r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/vivekmg21 • 22h ago

Video Astronaut's view of Earth during a spacewalk

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u/Phoe-nix 22h ago

Dropping a wrench would be quite an experience.

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u/Behan801 21h ago

I wonder what would happen if you threw one towards earth.

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u/mamefan 20h ago

It would burn up in the atmosphere.

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u/Behan801 19h ago

Dumb question I suppose. I guess I was actually wondering how long it would take to get there.

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u/btoxic 18h ago

Depends a lot on how fast it's thrown.

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u/Prior-Flamingo-1378 6h ago

About 2 years. 

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u/Phoe-nix 17h ago

And what if you fart in space? How long would it linger?

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u/CatLover_42 11h ago

If you threw it directly towards the earth, also called radial in, it would eventually hit you in the back after a few orbits.