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Revision as of 21:49, 31 March 2021
Ingenuity |
Title text: Plot twist: Thanks to [mumble mumble] second-order [mumble] Rayleigh-Taylor [mumble] turbulent [mumble] shear, it turns out powered flight is way EASIER on Mars! |
Explanation
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In the comic, Ponytail and Cueball are standing at mission control, when Cueball slips and hits the button. The Ingenuity drone then takes of, lifting Perserverance with it, and the rover says "Wheee!" Presumably from exitement or happiness.
In the title text, some character discovers powered flight is easier on Mars, which contradicts our current understanding that powered flight is very difficult on Mars. Mars may have less gravity, but Mars' atmosphere is 1% the density of earth. It's so thin that you couldn't move a feather with a fan. This is why the character mumbles his explanation of the science, because they know any explanation doesn't actually make sense.
Transcript
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- [On the surface of Mars:]
- Perseverance rover (in robotic voice): Ingenuity helicopter has been lowered. Preparing to release it onto the surface.
- [In Mission Control on Earth:]
- Cueball trips, saying "Oops", and clicks on a key on his workstation.
- [On Mars:]
- Ingenuity (below Perseverance, its rotor blades spinning): Bzzzzzz
- Perseverance (as it's being lifted into the air by Ingenuity): Wheeee!