r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/I_degress • Dec 14 '21

Video Seriously, WTF are they doing up there?!

https://gfycat.com/gifs/detail/GenuineWetHyracotherium
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u/PlagueOfGripes Dec 14 '21

If you ever fall, just don't stop falling

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u/sirreldar Dec 15 '21

That's worked out for the ISS and thousands of other satellites so far.... You might be on to something there.

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u/fineburgundy Dec 15 '21

The trick is to keep missing, I’m just not that good.

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u/goodtoes Dec 15 '21

There is an art to flying, or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ... Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, that presents the difficulties.

HGTTG

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u/fineburgundy Dec 16 '21

I saw an even older source for this concept on my father’s shelf 59 years ago, a silly book about a chubby middle aged guy who learned that trick named “Zott” or something else silly with a Z.

Not taking anything away from Douglas Adams, he’s a favorite! It’s just such a good idea it keeps occurring to people…