NotYourFamMate
209254
5368
154
Apparently the Earth is round-ish
Feb 7, 2018 1:33 PM
NotYourFamMate
209254
5368
154
Apparently the Earth is round-ish
georgedragonslayer
Hope that car doesn't hit the teapot.
justanothershitusername
ElioNope
#7
v
thetruejoz
Them Strayans bringing the heat https://imgur.com/x2bHJTj
ImCanadianAndILikeItEh
AimlessSavant
I sometimes feel like Musk's PR Tests feel like an episode of mythbusters. Narrator: "Is it possible to put a car in space?"
apn201
"Some think the Tesla in space images were CGI" Would like to see the mythbusters to test this. :)
Pawnderlust
I feel like this still won't shut up flat earthers or moon landing conspirorists
TheGreatNazgul
I want one with Earth-chan Photoshopped in.
Gotbread
#RIPFalconHeavyCore
Khrome
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2018/02/05/gently-used-spacex-rocket-sale-craigslist-bring-your-own-tug-boat/306936002/
DaneBrass
"Ticket's in the post mate" that gave me a good chuckle.
mafuman
patrol 69
Levitatingnoodlepoodle
First I thought this was a live-adaptation of Heavy Metal. Not disappointed, though.
jherazob
It *was* a live-adaptation of Heavy Metal, with practical effects
scurvydogg
DaveontheRock
Needs more reference to when Top Gear tried to launch a Reliant Robin.
MacClay
I know it won't happen, but I want a competing space agency to retrieve the car and return it to him.
BloodyTanookiSuit
With a ticket for littering.
MacClay
More like a towing/impound bill.
LeadPaintChip
https://imgur.com/TvNwW1a
OliverClothesoff70
my favorite
ChemicalPorpoise
The constant reminder of "don't panic" is making me giggle more than it should in this.
DaShanghaiKid
This is Starman to Green leader, I got your six covered.
TundraLunamos
FilipeNogueira
CesarBach
I can hear the Police Squad/Naked Gun theme in the background.
orangejuliuscaesar
"Space X! IN COLOR!"
sureasyourebornyourenevergoingtoseenounicorn
I hadn't seen several of these
v
theDogWhisper
omg, did he just read a joke about him liking fish sticks?
GeneTheAwkward
I hadn't seen this gif so *yoink*
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
Can't do the tide commercial because the launch wasn't scrubbed.
apt311
heh
Kiwiwhovian
So is the car not “in” the ship? I didn’t realise there was just gonna be a car floating around up there. Some alien is gonna be tripped out
apn201
The car is still strapped to the platform on the second stage. In the video you occasionally see the burn chamber of the thruster.
QueenAryaStark
But it's not "in" the ship, it's exposed.
apn201
Doesn't it sound smart to you, that the bay covers are removed early, so they fill fall and burn, rather than be left as junk on the orbit?
bumblinbun
I wanna take you for a riiiiiiiiiiiide
ShiningForceMax
*trumpet sounds*
lurch9944
Incase u missed it Elon actually missed the intended Target and over shot it.
Rox2
They did that on purpose. They literally just wanted to see how far the fucker could go, they didn’t “miss” anything.
wlfman
wait really?
Whatistheairspeedvelocityofanunladenswallow
yep supposedly the rockets were to powerful on the roadster capsule and over shot it in the burn sequence
wlfman
dang, well the asteroid belt isn't as densely populated as people think, chances are it'll still be a looong journey for the car
BotsAgainstCaptcha
That was actually intentional. They just burned the second stage until it ran dry, they weren't really going for accuracy.
n0n53n53
Yep, it's headed for the middle of an astroid field. Hopefully they still have a way to get images when that happens
djsdkdjsk
that'd be pretty cool, like actual pictures of asteroids but together the public can view currently happening
toboldlygowherenomanhasgonebefore
Likely not. Elon Musk said in the press conference that the batteries for the cams held power for only 12 hours.
removekarling
Asteroid fields aren't that impressive visually - the amount of distance between each asteroid is large enough that you'd only ever see (1)
removekarling
one or two at a time in any given place within the field.
TheMysteriousBanana
wait for real?
murderhobbit
Wait, the car has a dummy in it? That's awesome.
Whamwasabandman
You may call me Starman, sir!
theMostUsernameOfAll
in fact its a new space suit they are testing this way.
Vinsy
The car also has a tiny hotwheel version of it with a tiny starman in it, it's right in the middle byt the windscreen
murderhobbit
If real that's awesome
QueenAryaStark
It's true.
murderhobbit
I also didn't realize the car was so exposed
Rox2
And according to Musk, it’s just a normal car. No special shielding or anything. Just a fucking car in space. Love it.
