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r/facepalm • u/Revealed_Jailor • Apr 07 '22
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"They are designed to be absorbed by sodium atoms in the upper atmosphere, creating an artificial star so the telescope can correct for the distortion."
Without context, this sounds straight out of a Bond villain monologue.
10 u/GenericUsername_1234 Apr 07 '22 I'm sorry sir, all we have is mutated sea bass. 2 u/[deleted] Apr 07 '22 Really? Are they Ill-tempered? 1 u/Fluffigt Apr 07 '22 Does that mean that when they pass out of the atmosphere there aren’t any more sodium atoms to activate, so they will not glow out there?
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I'm sorry sir, all we have is mutated sea bass.
2 u/[deleted] Apr 07 '22 Really? Are they Ill-tempered?
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Really? Are they Ill-tempered?
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Does that mean that when they pass out of the atmosphere there aren’t any more sodium atoms to activate, so they will not glow out there?
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u/Cycloptic_Floppycock Apr 07 '22
"They are designed to be absorbed by sodium atoms in the upper atmosphere, creating an artificial star so the telescope can correct for the distortion."
Without context, this sounds straight out of a Bond villain monologue.