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kleinbl00 · 834 days ago · link · · parent · post: Am_u is too much of a pussy to directly link to this spectacular 42-minute puff piece on the glory that is Spinlaunch
That's because you have some passing experience with vacuum and centrifuges. You can roll it around in your mouth. I, on the other hand, have some passing experience with materials science and this ...just breaks everything. Breaks it all to shit. The fundamental basis of this whole shitshow is A) a seatbelt capable of holding its own against at full thrust and B) a release mechanism capable of letting go of without setting off a supernova.