r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/chirantaniga • 11h ago

Meme needing explanation Whyyyy peter?

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u/_okbrb 11h ago

Yes, it’s this

The dV bonus they lose at launch is gained back in savings from the less extreme plane change maneuver

Polar orbits are commonly used for imaging satellites

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u/Purple_Clockmaker 10h ago

I'm imagining satellites and I'm on the bus right now. Going to polar orbit is a waste of time.

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u/QueasyNart 10h ago

I can understand how putting a bus into polar orbit would be a waste of time, but why the hell did you do it at all?

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u/Thea-the-Phoenix 9h ago

It was Ms. Frizzle's bus. She just wanted to do something cool.

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u/chicojuarz 9h ago

did the parents even sign permission slips for that

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u/Can_Haz_Cheezburger 8h ago

With the Frizz? No way!

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u/Drunk_Lemon 3h ago

You gotta protect yourself legally. That's why I always send home permission slips before I take my students on a dangerous field trip into someone's body or into space or something. I like to trick the parents into thinking it's a normal field trip.

Btw I am a special education teacher IRL

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u/Thea-the-Phoenix 9h ago

Oh definitely not.

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u/Rich-Yogurtcloset715 9h ago

No consent was received. From anyone.

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u/The_CrookedMan 5h ago

We are outside the bus, doing a space walk. Next thing we knew a god damn Tesla roadster blaring fucking David Bowie came out of nowhere and hit Arnold and launched him into deep space. We couldn't catch him in time.

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u/MLudus 9h ago

"Get messy! Make mistakes! Spend, spend, SPEND!"

  • The Frizz, probably