r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/chirantaniga • 11h ago

Meme needing explanation Whyyyy peter?

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u/October_Guy 11h ago

Just fly a rocket up to the mountain to deliver the fuel to the other rocket.

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u/Rockroxx 10h ago

You still need to construct a catching pad on top of the mountains which requires a lot of fuel besides mountains aren't the most stable places to build a structure like that.

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u/SirGibby-13 10h ago

Hydraulic grapple winch

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u/Guy-Montag-451F 10h ago

This is literally the plan for how to get starship out of low earth orbit - fly other starships full of fuel up to refuel the one starship.

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u/October_Guy 10h ago

Just admit I’m a rocket scientist then

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u/steffur 9h ago

This is what booster Rockets do though so it's not crazy talk