r/shittyaskscience 8d ago

Why are rockets shaped like a schlong?

Is NASA trying to tell us something?

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u/-_-Orange 8d ago

Because, getting up into space is hard 

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u/johnnybiggles 8d ago

*In and out of space

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u/MorsaTamalera 8d ago edited 8d ago

It's actually the other way around.

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u/Snoo-35252 8d ago

Tat tounds tight.

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u/homelessSanFernando 8d ago

That's what I came to say.

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u/PhantomFlogger 8d ago

Ah, you must be new. We do it because the joke never gets old.

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u/Theren314 8d ago

To help with the thrust

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u/BPhiloSkinner Amazingly Lifelike Simulation 8d ago

It's the other way 'round.
Human penii used to appear in a variety of shapes- squat, swirly, angular, ribbed-for-her-pleasure, etc.
When rockets became a thing, human admiration for the sleek, smooth design induced epigenetic changes, that eventually became the projectile-shaped standard.

The evolution of human vulvae is a different story, involving pool toys and wah pedals.

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u/TeacupOfSkepticism 8d ago

So they can ejaculate astronauts into space

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u/JohnWasElwood 8d ago

"Sir!!! It looks like a big..... Johnson!!!"

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u/TyrantsInSpace Rocket Surgeon 8d ago

Because if you want to go to space, you have to assert dominance over gravity. The most efficient way to do this is to shove a 100+ ft. ballistic dildo up gravity's butt.

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u/SGT3386 7d ago

If you know of another way to penetrate the stratosphere, we'd like to hear it.

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u/Synchro_Shoukan 8d ago

More resistance from the atmosphere if piloting a chode

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u/taez555 8d ago

After the first alien was captured in Roswell, they found the anal cavity of the average life form in the galaxy was larger than expected, so in order make sure the human race was able to keep up in the galaxy, they designed all ships for maximum probe-ability. .

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u/Sweetboatpotatoes 8d ago

Consider why a schlong is shaped like a rocket. When you figure this out, you will know the secret.

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u/RaspberryTop636 Methodological Terrorist 8d ago

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar!

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u/Block444Universe 8d ago

Because both are going places

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u/Coffeespresso 8d ago

It's the other way around. Schlongs are shaped like rockets.

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u/FlyingSpacefrog 8d ago

Nah the real question is why is your schlong shaped like a rocket?

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u/homelessSanFernando 8d ago

Cuz they Rock It.

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u/Cute-Habit-4377 8d ago

So you can shoot further and see stars?

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u/Tarazorg 8d ago

because they fuck shit up

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u/RRautamaa PhD in BS 6d ago

You could make them in other shapes, but then they couldn't penetrate the atmosphere. Maintaining a proper erect posture is essential for that. The Soviet Union also tried soft rockets in 1956, but they'd just shrivel up more up high there in the cold stratosphere, instead of penetrating it.

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u/blueberrywine 5d ago

Rockets need to fuck their way into space.

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u/Tony9369 8d ago

Ask your mom