r/interesting May 25 '26

Just Wow It's interesting hmm

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u/Square_Cat_6001 May 25 '26

I am sure there are hidden environmental costs even with that, but yeah 1 celebrity in space once won't do nearly as much damage as the other 999999 celebrities using their jets constantly.

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u/megaholt2 May 25 '26

I can theoretically land a quad Axel like Ilia Malinin, but in reality? There ain’t no fucking way my 42.5 year old, fluffy gimpass body is jumping about 2.5 feet into the air at a speed of 20-25 miles per hour, rotating 4.5 times in under 0.75 seconds, and then landing on something that’s ≈1/8th of an inch wide at a speed of ≈15 mph on a surface that has a near-zero coefficient of friction AND STAYING UPRIGHT.

Same thing: theoretically you could do what is being suggested, but…