“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!: link Spinlaunch: BUSTED (Part 2): this video
Spinlaunch: BUSTED (Part 2)
472K views · Nov 24, 2021 · 17:00 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2021–2022
Thunderf00t's second video critiquing SpinLaunch, the company that proposes flinging rockets and payloads into space with a giant centrifuge. He argues the idea is physically unworkable.
Why Hacker News points people here: It is cited as the skeptical debunking whenever SpinLaunch comes up, not recommended as neutral analysis.
“Thunderf00t has already done two debunking videos on SpinLaunch.”HN comment, 2022
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“Thunderf00t has already done two debunking videos on SpinLaunch. He's rarely wrong.”
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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. link 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 link this video