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Re:Ask HN: What weird startup ideas do you have? by booboofixer on Saturday July 02, 2022 @01:47PM (#31960948)
Eventually we will have SOME people living on mars or the moon or wherever in space. Why waste fuel getting into orbit from these planets with low gravity?

A giant rail-gun-like rollercoaster that gently curves upwards. The combination of the right angle and the right velocity should be enough to fling you off the planet. I guess someone more mathematically inclined could do the actual math for me.

Re:Ask HN: What weird startup ideas do you have? by wusel on Saturday July 02, 2022 @06:16PM (#31962932)
A bit less fancy than a railgun, but similar to what you were thinking: https://www.spinlaunch.com/
Re:Ask HN: What weird startup ideas do you have? by booboofixer on Saturday July 02, 2022 @07:12PM (#31963365)
I'm aware, i had my bright idea years ago, around the time of this tweet:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1064741356080222209?t=It...

Re:Ask HN: What weird startup ideas do you have? by EUV071STR48 on Sunday July 03, 2022 @04:41AM (#31966153)
suspicious... quick question: is your first name Elon?
Re:Ask HN: What weird startup ideas do you have? by booboofixer on Sunday July 03, 2022 @08:48AM (#31967304)
No hablo ingles