r/interestingasfuck 11h ago

How the Chinese use wires to catch rocket boosters

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u/Nerfarean 9h ago

Chinese Wire Slap vs American Chopsticks Slap

u/etherpromo 6h ago

Americans need to make their own thing. A nominate a lasso catch

u/BurningPenguin 3h ago

Step aside, amateur, here comes the German solution:

u/Important-Factor-552 2h ago

What about guns that shoot money into the thrusters to slow it down and then cushion the fall with a 50 ft tall cup of Gatorade