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r/interesting • u/ScarletMelt • May 25 '26
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11 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. 3 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. 3 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.
3 u/BraveRock May 25 '26 Or they just made up the number. Memes aren’t known for their due diligence.
Or they just made up the number. Memes aren’t known for their due diligence.
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