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ELI5 Why are most Americans news outlets keep saying we are flying to the moon? When in all actuality we are flying around it? (lemmy.world)
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[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did you visit the grand canyon if you did not go to the bottom but only stood on the rim?

Yes. Did you visit it if you flew over it on a commercial flight?

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Much more similar to a chartered helicopter flight, which are quite popular at the Grand Canyon.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Maybe if that helicopter were flying 18x higher than the International Space Station.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Well now I can't see the canyon, thanks a lot

realizes we all have no oxygen

fucking dies

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 days ago

Well the brochure did state the the helicopter tours and views were "out of this world" so no refunds.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I guess that depends on how much bigger the moon is than the Grand Canyon.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Well great now my brain is going to waste the next 30 minutes unsuccessfully trying to conceive a joke about mooning, the size of the Grand Canyon, and the size of Uranus.