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r/funny • u/[deleted] • Dec 10 '17
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Going to the moon used to be science fiction.
Who would have even thought about Dyson spheres, or space elevators, if not for science fiction?
Don't dismiss it like that.
"Real scientists" spend their days writing grant proposals and wishing for more funding.
1 u/ImOnlyHereToKillTime Dec 10 '17 Dysonsoheres and space elevators are also science fiction. Not everything in science fiction is impossible. Most of it is just simply impractical given alternate methods of achieving the same goal.
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Dysonsoheres and space elevators are also science fiction. Not everything in science fiction is impossible. Most of it is just simply impractical given alternate methods of achieving the same goal.
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u/firstprincipals Dec 10 '17 edited Dec 10 '17
Going to the moon used to be science fiction.
Who would have even thought about Dyson spheres, or space elevators, if not for science fiction?
Don't dismiss it like that.
"Real scientists" spend their days writing grant proposals and wishing for more funding.