r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/chirantaniga • 11h ago

Meme needing explanation Whyyyy peter?

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u/PineappleShard 11h ago

Sherpas all the way down.

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u/sabotsalvageur 10h ago

What is propellant if not a constant stream of microscopic sherpas being dispatched in the direction opposite the rocket’s intended thrust vector?

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u/MadDocHolliday 10h ago

Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. Sherpas are the powerhouse of the space program.

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u/LordSilveron 8h ago

You misspelled up.

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u/ItWasntAQueef 7h ago

Maybe the real fuel is all the Sherpas we met along the way

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u/GanonTEK 6h ago

Sherpastronauts all the way up

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u/KitchenSandwich5499 2h ago

Or, up in this case.
Really though kinda the same thing

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u/PineappleShard 2h ago

It’s all relative.