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SpaceX satellites half the size of pickup trucks are falling from the sky (thenarwhal.ca)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 104 points 4 months ago (12 children)

Oh thank God... We almost had to use the metric system there didn't we?

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  • [–] 19 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    We were within a hair's breadth of that awful fate.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    We almost had to mention standard cars, which are also half the size.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Americans don't drive cars, so they don't know how big they might be.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    A car?? Is that some kind of libural version of my furd f300000 king ranch pedestrian killer edition truck?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    Essentially the same but with a radiator grill that isn't large enough to intake an entire basin all in one go.

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