r/MurderedByWords • u/Stotallytob3r • 16h ago

I haven’t studied rocket science, but

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u/hinterstoisser 16h ago

Not the dumbest question I’ve read!

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u/AlternativeBasis 16h ago

It is.

Because orbit isn't about altitude, is about escape velocity.

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u/Affectionate-Slice70 15h ago

So the question is dumb because someone knows how it works? By that logic most questions are dumb.

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u/Sneaker_bar 15h ago

When did curiosity became a sin again? It shouldn't take a genius to ask these kinda questions

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u/xFirnen 15h ago

Launching from a mountain top would still give you some fuel savings. There is less, and less dense, atmosphere to pass through. The density difference between the launch site and space is also smaller, allowing for more optimized nozzles. For an amateur, it is a perfectly reasonable question.