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My friend and I were seriously thinking this was a good idea until we read an article [0] destroying it completely. Lol 0:"Here's Why We Can't Just Throw Our G
by nan0 7y ago
My friend and I were seriously thinking this was a good idea until we read an article [0] destroying it completely. Lol
0:"Here's Why We Can't Just Throw Our Garbage Into the Sun" https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a19666/we-cant-just-throw-our-garbage-into-the-sun/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a19666/we-cant-just-t...
- aphextim 7y agoThank you for this link! I always assumed it would be ridiculous, and the fact someone broke it down is awesome!
- whoopdedo 7y agoAnother explanation[1] that shows how it's not just the cost of escaping Earth gravity (which is high enough already) but the delta-v required to de-orbit. It's easier to throw the garbage out of the solar system than it is to descend into the Sun. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHvR1fRTW8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHvR1fRTW8g
- jessaustin 7y agoIt would be much less costly to just throw it all at Venus. b^)