AimlessSavant
And is constantly blaring David Bowie's starman :P
murderhobbit
Amazing
nebosuke
Well, trying to blair. No sound out there.
murderhobbit
Maybe the car connected to the speakers is vibrating Starman?
nebosuke
Feels like a starman is in my pants. And I like it.
mrmessma
It's enclosed in the fairing. Picture is a little misleading.
Sammyv17
That's what it looked like in the live stream though.
Rox2
It was enclosed for launch, but now it’s out in space.
djknetic
It was enclosed at launch, but the fairing opened up. Looks something like this now
murderhobbit
Neat
mrmessma
Stand corrected, thanks!
theMostUsernameOfAll
Vinsy
Actually, the Tesla will pass by eath again in 2 years time
swatz
Man, imagine if you really were a flat earthier... saw this.. and believed. Fucking shattered! I wonder if anyone is home today, crying, <
swatz
>pondering if anything they believe is real.
skywards
I think actual flat earthers won't believe that any of that footage is real.
swatz
maybe.. but.. what if like a preacher or priest that has that faith shaking moment after decades of devotion.. there is one.
SomePeopleSayThatCucumbersTasteBetterPickled
if the 40 year old earthrise pics from lunar orbit don't convince them, why would this?
swatz
There are more people that don't believe those happened. Might be a better chance they'll believe these. *shrug* But you're missing my <
swatz
>point, I'm not arguing if they would or not. Imagine if we proved something you didn't believe, enough that it changed you're entire <
swatz
>outlook. How long would you be in complete shock and need to reset, then how much of what you believe would you trust.
SomePeopleSayThatCucumbersTasteBetterPickled
And you're missing my point: anyone stupid enough to believe the earth is flat will not be convinced otherwise by anything at all
InsouciantSausage
NotYourFamMate
The total happiness in the *GALAXY increased.
Nanoline
I know this reference. Therefore: oh god, what have you done?
InsouciantSausage
I saw my chance and I took it. Also I couldn't sleep.
ColoradoGaz
Are you Shen?
InsouciantSausage
No, just left the mark for authenticity.
InsouciantSausage
And also it was 4 AM and I didn't even notice it
ColoradoGaz
Ah, cool. My son love Shen, so I wanted to make sure. :) Cheers!
jrgowe126
Flat earthers will still say these videos and pictures are fake.
Bobbeo
Round earthers will believe anything.
OnePunchFlan3
You mean sane people who trust the science that determined the earth was spherical?
B99Reactions
Trust me flat earthers probably don’t even find about these news right away and dont know what is credible news vs fake
blackbaron
Stop giving them exposure.
MariamK
I was watching live and read comments. They did say that it’s all fake.
Kennoot
To be fair, "There's an electric car orbiting the sun" would've been considered complete and utter nonsense as recently as two weeks ago
Ringdingdong7
They do
DanOrtega
Watch the Youtube comments. They have already.
ShawarmaBaby
the problem with flat earthers is that people like you keep giving them importance
UsernameAttempted
Well, they could easily be fakes, but that wouldn't prove or disprove anything.
poorwhitetrash
My people are not easily convinced.
PullShporttel
https://xkcd.com/154/
ohmegatron
So we ignore them and let them fade into darkness.
GlenL
It's a tenant of their faith.
FlicktheClit69
Thankfully, I've never met a flat Earther IRL. If I ever do, I doubt I'd bother to argue with them. I'd merely call them an idiot and 1/2
FlicktheClit69
walk away. It's not worth my time to validate their existence. 2/2
Threadnomancer
Thats because theyre fucking retarded
samanthathecat
I’m super confused about ‘flat earther’ even being a thing. Compare the suns position in different time zones- done.
rooik14
Conspiracy! Government Cover up! Nuhuh! and many more eloquent debate tactics are used when this is brought up.
NotaCPA
They already are. There was a comment string on his tweet. Somebody said it was fake because they couldn't understand how they took the pic!
NotaCPA
stupid people, everywhere, stupid people, everywhere
IonicPopcorn
PooPculture
Yup that's the new default response these days. Presented with facts that you're wrong? Nah that's just fake. Thanks Mr. President.
ImAkuTheShapeShiftingMasterofDarkness
Actually the earth is not entirely flat. It’s curved. Like paper on a ball. It’s the only way that can explain the curvature in pictures.
Bob64
Your trying to teach the same people using a ruler held up to the horizon as irrefutable proof.
Bob64
Its like trying to measure their penis without an electron microscope.
VaginaPedant
Flat earthers are fake. They're a Russian/alien conspiracy to create confusion and slow our progress to the stars.
