“If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.”
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If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Spinlaunch: BUSTED!: this video Spinlaunch: BUSTED (Part 2): link
Spinlaunch: BUSTED!
851K views · Nov 17, 2021 · 18:07 · 0 HN recommenders · 5 mentions · discussed 2021–2023
Thunderf00t critiques SpinLaunch, the startup that proposes flinging payloads to space with a giant centrifuge. He argues the physics and engineering do not hold up.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN points to it as the skeptical debunking of SpinLaunch whenever the company or similar launch concepts come up.
What Hacker News said 5
“Thunderf00t has already done two debunking videos on SpinLaunch.”
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Sorry to put a dampener on things, but Thunderf00t has already done two debunking videos on SpinLaunch. He's rarely wrong. this video link
“Hopefully NASA watched this video”
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Hopefully NASA watched this video, before making the contacts public instead of first examining the claims privately. "Spinlaunch: BUSTED!": this video
“It's as brilliant and a scam as Hyperloop.”
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It's as brilliant and a scam as Hyperloop. Balloons with a small launcher would be cheaper...but that's lame and not cool (marketing)....like normal trains instead of Hyper ;) Spinlaunch: BUSTED! 1+2 this video link
“sadly spinlaunch is bogus and the whole concept doesn't really work out.”
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sadly spinlaunch is bogus and the whole concept doesn't really work out. [0] [0] this video (Spinlaunch: BUSTED! by Thunderf00t)