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0 pointssebastiennight5mo ago0 comments

This is where Douglas Adams was right, of course:

> There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

You're not going sideways - you're actively falling continuously, but somehow missing the ground for the entire length of your orbit.

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Missing involves going sideways.

It could just involve falling long enough the the ground gets out of your way.

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0 pointssebastiennight5mo ago0 comments

This is where Douglas Adams was right, of course:

> There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

You're not going sideways - you're actively falling continuously, but somehow missing the ground for the entire length of your orbit.

Missing involves going sideways.

It could just involve falling long enough the the ground gets out of your way.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse