I’m sure there’s a perfectly good reason why we haven’t done this yet. Too expensive? Would launching it into the sun cause the smoke (if there is even smoke in space) to find its way back to Earth, therefore polluting the air?

This is an incredibly stupid question.

  • themeatbridge
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    23 hours ago

    Fair question. You’re not going to catch a soda can, but a boat should be a closed system. The thresholds should be as low as is practically enforceable.

    • LostXOR
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      23 hours ago

      What about fishing boats? They’re coming back with a ton of extra weight in fish.

      • @Ledivin
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        22 hours ago

        Containers of fish are extremely easy to weigh.