r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/chirantaniga • 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Whyyyy peter?

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u/ExpertEar699 4d ago

Equator is closest to space because Earth is not a perfect sphere instead it's bulged at the equator, same reason that mout Chimborazo in equator is closer to space than mount Everest in Nepal

Edit: I forgot that there isn't enough oxygen too for combustion

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u/ollervo100 4d ago

I'm not sure if you are joking, but rockets carry their oxygen. Otherwise they wouldn't work in a vacuum.