• JackbyDev@programming.dev
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    2 days ago

    How does this person think things like ICBMs work? They just go straight up and away from the earth and can’t turn?

    • andrewta@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      When he used both arguments in the same conversation. I shrugged and stopped talking. Nothing to gain by continuing the conversation

      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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        1 day ago

        No, you must go back and tell him that the moon moves at a very predictable rate and once you get close enough it will even pull you in.

        Also I’m pretty sure the ISS moves a lot faster than the moon but we still manage to dock spacecraft with it. I’m pretty sure it’s a bit smaller than the moon and docking can require higher precision than landing on a surface. Even Boeing managed to do it.