origin's blues
i have seen way way too many "news" articles comparing space x and blue origin. they're both launching rockets into space then landing them upright. same thing right? RIGHT!? blue origin is ahead. how is space x going to respond? dun dun dun. gah. gag me with a spoon. a big wooden spoon that's been left outside for weeks. okay. let me explain the difference. imagine you're at a circus. and there's a dude jumping up and down on the trampoline. boing. boing. boing. he goes pretty high. and the big finish, he lands on the ground from an impressive height. ooo! ahhh! i couldn't do it. i'm impressed. i really am. okay, now. way way over there is a cannon. a guy gets shot out of it. he goes soaring across the big top. twice as high as the first guy. and much much faster. wait, this guy's holding another cannon. which he fires while screaming through the air. bull's eye! wow! then he does a flip and lands on his feet way way way over there on the far opposite side of the big top. on a raft. floating in the ocean. oh. my. god. crowd goes crazy. okay so back to the guy on the trampoline. his trick was admittedly impressive. but man, to compare the two exposes a level of ignorance or dishonesty that just makes me want to hit people. in the face. repeatedly.