Whyyyy peter?

[u/chirantaniga]

[u/CormundCrowlover]

But wouldn't it cost a lot of fuel?

[u/sivartimus → u/CormundCrowlover]

Yes but we have Sherpas for that

[u/PineappleShard → u/sivartimus]

Sherpas all the way down.

[u/sabotsalvageur → u/PineappleShard]

What is propellant if not a constant stream of microscopic sherpas being dispatched in the direction opposite the rocket’s intended thrust vector?

[u/MadDocHolliday → u/sabotsalvageur]

Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. Sherpas are the powerhouse of the space program.

[u/actual-trevor → u/sabotsalvageur]

For every sherpa there is an equal and opposite resherpa.