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Fun trivia I heard yest. When you fly in a commercial plane at 35,000 ft, how close are you to space? What % of the way do you think? 50%? 5%? 90%? -- nm

Posted by Volnelk Jan 6 '23, 09:44

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13.3% of the way to getting your astronaut badge. -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 10:07
The answer is... - Volnelk Jan 6, 09:58
Define "space" -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 09:54 8
- My definition - Beryllium Jan 6, 09:56 6
  - yeah! did Branson's stupid glider or Bezos' stupid pod reach that? -- nm - mud Jan 6, 09:58 5
    - Bezos' Blue Origin NS-16 mission reached (spoils) - Beryllium Jan 6, 10:04 4
      - Virgin Galactic Unity 22 reached (spoilers) - Beryllium Jan 6, 10:05 3
        
        thx! -- nm - mud Jan 6, 10:05 2
        
        Virgin Galactic hasn't launched one since then, whereas Blue Origin has had 4+ crewed launches -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 10:08 1
        
        yeah, it was pointed out earlier (by kilbo I think) that the Blue Origin will be useful for stuff -- nm - mud Jan 6, 10:16
- Well, it's... - Volnelk Jan 6, 09:55
0.1% -- nm - decline Jan 6, 09:49
10%ish -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 6, 09:48
To clarify, it isn't multiple choice. The correct answer isn't any of those. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 6, 09:44 2
- No, but it's between two of them. -- (edited) - Beryllium Jan 6, 09:45 1
  - Oops, I'm off by a large factor ... 😂 although I think my original statement is still true -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 09:47

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