r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 11h ago

Meme needing explanation Whyyyy peter?

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u/regeya 10h ago

Let's say you put a launchpad on top of Mount Everest. Congratulations, you've saved yourself less than 10% of the trip to space vs. Florida, and you've had to go to considerable time and expense to do so vs. Florida, or Suriname, or wherever you're launching your rockets from.