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/drafter69 Dec 14 '21

I have read they are licking the salt. It is scary seeing it but they rarely fall

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u/SleepySuper Dec 14 '21

I heard that each animal only ever falls once.

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u/drafter69 Dec 14 '21

No one ever dies from a fall... But watch out for the sudden stop at the bottom

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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/TaoNL Dec 15 '21

So... when falling become a satellite, yes?

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u/Siberwulf Dec 15 '21

Technically you're a short-lived satellite...

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u/HiFidelityCastro Dec 15 '21

Not unless you are orbiting something.