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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink34•10 months agoNext flight is scheduled for Titan, which is a lot easier. The gravity is lower, but there’s a lot more atmosphere, which means our helicopter can be nuclear powered!
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkfedilinkEnglish13•10 months agoOr leg powered. The gravity is so low and the atmosphere so thick a pilot could pedal power a Cessna Skyhawk. Until he froze to death.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•10 months agoThat can be solved with some good leg warmer.
minus-square@WogilinkEnglish5•10 months agoI mean flying on Titan would be so easily theoretically a guy with really big wings could reasonably flap himself around
minus-squareRob T FireflylinkEnglish4•10 months agoRun out and find me a guy with really big wings, I’ve got a job for him.
Next flight is scheduled for Titan, which is a lot easier. The gravity is lower, but there’s a lot more atmosphere, which means our helicopter can be nuclear powered!
Or leg powered. The gravity is so low and the atmosphere so thick a pilot could pedal power a Cessna Skyhawk. Until he froze to death.
That can be solved with some good leg warmer.
I mean flying on Titan would be so easily theoretically a guy with really big wings could reasonably flap himself around
Run out and find me a guy with really big wings, I’ve got a job for him.