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[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

The launch platform can aim it and use math to account for gravity, the atmosphere and all that jazz to hit the target at least close enough. Just like we already do to safely crash/burn up space debris.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

at least close enough

To whose standards exactly? Dick Cheney's?

[–] mapleseedfall 7 points 11 months ago

Yeah, dick's standard should be good enough for me.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

No, they can't. The atmosphere is an unknown state, different temperatures, different densities, different wind directions, none of which can be known ahead of time. That's why weather forecasting is always approximate. You get a percentage chance that it'll rain. You don't get a definite time stamp with 100% accuracy.

We cannot predict atmospheric disturbances to the level necessary to make this a practical system. When they burn up space debris they do it "somewhere over the middle bit of the Atlantic" That's about the level of definition you get. It's not accurate at all.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

no, not really, it still gives you multiple km spread

[–] StopSpazzing -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Someone (veritasium?) Already did an episode on this and concluded even at like 500 feet up from ground, without an active guidance system, it's up to luck to hit within a reasonable distance, IIRC.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Lol you can't compare a youtuber 500ft up throwing weights with a full military and scientific effort.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

No, but throwing weights from 500 feet up is probably more accurate which was pointed out in the video

[–] Sami_Uso 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I get your point but the guy he's talking about is really great. He's super smart and makes tons of great scientific content.

https://youtu.be/J_n1FZaKzF8?si=402ZBc0vF17yvlKs

Apparently people still think YouTube is only for memes and kids playing Minecraft.