The Tesla Roadster demo used liquid gas thrusters to do controlled hops, fall-safe lands, and in-air orientation control.
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I can't help but feel.... so fucking what.
It's impressive engineering.
Hard to celebrate with the strange religious zeal.
It's no more impressive than reusable boosters at this stage. The whole show was just a big wank.
It's very cool. It's not revelation, but the repurposing of existing engineering. Regenerating compressed air used for limited propulsion features. I don't feel any elation over it. 🤷♂️
But what's the point of it other than as an attention diverter. It is, as you say, re-purposing of useful tech into something completely useless, just for the show.
It's good marketing to feed the Tesla idolaters. Elon knows how to keep them starry eyed.
Yep. They're an easy sell for sure.
It's similarish to the AI doomsday marketing and even the deluge of NgU forecasting in the Bitcoin space.
‘Murica
Lots of distraction out there. We should just go out and plant trees instead.
🌽 and Nostr are worthwhile time investments.