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Shipwack

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20. Agreed! In fact, I would bet good money...

Reply to Warpy (Reply #14)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 02:15 AM

Oct 10

that, as usual, Musk decided to have the satellites designed without any research on what the standard “best practices” of satellite design were.

As a result, they probably have some basic design error that was eliminated in the ‘60s, but he replicated it unknowingly because he thinks he’s the smartest person who ever lived, and doesn’t need to look at what has been done before.

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Elon Musk's Starlink satellites are falling to Earth at an alarming rate [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 9 OP

So ... they're built like Teslas ? nt eppur_se_muova Oct 9 #1

Actually, teslas are remarkably well built and able to withstand severe crashes with little interior damage. Martin68 Oct 10 #21

Well, don't ever try towing with a Cybertruck ... eppur_se_muova Oct 10 #22

Musk is becoming a trillionaire creating huge amounts of space junk. Irish_Dem Oct 9 #2

I guess now that election 2024 is over... IthinkThereforeIAM Oct 9 #3

Bingo Botany Oct 10 #26

I have a few ideas about good places for them to fall... Ocelot II Oct 9 #4

I was thinking the same thing BlueKota Oct 9 #11

Also, markodochartaigh Oct 9 #5

This is yet another way in which Elmo is screwing us while he gets even richer. groundloop Oct 9 #8

Metaphor alert! mwb970 Oct 9 #6

They pollute the sky, and they pollute the Earth JoseBalow Oct 9 #7

They are built to do that. Gore1FL Oct 9 #9

2025 is peak solar activity ThoughtCriminal Oct 9 #10

Yay! defacto7 Oct 9 #12

I believe Devo wrote a song about this. Crowman2009 Oct 9 #13

Do I hear an "Oops?" Looks like anoher vast idea with a half vast follow through Warpy Oct 9 #14

Agreed! In fact, I would bet good money... Shipwack Oct 10 #20

Getting them up there is only half the battle Warpy Oct 10 #24

Exactly! You made my point much better than I was. Shipwack Oct 10 #29

Elmo's accomplishments: shitty truck, rocket, satellite, AI, Xhitter Hassler Oct 9 #15

Kessler effect - the more stuff that's up there, the more chance of collisions. We're already in the early stages progree Oct 9 #16

Not the same thing I know, but I was just listening to "It came out of the sky"... FemDemERA Oct 9 #17

Not as complicated as it may seem. Hear me out. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 10 #18

What kind of pollution Old Crank Oct 10 #19

These satellites are filthy going up and they are filthy coming down. hunter Oct 10 #23

Better they come down than remain in orbit. Gore1FL Oct 10 #27

That's not good ck4829 Oct 10 #25

WTH. It's not rocket science! genxlib Oct 10 #28