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jamieplex commented on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket nation.africa/kenya/news/... · Posted by u/dltj

russdill · a year ago

Lots of rocket components look like gears. The outside skin of the rocket often had internal vertical stringers and so components need cutouts that end up looking a bit like gears

jamieplex · a year ago

true, but I guess I have never heard of an 8' diameter rocket before...

jamieplex commented on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket nation.africa/kenya/news/... · Posted by u/dltj

petee · a year ago

The rivets and joints are very much aerospace style.

jamieplex · a year ago

ok....

jamieplex commented on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket nation.africa/kenya/news/... · Posted by u/dltj

Stevvo · a year ago

You're just making stuff up? Photos show diameter is larger than human height, maybe 8'. Only indication it's "solid steel" is you said it is.

jamieplex · a year ago

sorry, I estimated from the grainy footage. Relax, man...

jamieplex commented on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket nation.africa/kenya/news/... · Posted by u/dltj

LorenDB · a year ago

It's "Jonathan", not "Johnathan". I see this misspelling often and it bothers me every time.

jamieplex · a year ago

sorry, I copied the other guy...

jamieplex commented on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket nation.africa/kenya/news/... · Posted by u/dltj

philipwhiuk · a year ago

I asked Johnathan McDowell, who tracks space objects alongside his main job working on Chandra. He's much less convinced it's from a rocket.

https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3leq2wb...

There's not any great candidates.

jamieplex · a year ago

I agree with Jonathan. It seems to be a very low-tech, solid steel ring gear assembled and riveted together from 4 distinct parts. Not very aero-spacey at all...

jamieplex commented on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket nation.africa/kenya/news/... · Posted by u/dltj

buildbot · a year ago

The rust does stand out as kind odd, not many aerospace materials rust???

How fast would you have to spin a gear ring to say, launch it on a ballistic trajectory and have it go supersonic? Maybe a factory somewhere had a _really_ catastrophic accident?

jamieplex · a year ago

Maybe that was the "rumbling" they all heard! lol

jamieplex commented on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket nation.africa/kenya/news/... · Posted by u/dltj

philipwhiuk · a year ago

I thought it might be an jet-engine cowl, but I don't know enough about planes.

jamieplex · a year ago

Cowlings are generally thin aluminum or composite materials, never steel. Cowlings are considered "fairings", generally to smooth the air-stream in and around the engine.

jamieplex commented on Object that fell from the skies identified as separation ring from a rocket nation.africa/kenya/news/... · Posted by u/dltj

jamieplex · a year ago

Approximately 8' diameter (other commenters pointed out a more reasonable size) solid steel ring gear (riveted together from 4 parts). Doesn't look anything like a "separation ring", and certainly isn't large enough. Plus it is solid steel. I am kinda doubting the whole story at this point. No way it is from a rocket (too heavy, too low-tech, no ring gears in rocketry), and doubtful from any commercial aircraft (again, too low-tech and too heavy).

jamieplex commented on Orbit by Mozilla orbitbymozilla.com/... · Posted by u/blinky88

reissbaker · a year ago

Why does Google need Mozilla at this point? Firefox has 2.6% market share. Sure, I imagine the cost/benefit ratio is slightly positive for Google, but Mozilla needs Google since that's the majority of their revenue; the reverse is definitely not true.

jamieplex · a year ago

Wow, that little? I LOVE Firefox. I guess that market share should either make me feel real good, or quite lonely...

jamieplex commented on Orbit by Mozilla orbitbymozilla.com/... · Posted by u/blinky88

jamieplex · a year ago

I REALLY liked the part about preparing cakes with AI... Makin' me hungry just thinking about it.

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