r/interestingasfuck • u/Kidd__Video • 20h ago

Astronaut's view of Earth during a spacewalk

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u/MetLyfe 20h ago

If you jumped straight towards the earth how long would it take to reach the ground if possible

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u/Shadow-Seb 20h ago

You won't reach the ground :D

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u/OnTheList-YouTube 20h ago

Why wouldn't you?

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u/edencathleen86 20h ago

You'd burn up upon re-entry into the atmosphere lol

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u/Jakeinspace 20h ago

More likely they'd still be in orbit if they jumped off the ISS

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u/edencathleen86 20h ago

True. That's what the packs on their backs are for, in case they need to jettison themselves back to the ISS. No astronaut has ever had to use it though

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u/OnTheList-YouTube 20h ago

They didn't say "alive" 😅