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redog | 1 year ago

Ever hear about the Kessler effect?

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malermeister|1 year ago

Yup, it's the reason we shouldn't be shooting up Satellites for frivolous reasons like internet in the first place.

rowanG077|1 year ago

I really don't know what to tell you if you think one of the most practical human inventions in history is frivolous...

danw1979|1 year ago

Dude, they are commenting on hacker news… someone brings up Kessler syndrome in basically every post about starlink or even space in general.

It’s up there with microplastics and e-ink displays as a HN meme.

hifikuno|1 year ago

Well, I'm one of the ten thousand today because it's new to me!