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Sorry to put a dampener on things, but Thunderf00t has already done two debunking videos on SpinLaunch. He's rarely wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ziG

Sorry to put a dampener on things, but Thunderf00t has already done two debunking videos on SpinLaunch. He's rarely wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ziGI0i9VbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ziGI0i9VbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibSJ_yy96iE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibSJ_yy96iE

LeifCarrotson 4y ago
Scott Manley also put out a video on Spinlaunch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAczd3mt3X0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAczd3mt3X0 He...encourages caution. It's one thing to call a technology "debunked", another to say it's very difficult or that it has a low probability of success.
- MongooseMan 4y ago
  It's not impossible, but there's no reason to believe that the company is able to build it. The founder has little demonstrable understanding of physics, and their demonstration video was misleading. If SpinLaunch's idea was practical, it would've been in use for decades already. The company seems unaware of this... for now. I look forward to watching SpinLaunch's progress.
tekno45 4y ago
Looks like one comfy armchair.
- MongooseMan 4y ago
  I do have a degree in physics, if that helps.
dntrkv 4y ago
> He's rarely wrong About what? Most of his recent content is clickbait debunking videos about stupid ideas that no serious person has ever taken seriously. "Solar Roadways Debunked" Yeah no fucking shit.
- MongooseMan 4y ago
  That's true, but he has interesting insight into more seemingly realistic concepts like SpinLaunch.
- nix23 4y ago
  And the whole Elon stuff? Compared to that even solar roadways are more realistic. And here we are talking about spinlaunch.....
mlindner 4y ago
Thunderf00t is not a credible source, even if he's right sometimes, it's in the "a broken clock is right twice a day" sense. So these aren't good videos.
- MongooseMan 4y ago
  He is a scientist with published papers, and he seems to have a decent understanding of physics. Obviously scientists are not perfect, but you seem to imply that most of his videos are incorrect. I can't see any evidence to support that, but I'm happy to be contradicted.
  - mlindner 4y ago
    > He is a scientist with published papers, and he seems to have a decent understanding of physics. There are many mentally deranged people who have published papers and are "scientists".
    - MongooseMan 4y ago
      > There are many mentally deranged people who have published papers and are "scientists". That's true, but it could be interpreted as a distraction from the fact that you haven't provided any evidence to support your claim. In my experience, few mentally deranged people have a good understanding of physics. Even fewer have published in 'Nature'.

LeifCarrotson 4y ago

Scott Manley also put out a video on Spinlaunch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAczd3mt3X0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAczd3mt3X0 He...encourages caution. It's one thing to call a technology "debunked", another to say it's very difficult or that it has a low probability of success.

MongooseMan 4y ago
It's not impossible, but there's no reason to believe that the company is able to build it. The founder has little demonstrable understanding of physics, and their demonstration video was misleading. If SpinLaunch's idea was practical, it would've been in use for decades already. The company seems unaware of this... for now. I look forward to watching SpinLaunch's progress.

tekno45 4y ago

Looks like one comfy armchair.

MongooseMan 4y ago
I do have a degree in physics, if that helps.

dntrkv 4y ago

> He's rarely wrong About what? Most of his recent content is clickbait debunking videos about stupid ideas that no serious person has ever taken seriously. "Solar Roadways Debunked" Yeah no fucking shit.

MongooseMan 4y ago
That's true, but he has interesting insight into more seemingly realistic concepts like SpinLaunch.
nix23 4y ago
And the whole Elon stuff? Compared to that even solar roadways are more realistic. And here we are talking about spinlaunch.....

mlindner 4y ago

Thunderf00t is not a credible source, even if he's right sometimes, it's in the "a broken clock is right twice a day" sense. So these aren't good videos.

MongooseMan 4y ago
He is a scientist with published papers, and he seems to have a decent understanding of physics. Obviously scientists are not perfect, but you seem to imply that most of his videos are incorrect. I can't see any evidence to support that, but I'm happy to be contradicted.
- mlindner 4y ago
  > He is a scientist with published papers, and he seems to have a decent understanding of physics. There are many mentally deranged people who have published papers and are "scientists".
  - MongooseMan 4y ago
    > There are many mentally deranged people who have published papers and are "scientists". That's true, but it could be interpreted as a distraction from the fact that you haven't provided any evidence to support your claim. In my experience, few mentally deranged people have a good understanding of physics. Even fewer have published in 'Nature'.