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"That tool bag, valued at $100,000, circled the planet for months until meeting its fiery end after plunging to Earth and disintegrating. Experts believe last w
by KyleBerezin 3y ago
"That tool bag, valued at $100,000, circled the planet for months until meeting its fiery end after plunging to Earth and disintegrating. Experts believe last week's missing tool bag will share the same fate as it hurtles in the upper atmosphere, which has become increasingly littered."
That makes no sense. Its like they are saying it burning up will 'litter' the upper atmosphere. I assume they meant to say that it being in orbit as debris is the litter, but I'd doubt it will be up there long due to its altitude and density.
- PretzelPirate 3y ago> which has become increasingly littered This isn't saying that the toolbag has become litter in the upper atmosphere, but that the upper atmosphere, in general, has become littered by other things.
- advisedwang 3y agoIt's just poor sentence structure. "which has become increasingly littered" is a general statement about the upper atmosphere. It is true that litter in very low orbits is oversensationalized, though.
- fluoridation 3y agoIt's clumsily written. They combined two unrelated truths into the same sentence. It should have read > Experts believe last week's missing tool bag will share the same fate. It's currently hurtling through the upper atmosphere, which has become increasingly littered.