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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/chirantaniga • 4d ago
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It would cost a lot of money to haul all the rocket parts and fuel on top of a mountain
3 u/MINATO8622 4d ago Also, the height boost is insignificant. 8 u/IrritableGourmet 4d ago Shrunk down to the size of a bowling ball, the Earth would be much smoother than a bowling ball. Mountains are basically a rounding error in terms of spaceflight. 1 u/m50d 4d ago Shrunk down to the size of a bowling ball, the Earth would be much smoother than a bowling ball. Is that including the 3 giant holes in a bowling ball? Because in that case it's a pretty low bar. 0 u/MINATO8622 4d ago "The smoothest golf ball ever" Neil Degrasse Tyson
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Also, the height boost is insignificant.
8 u/IrritableGourmet 4d ago Shrunk down to the size of a bowling ball, the Earth would be much smoother than a bowling ball. Mountains are basically a rounding error in terms of spaceflight. 1 u/m50d 4d ago Shrunk down to the size of a bowling ball, the Earth would be much smoother than a bowling ball. Is that including the 3 giant holes in a bowling ball? Because in that case it's a pretty low bar. 0 u/MINATO8622 4d ago "The smoothest golf ball ever" Neil Degrasse Tyson
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Shrunk down to the size of a bowling ball, the Earth would be much smoother than a bowling ball. Mountains are basically a rounding error in terms of spaceflight.
1 u/m50d 4d ago Shrunk down to the size of a bowling ball, the Earth would be much smoother than a bowling ball. Is that including the 3 giant holes in a bowling ball? Because in that case it's a pretty low bar. 0 u/MINATO8622 4d ago "The smoothest golf ball ever" Neil Degrasse Tyson
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Shrunk down to the size of a bowling ball, the Earth would be much smoother than a bowling ball.
Is that including the 3 giant holes in a bowling ball? Because in that case it's a pretty low bar.
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"The smoothest golf ball ever" Neil Degrasse Tyson
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u/rysy0o0 4d ago
It would cost a lot of money to haul all the rocket parts and fuel on top of a mountain