Comment

Comment on Why don't we just gather up all the ocean's trash and all the nonrecyclables, put them in a rocket, and launch it into the sun?

HelixDab2@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I think you wildly underestimate the amount of trash we’re be talking about here. This wouldn’t be a rocket, this would be thousands, or hundreds of thousands of rockets. And that’s just the start.

source

Sort:hotnew top

FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
A rocket could lift 100-150 tonnes of trash. We have about 60 billion tonnes of trash.

source
- HelixDab2@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  So, um, 400M rockets.
  
  Yeah, that ain’t happenin’.
  
  source
  - Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Let’s not count this method out just yet. We’re starting with a giant piece of trash first(Elon), and will see how the rest goes.
    
    source