that are very low.  Chemical rockets (Falcon, Atlas, etc) are wildly reliable.  

was about to say exactly this.

yes, so say we all. i was a skeptic until i saw “33" -- it blew me away.

It wouldn’t be the first time, and we semi-regularly launch missions with plenty of highly enriched plutonium onboard in the form of RTGs. While it’s not as pure as this would be, an accident wouldn’t be a nothingburger.

So say we all!

I watched the mini-series for nostalgia’s sake because I had fond memories of the cheesy original. I wasn’t expecting much but I enjoyed it much more than I expected to so it was an easy decision to give the series a chance. Then they gave me “33" which was totally unexpected, rode right over my low expectations with…

That means you need to carry less supplies per person, which leaves more room for other things. That kind of speed also extends the launch window and makes you much less dependent on the relative location of the two planets.  It changes just about everything that makes the mission logistically difficult.  It doesn’t…

I just rewatched the miniseries a few weeks ago and was impressed with how well it holds up!

Free-dumb. I’m alive because of motorcycle helmets.

Red states are laboratories and factories of mass death. Don’t set foot in any of them: They are a direct threat to everyone.

Insurer’s should deny coverage for anyone who willfully forgoes a helmet. Same with seatbelts, IMO.

I swear to god its like all of the southern states are trying their absolute damndest to find new ways to kill their residents with one law after another that flies in the face of common sense. I grew up in rural Tennessee and every so often Dad tells me of whatever latest fucking stupid law got passed that nobody…

While my gut is to agree, I can almost guarantee that the societal costs to the rest of us increases because of things like this. Obviously the fatalities have both direct and indirect costs associated with them, but what is left out here is the likely increase in numbers and in severity of injuries. Injuries that…

I sort of agree, but rather than proving you've got insurance before riding dangerously, you should have to prove you're an organ donor.

Perfect. Good riddance.

My favorite story about these guys: The FL attorney that pushed FL to repeal its helmet law died in a motorcycle crash. And it wasn’t even someone else’s fault; he lost control of the bike while slowing down.

Shame, a complete shame.

Dismiss your troll please.