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118 - Experienced Drunk Idiots

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The Learning Curve of Kerbal

I'm really lucky that I did not discover Kerbal until I had a lucrative job, because I would have done nothing if I discovered Kerbal at the age he was. That is why that game is so brilliant. There's a fantastic XKCD comic about learning orbital mechanics and where you get high school physics, physics degree, job at NASA, and then Kerbal Space Program. And I feel like I've had that chart verified to me by several people in the industry. So good Exactly. It's like, oh, now I can work for NASA. Shit. Yeah. We listen to a lot of Scott Manley. What's the name of the Scottish guy that had the

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