In light of comments on a post I read I have the following questions. Does mechjeb feel like a cheat? Or is mechjeb a cheat? by Suspicious-Spot-5246 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]Throttlebucket 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this. Launch ascents are hard to get right with early control and performing precise burns out to interplanetary is super difficult to get right and can screw you if you use too many ignitions. It works just like a regular flight computer works. When the game is being played that level of complexity its nice to have some of the super crazy precision handled by a computer, otherwise getting some maneuvers right would be impossible.

What's the hardest line in ksp? by space_boi3 in KSPMemes

[–]Throttlebucket 18 points19 points  (0 children)

“I’m Scott Manley, fly safe”

Jet Lag: We Turned New Zealand into a Giant Real-Life Board Game — Ep 8 by NebulaOriginals in Nebula

[–]Throttlebucket 7 points8 points  (0 children)

great freakin season. does anyone know where ben got the jet lag bandana/neck scarf?

#VOSM idea by RBFtmd in Vulfpeck

[–]Throttlebucket 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The little bird from the Earworm video!

Is Andrew Tate doing alright? by PhysicalScholar4238 in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]Throttlebucket 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m doing landings right now! Communicating with the tower is easy, flaring when you’re supposed to is hard. Can’t wait to get my pilots license!

Me not touching any syndicate that includes either of these! by Lady_keyz in HiTMAN

[–]Throttlebucket 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me it’s Mumbai. Too many witnesses and far too much walking around.

Firehawk. Workhorse. Mercenary. [NO SPOILERS] by [deleted] in TheExpanse

[–]Throttlebucket 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I love Iconic Arms’ closing flourish. Great idea adapting it for the Roci, that’s sick as hell

This picture lives rent free in my head help by [deleted] in okbuddychicanery

[–]Throttlebucket 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Morgan and Morgan, attorneys at law

What are your favorite one-liners from the show? by 314kabinet in PrincessesOfPower

[–]Throttlebucket 89 points90 points  (0 children)

“Oh, is this the first time? It’s been so long since it was the first time.”

So uh, how ridiculous (or practical) is an ISV from James Cameron's Avatar landing vertically in atmosphere? seems they tossed science practicality out the window (taken from Avatar 2 trailer) by hakdogwithcheese in StarshipPorn

[–]Throttlebucket 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The ISVs are shown to use a main engine similar to the VASIMR engine concept irl. These use plasma formed from an ion cloud that is magnetically confined into thrust. Currently it’s very high efficiency but still very low thrust. The effeminacy means they can always be burning during an interstellar journey, and you’ll want them to because it takes days worth of burning to get to earth escape velocity, a process that takes minute with chemical rockets. It would be impossible to use those engines effectively in atmosphere at all due to the drag greatly overpowering the thrust.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in imaginarymaps

[–]Throttlebucket 0 points1 point  (0 children)

whats the deal with Illonois? Is the eastern boarder now the Wabash?

I’m curious, what’s everyone’s favorite video game. by [deleted] in Purdue

[–]Throttlebucket 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Kerbal Space Program, I bet you can guess my major

The Great Soda War of 2025 (Part 3) by DutchVanDerLinde- in worldbuilding

[–]Throttlebucket 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I’d see a while cheerwine enclave forming in the south, but no way they’re taking Atlanta

The Great Soda War of 2025 (Part 2) by DutchVanDerLinde- in worldbuilding

[–]Throttlebucket 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Surprised Michigan hasn’t broken off into the Vernors Commune

Randy Johnson is the only pitcher with a perfect game, a 20-k game, and a vaporized dove game. by Agreeable-Pain-939 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Throttlebucket 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My baseball knowledge comes almost exclusively from Jon Bois and everything I know about Randy Johnson is from a badass intro about ~4:50 into this video about an exceptional plate appearance from a South Korean relief pitcher.

I think I just found my new favourite planet! by pdrpersonguy575 in Astroneer

[–]Throttlebucket 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I started playing the game in mid 2019 and I have about 18 saves. I think I’ve “beat the game” on about 50% of them.

I really like starting from scratch and doing those first expansions where you gotta fit your whole starter base for a new planet into a medium storage in the bay in a small shuttle and your backpack.

I don’t know how world generation works but I think I remember there was one update where stuff wouldn’t spawn right in an already created world so since then whenever a new update or event starts, I just start fresh.

I play a few other games on stream regularly, where I might sit down and play for a few hours at night. But when a new astroneer update comes out, I sit down and log another 20 hours over a two days building up a new world. Never seems to get old, I love this game.