Spinlaunch: BUSTED!

Thunderf00t · 850.9K views · 2021-11-17 · 18:07

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Overview

Thunderf00t critiques SpinLaunch, the startup that proposes flinging payloads to space with a giant centrifuge. He argues the physics and engineering do not hold up.

On Hacker News

HN points to it as the skeptical debunking of SpinLaunch whenever the company or similar launch concepts come up.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2021–2023

Topics

Space exploration & spaceflight Fundamental physics

What people said

YourCompanyHere · 2023-06 · Criticism
sadly spinlaunch is bogus and the whole concept doesn't really work out. [0] [0] [VIDEO] (Spinlaunch: BUSTED! by Thunderf00t)
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nix23 · 2022-11 · Criticism
It's as brilliant and a scam as Hyperloop. Balloons with a small launcher would be cheaper...but that's lame and not cool (marketing)....like normal trains instead of Hyper ;) Spinlaunch: BUSTED! 1+2 [VIDEO] [LINK]
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MongooseMan · 2022-04 · Criticism
Sorry to put a dampener on things, but Thunderf00t has already done two debunking videos on SpinLaunch. He's rarely wrong. [VIDEO] [LINK]
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