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Veritasium video on the Clipper probe/mission: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJO_9auJhJQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJO_9auJhJQ Real Engineering: *
by throw0101c 2y ago
Veritasium video on the Clipper probe/mission:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJO_9auJhJQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJO_9auJhJQ
Real Engineering:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzKkBOUvsAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzKkBOUvsAY
Probe named after the sailing ship design:
> The etymological origin of the word clipper is uncertain, but is believed to be derived from the English language verb "to clip", which at the time meant "to run or fly swiftly".[2]
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper
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- stoneman24 2y agoNot common but I have heard “moving at a fair clip” to describe speed in commentary and conversation. Perhaps the term hasn’t quite died out.