RoxanneLaWin
*conspiracy intensifies*
Ammoniumdichromate
This is a conspiracy theory I can get behind
DoingItWrongSince1980
GentGinger
My barber is an alien Russian?
RatoMolhado
And now you may get behind the bars for knowing this. In Siberia.
Outlavv
"Thats what the government wants you to think" has no counter argument and requires no proof, therefore can't be beaten.
DavidBrooker
now two stick, stick wins every time
stuartsparadox
It's called unfalsifiable evidence and Jesus don't they love it
TheN8
Neither does Russell's teapot...
jetah
buy a drone, fly it really high (though it's probably illegal, government stuff, and let them look at the video/pictures.
stuartsparadox
People have done it multiple times, and still they don't acknowledge it
blechinger
That's why one can immediately dismiss it. It's a statement without proof. It can't win because it isn't participating in the debate.
MrRandom314159
...But why does the government want me to think that?
italyball
....but that's what the government wants you to think!!!
Hybris51129
It can be beaten, with various medieval weapons.
poorwhitetrash
This is exactly what they want you to think. Wake up sheeple!
OliverClothesoff70
Can you beat them with a stick until they shut up? Is that ok?
TheN8
ChefExcellence
As long as you don't get caught, as it's technically illegal in most places.
DanOrtega
Gotcha. Dark alleys, middle of the night.
AnonresponsivE
“The government also wants you to say it’s not true, so why are you playing into their little games?”
Roastbeefexplosion
How does that not require proof, when you say that, and I simply say "prove it" ?
Kappa043
Honestly, the best way to make flat earthers fumble is to remind them that the burden of proof is on them, and then let them talk.
nightdweIIer
They would just answer "you will find no proof because they were hidden by them" or something like that.
BishlamekGurpgork
The problem is that by making the claim, they also take on the burden of proof. I was never obligated to prove them wrong.
TielKiri
Yeah but by your telling them otherwise they say that now you're making the claim and have to prove it.
OrbitalSloth
They’ve completely fucked the whole idea of burden of proof, and even when people provide evidence they just use the talk louder defense.
Asaltycashew
Truth.
nightdweIIer
The best idea is to ignore them completely since there's no point in trying to making them realise they are wrong.
hesbeginningtobelieve
Wait, one of the 3 rockets failed to make it back in one piece?
AimlessSavant
Yes, the rocket had the 2 secondary rockets, and a central rocket. It crashed at 300 mph about 100m from the landing barge. Oh well.
mouseasw
I mean, saving 2/3 of your launch vehicles is still a pretty big improvement over throwing it all away.
hesbeginningtobelieve
Agreed!
hesbeginningtobelieve
Eh, still not bad. That’s the first I heard of that and only saw the gif of the twin rockets landing, I’d assumed everything went to plan.
TastyBrainMeats
The actual payload is looking good. Two of the three rockets landed safely. I call that an overall success.
Randome202
Elon also said none of the 3 rockets were going to be re used due to them being of the 3 or 4 model, saying they were sticking with model 5.
Nuttsy
I think the central core had to be a scratch-built block 5 variant, but it would've been pulled apart for study either way.
GenerallyKenobi
Where's the one with flat earth lol
[deleted]
[deleted]
ItssBriank
The fuck is up the the point in the middle, of that’s suppose to be mt Everest there should be quite a few more points on the disc
UserSubUserName
#2
AgentHomo
The one with the Earth as a square seemed pretty flat
GenerallyKenobi
That's a cube, ya rube
metzershmit
How do you know? It just shows one side
PullShporttel
It could even be a Stube!
GenerallyKenobi
I...I don't...but it's not the flat earth one
CoJaBo
laton
That is one lucky bird!
Whydoeseveryonebelieveme
RichardFenn
Outstanding!!!
dmpMan
Now reverse it!
CoJaBo
dmpMan
Awesome!! :)
TheFrozenNorwegian
Nice one but the arrows have to be bigger
igniskonig
Put a red circle around it so I know what I'm looking at.
TheFrozenNorwegian
Nah but here is the new one
IUpvoteScience
kubi
One of them should be the favorite button too.
CoJaBo
sievaxx
.
RestingBitchUserName
.
Nuttburger
Jinxer13
Wow you really fast on the delivery... Hmm... How about one with Kim Jong-un and Trump's faces on top? :p
Mockingbirb
CoJaBo
TheFrozenNorwegian
Thank you kind sir/other
earlymornin
Fkin saved!
Jinxer13
YEASH
Nuttburger
Make one a heart
Nuttburger
Be a new favorite gif
CoJaBo
Already done!
v
NotYourFamMate
You are doing gods work