Drag race : Mercedes v. SpaceX

Drag race : Mercedes v. SpaceX

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frontfloater

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367 posts

149 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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Just been belatedly watching NASA TV for last night's latest SpaceX take-off.

The on-screen telemetry shows that its 0-96 KPH / 60 MPH time is 9 seconds, meaning that most of our cars are faster. Admittedly, it would be quicker if going horizontally instead of straight up ... and it does max out at a somewhat higher top speed of 27,012 KPH / 16,882 MPH. But on what the magazines call the "all-important" 0-60 time, it's a little sluggish ¦:¬)


Dog Star

16,486 posts

175 months

Friday 10th November 2023
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Look what it weighs.

And then look at SpaceX Starship - that’ll have a similar 0-60 but weighs 5000 tonnes…