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   small, versatile 6DoF c++ witch *ada (ada@zoner.work)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jun-2024 23:38:15 JST small, versatile 6DoF c++ witch *ada

   "It's not rocket/nuclear science, it's simple" is such a weird statement because rocket and nuclear science is relatively simple as far as sciences go.
   
   Rockets are things go boom, nuclear is two hot things makes a much hotter thing.
   
   It's the two trillion caveats that you have (so called "Safety Measures" and "Aerodynamics")
   
   you can make a conceptual rocket with mentos and a soda bottle, if you measure the impulse by the components- that's rocket science.

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     small, versatile 6DoF c++ witch *ada (ada@zoner.work)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jun-2024 23:39:04 JST small, versatile 6DoF c++ witch *ada

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     no seriously i hate this btw
     
     i think the supposed complexity of rockets and nuclear reactors is largely why people are scared of them
     
     rather than you know, war and capitalism.
     
     rockets are 99.99999% used for war, the remaining 0.00001% is for exploration and science.
     
     big rant about nuclear power and capitalism coming

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     small, versatile 6DoF c++ witch *ada (ada@zoner.work)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jun-2024 23:39:43 JST small, versatile 6DoF c++ witch *ada

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     so far every nuclear power plant melt down has been caused by cost cutting and neglect, nuclear power plants are low upkeep but not zero upkeep. you have to repair and upgrade systems while having a good culture. so basically meltdowns are because of capitalism.
     
     if you think that green energy (ignore that nuclear is green energy) is going to be different, think again. solar farms can overheat if the cooling system is nonexistent or breaks down due to lack of repair, resulting in the photovoltaic cells igniting.
     
     wind turbines can, and have just fucking obliterated themselves because of cracks and strains in the structures.
     
     how many dams have collapsed and flooded, destroyed towns?
     
     nuclear power fear is just propaganda through misinfo, it's a victim to capitalism like everything else. most nuclear power plants are built in low impact zones so even if you have a meltdown only the industrial complexes are affected. (this is largely a coincidence because land there is cheaper.)

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