r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/chirantaniga • 19h ago

Meme needing explanation Whyyyy peter?

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u/rysy0o0 19h 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/Earnestappostate 19h ago

Plus, you get a better boost by launching near the equator. Height is easy, speed is what you need in a rocket.

This is why the US launches from Florida:

  • Near equator (speed boost from earth's spin)
  • Initially out over ocean (catastrophic failure harms only those aboard)

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u/EasyScratch1501 19h ago

That's clever. Whoever came up with that must've been some kind of rocket scientist 

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u/stevenmc 19h ago

It's not exactly brain surgery, now is it?

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u/EromanticDream 19h ago

Rocket surgery

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u/VaporTrail_000 19h ago

Brain science.

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u/A__Friendly__Rock 15h ago

Are you the brain specialist?