gijoe50000 t1_j3na3fq wrote on January 9, 2023 at 7:21 PM

Reply to Amazing shot of our beautiful Atlantis! by wizwort

Last time I saw this was about 11-12 years ago, when it was flying over my house in Ireland..

I even managed to make out the outline of it, sitting on the booster, with my telescope. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. The plume from it was absolutely huge, about 10 times wider than the booster and the shuttle..

gijoe50000 t1_ivukf0g wrote on November 10, 2022 at 6:42 PM

Reply to All Systems Red by Martha Wells by angryscout2

I've seen this popping up in my ebooks for a while now, but haven't gotten to it yet.

But I'll definitely put on my to-do list now. Thanks!

gijoe50000 t1_iuim1za wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:41 PM

Reply to ELI5 How did knights participate in tournaments like jousting without killing themselves? by QuantumHamster

You could probably ask the same about boxing, UFC, freeclimbing, rugby, Formula 1, etc..

If there's a dangerous sport then some people will want to do it. And if jousting was still a thing then people would probably be lining up to participate.