The only things that would qualify for beating walking on The Fucking Moon as an achievement would be walking on Mars, or eliminating one of the following: poverty, hunger, war or cancer.
That's pretty much the list, right there.
I'd say the fact that nobody's contracted or died from smallpox in my lifetime is a good co-contender, but which of the two wins is pretty much a coin flip for me at any given time.
Unambiguously topping either would take some doing, and I hope to see that happen.
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I Win Swordfightsall the traits of greatnessstarlight at my feetRegistered Userregular
Well, to be fair as more and more people get into space, just getting there loses some of the magic. Like climbing Mt. Everest. Climbing Everest doesn't really seem all that magical nowadays. It's still cool, but you pretty much just need to be pretty fit and have the cash to throw down and they'll take you to the summit barring terrible weather.
man I don't want to go to space. I can barely deal with how big the ocean is
see i'm just the opposite
i love the idea of just infinite space
i want to experience even just that little part of it
be there, be in awe of it
just thinking about it makes my skin tingle
What's insane is that I would be all over the opportunity to go up there but at the same time I am completely terrified of outer space's infinite emptiness. Whenever I look at the moon and imagine the immense gulf between it and us or I close my eyes and try to imagine flying away from the Earth and just floating in space with nothing above, below, or around me I freak out and have a mini-panic attack.
Despite all that I'm still completely fascinated by space and will always yearn to go there.
Looking at Nixon's speech, the instructions at the end always get me:
PRIOR TO THE PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT: The president should telephone each of the widows-to-be.
"Widows-to-be," the astronauts would still be alive as Nixon would be making that speech, I can only imagine what it would be like, sitting alone on the barren wasteland of the moon, looking at your home planet as your oxygen depletes, with no hope of rescue.
Holy shit they were really brave.
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I Win Swordfightsall the traits of greatnessstarlight at my feetRegistered Userregular
honest to goodness think my comfort with infinity is from my psychedelic use
it puts your thought process on a cosmic scale, so it sits comfortably with me
Never had this happen before, but I legitimately welled up and almost cried when I read this story an hour or so ago.
It's weird because I have no real reason to cry about Neil Armstrong, I don't even know a lot about him. It's just that he represents something so much bigger... I don't know
Bleh - I wish I knew how to convey that emotion better
man I don't want to go to space. I can barely deal with how big the ocean is
The ocean scares me much more then space. The ocean just terrifies me.
The ocean's small enough(!) to be accessible mentally; we're just not built to wrap our heads around things that can be measured in light-seconds or AUs.
(Also, we know for certain the ocean has carnivores much, much bigger than us. That probably doesn't help.)
even today some people find it difficult to believe going to the moon was possible in 1969
imagine when kids in moonschools in 2269 or whatever learn that Neil Armstrong, still a relevant name, did that shit 300 years in the past before people so much as invented Pong
man I don't want to go to space. I can barely deal with how big the ocean is
The ocean scares me much more then space. The ocean just terrifies me.
The ocean's small enough(!) to be accessible mentally; we're just not built to wrap our heads around things that can be measured in light-seconds or AUs.
(Also, we know for certain the ocean has carnivores much, much bigger than us. That probably doesn't help.)
Actually when you think about it, the ocean at its deepest gets deeper than, say, the United States are wide. That is terrifyingly deep.
Now cube that for three dimensions.
Trust me, there are very few people on Earth who truly grasp just how much ocean there is.
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ButtlordFornicusLord of Bondage and PainRegistered Userregular
man I don't want to go to space. I can barely deal with how big the ocean is
The ocean scares me much more then space. The ocean just terrifies me.
The ocean's small enough(!) to be accessible mentally; we're just not built to wrap our heads around things that can be measured in light-seconds or AUs.
(Also, we know for certain the ocean has carnivores much, much bigger than us. That probably doesn't help.)
Actually when you think about it, the ocean at its deepest gets deeper than, say, the United States are wide. That is terrifyingly deep.
Now cube that for three dimensions.
Trust me, there are very few people on Earth who truly grasp just how much ocean there is.
What?
No it doesn't. The ocean does not get as deep as the US is wide.
man I don't want to go to space. I can barely deal with how big the ocean is
The ocean scares me much more then space. The ocean just terrifies me.
The ocean's small enough(!) to be accessible mentally; we're just not built to wrap our heads around things that can be measured in light-seconds or AUs.
(Also, we know for certain the ocean has carnivores much, much bigger than us. That probably doesn't help.)
Actually when you think about it, the ocean at its deepest gets deeper than, say, the United States are wide. That is terrifyingly deep.
Now cube that for three dimensions.
Trust me, there are very few people on Earth who truly grasp just how much ocean there is.
How can that possibly be true? The U.S. is like a two thousand miles across? Maybe I am misunderstanding you...
man I don't want to go to space. I can barely deal with how big the ocean is
The ocean scares me much more then space. The ocean just terrifies me.
The ocean's small enough(!) to be accessible mentally; we're just not built to wrap our heads around things that can be measured in light-seconds or AUs.
