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{{comic
	| number    = 4035
	| date      = February 29, 2016
	| title     = methods-for-going-to-space
	| image     = 1456759479-20160229.png
	| votey     = 1456759479-20160229after.png
	| titletext = Alternate method: Convert humans to hydrogen, float to space, reassemble.
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==Explanation==
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==Transcript==
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:Methods for going to space, with problems and solutions
:Method
:Problem
:Solution
:Rocket
:Must lift heavy fuel, making launches very expensive.
:Spend lots
:Of money.
:Mass driver
:High speed encounter with atmosphere necessitates extremely tall structure.
:New theme park ride.
:Skyhook
:Have to catch cable in space.
:Magnets?
:Rotating skywook
:Have to catch rotating cable in space.
:Embrace risk of awesome death.
:Space elevator
:No material strong enough to make it.
:Remove half of earth's mass. Most of it not that great anyway.
:Ballistic cannon
:Acceleration would liquefy humans.
:Put them back together later?
:Space fountain
:Enormous structure that collapses the moment you stop supplying it massive power.
:If goes awry, make amusing
:Comparison to
:Financial sector.
:High altitude balloon launch
:No. We are not running an entire launch operation from a gigantic mega-bump.
:But-
:No. But- no! Come on pleeease no.
:Caption: smbc - -comics.com
==Votey Transcript==
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:Idea: Launch Earth while rocket stays put
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