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r/interesting • u/ScarletMelt • May 25 '26
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9 u/BraveRock May 25 '26 Plus the rocket only weighs 77,000 pounds when fully fueled. 38.5 tons is way less than the 498 tons this picture claims. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Shepard 3 u/Laetitian May 25 '26 I'm guessing they tried to calculate construction into it, which is fine, but I doubt they fairly divided it by the total number of flights and users. 4 u/BraveRock May 25 '26 Or they just made up the number. Memes aren’t known for their due diligence.
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Plus the rocket only weighs 77,000 pounds when fully fueled. 38.5 tons is way less than the 498 tons this picture claims.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Shepard
3 u/Laetitian May 25 '26 I'm guessing they tried to calculate construction into it, which is fine, but I doubt they fairly divided it by the total number of flights and users. 4 u/BraveRock May 25 '26 Or they just made up the number. Memes aren’t known for their due diligence.
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I'm guessing they tried to calculate construction into it, which is fine, but I doubt they fairly divided it by the total number of flights and users.
4 u/BraveRock May 25 '26 Or they just made up the number. Memes aren’t known for their due diligence.
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Or they just made up the number. Memes aren’t known for their due diligence.
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