(Also, we know for certain the ocean has carnivores much, much bigger than us. That probably doesn't help.)
Actually when you think about it, the ocean at its deepest gets deeper than, say, the United States are wide. That is terrifyingly deep.
Now cube that for three dimensions.
Trust me, there are very few people on Earth who truly grasp just how much ocean there is.
What?
No it doesn't. The ocean does not get as deep as the US is wide.
EDIT: Oh shit that was a decimal point, not a comma. Nevermind.
man I don't want to go to space. I can barely deal with how big the ocean is
The ocean scares me much more then space. The ocean just terrifies me.
The ocean's small enough(!) to be accessible mentally; we're just not built to wrap our heads around things that can be measured in light-seconds or AUs.
(Also, we know for certain the ocean has carnivores much, much bigger than us. That probably doesn't help.)
Actually when you think about it, the ocean at its deepest gets deeper than, say, the United States are wide. That is terrifyingly deep.
Now cube that for three dimensions.
Trust me, there are very few people on Earth who truly grasp just how much ocean there is.
How can that possibly be true? The U.S. is like a two thousand miles across? Maybe I am misunderstanding you...
man I don't want to go to space. I can barely deal with how big the ocean is
The ocean scares me much more then space. The ocean just terrifies me.
The ocean's small enough(!) to be accessible mentally; we're just not built to wrap our heads around things that can be measured in light-seconds or AUs.
(Also, we know for certain the ocean has carnivores much, much bigger than us. That probably doesn't help.)
Actually when you think about it, the ocean at its deepest gets deeper than, say, the United States are wide. That is terrifyingly deep.
Now cube that for three dimensions.
Trust me, there are very few people on Earth who truly grasp just how much ocean there is.
How can that possibly be true? The U.S. is like a two thousand miles across? Maybe I am misunderstanding you...
The Mariana Trench is like 2,550 KM deep bro.
That's how long it is, it's only like 6.7 miles deep or something.
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I'd say the fact that nobody's contracted or died from smallpox in my lifetime is a good co-contender, but which of the two wins is pretty much a coin flip for me at any given time.
Unambiguously topping either would take some doing, and I hope to see that happen.
widely known fact
I was just reading the other day this article about how many people still die sumitting Everest. (Warning: pictures of dead people)
What's insane is that I would be all over the opportunity to go up there but at the same time I am completely terrified of outer space's infinite emptiness. Whenever I look at the moon and imagine the immense gulf between it and us or I close my eyes and try to imagine flying away from the Earth and just floating in space with nothing above, below, or around me I freak out and have a mini-panic attack.
Despite all that I'm still completely fascinated by space and will always yearn to go there.
"Widows-to-be," the astronauts would still be alive as Nixon would be making that speech, I can only imagine what it would be like, sitting alone on the barren wasteland of the moon, looking at your home planet as your oxygen depletes, with no hope of rescue.
Holy shit they were really brave.
it puts your thought process on a cosmic scale, so it sits comfortably with me
people just throw things at you wherever you go
I always wondered what it would be like to play with something like SpaceEngine while using psychedelics. Or just using psychedelics period, really
On one hand, I agree with you.
On the other hand, at some point I would go insane if it were just me there, and not even one other person to talk to.
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It's weird because I have no real reason to cry about Neil Armstrong, I don't even know a lot about him. It's just that he represents something so much bigger... I don't know
Bleh - I wish I knew how to convey that emotion better
I guess some sort of semi-permanent settlement on Mars would count
Either way, if it happens in my lifetime I am going to absolutely go bananas
But fucking Neil Armstrong, man.
The ocean's small enough(!) to be accessible mentally; we're just not built to wrap our heads around things that can be measured in light-seconds or AUs.
(Also, we know for certain the ocean has carnivores much, much bigger than us. That probably doesn't help.)
just don't have that sense of awe, really
just oh you're big and empty
good for you
you're like a fat person without a soul
take that outer space
imagine when kids in moonschools in 2269 or whatever learn that Neil Armstrong, still a relevant name, did that shit 300 years in the past before people so much as invented Pong
yep
I mean the ocean has a ton of awesome and weird stuff in it
space is mostly a whole lotta nothing
Actually when you think about it, the ocean at its deepest gets deeper than, say, the United States are wide. That is terrifyingly deep.
Now cube that for three dimensions.
Trust me, there are very few people on Earth who truly grasp just how much ocean there is.
what if infinite space was full of naked ladies
but there is ridiculously more ocean than we can even process. It dwarfs the amount of dry land we're used to dealing with.
What?
No it doesn't. The ocean does not get as deep as the US is wide.
How can that possibly be true? The U.S. is like a two thousand miles across? Maybe I am misunderstanding you...
EDIT: Oh shit that was a decimal point, not a comma. Nevermind.
unless those ladies don't need oxygen to breathe, it'd be just like tunneling in the vegas desert
well yeah they're space ladies DUH
The Mariana Trench is like 2,550 KM deep bro.
like, by definition
Fuck I can't read either.
That's how long it is, it's only like 6.7 miles deep or something.