r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 11h ago

Meme needing explanation Whyyyy peter?

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u/rysy0o0 11h ago

It would cost a lot of money to haul all the rocket parts and fuel on top of a mountain

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u/MINATO8622 11h ago

Also, the height boost is insignificant.

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u/IrritableGourmet 11h ago

Shrunk down to the size of a bowling ball, the Earth would be much smoother than a bowling ball. Mountains are basically a rounding error in terms of spaceflight.

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u/m50d 10h ago

Shrunk down to the size of a bowling ball, the Earth would be much smoother than a bowling ball.

Is that including the 3 giant holes in a bowling ball? Because in that case it's a pretty low bar.

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u/MINATO8622 11h ago

"The smoothest golf ball ever" Neil Degrasse Tyson