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And is this counteracted at all by the mile head-start out of the gravity well? Also, for spent stages, the population density of Kansas isn't that much higher

And is this counteracted at all by the mile head-start out of the gravity well? Also, for spent stages, the population density of Kansas isn't that much higher than the Atlantic, they're basically identical after rounding. /s

dalke 11y ago
No, not really. It's only 1/250th of the way up, and the hard part is to go sideways real fast, not up. https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/ . The lawsuits are $0, after rounding to the nearest trillion.
- brownbat 11y ago
  > The lawsuits are $0, after rounding to the nearest trillion. Exactly so! Wait, you caught the sarcasm tag right?
  - dalke 11y ago
    Yes, I did. It was marred, however, by the image of my Kansas relatives being killed by falling rocket debris.
    - brownbat 11y ago
      As a Kansan myself, I like to think most of my relatives can handle a modicum of dark humor.
      - dalke 11y ago
        Ahh, but I am not a Kansan.