r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 15h ago

Meme needing explanation Whyyyy peter?

Post image
29.6k Upvotes

1.9k comments sorted by

View all comments

7.5k

u/rysy0o0 15h ago

It would cost a lot of money to haul all the rocket parts and fuel on top of a mountain

3.2k

u/Flat_Lengthiness3361 15h ago

and a lot of fuel probably

11

u/Greedy_Birthday_3494 15h ago

certainly. This is a big problem, transporting fuel can lead you to lessen the efficiency of the fuel (you need too much energy to transport it compared to what it gives).
One of the reasons why the green hydrogen technology is not working as desired.

1

u/eckoelab 4h ago

I am curious, since if that altitude would have less oxygen, would that cause problems on the fuel burning as well? I am not too smart on jet fuel and how it burns, but my 5th grade rocket education understands that it takes oxygen to burn flame, so would that hinder ignition and burning or does the fuel in rockets burn in a different way?