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Space Elevator

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1773 points kaonwarb | 1 comments | 20 Oct 25 04:42 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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cyode ◴[20 Oct 25 07:05 UTC] No.45640748[source]▶
A beautifully executed project here, I bought Neal a coffee.

What evolutionary advantage, I wonder, is there to Ruppell's griffon vulture flying at 11400 meters?

edit: units

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iberator ◴[20 Oct 25 07:17 UTC] No.45640807[source]▶
Feets are actually just fine in anything related to aviation.
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actionfromafar ◴[20 Oct 25 07:36 UTC] No.45640902[source]▶
I prefer to call them "footsies" or, sometimes "feet".
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balamatom ◴[20 Oct 25 12:06 UTC] No.45642955[source]▶
I think you've accidentally invented the antidote to the Imperial system: using diminutive/silly synonyms for units, and speaking in baby talk to people who insist on using it.

Unironically oughtta work better than that stuff with the barleycorns and fortnights.

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1. actionfromafar ◴[20 Oct 25 12:10 UTC] No.45642982{3}[source]▶
Great idea! I’m for it. Be the change you want to see in the workplace!