"Lower the inertial mass." -- Miles O'Brien, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Season 1, Episode 1.
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Lower the inertial mass
—what to say when you want your obese Trekkie friend to take care of their health
Oh man you just brought up repressed memories of the biggest Trekkie nerd in elementary school making fun of me for my obesity.
Remove all the tanks and shit on the bottom to really save weight and just let the shuttle fly? It's not rocket science.
SIX HUNDRED EL BEES? HOLY FUCK THAT'S A LOTTA PAINT.
That's why American Airlines had the "cheat line" livery. Bare hulls saved them enough weight to carry like an extra 2 passengers.
Plus, polished metal on airframes looks sweet IMHO. Real "DC3 golden era of aviation" vibes.
And why McLaren went with a silver colour
Though isn't that decreasing the aerodynamics and increasing the friction?
Probably, but the slowest part of the trip is in the most dense air. Probably still a net benefit!
Orange makes it go faster. Not the fastest color but it's up there.
Is NASA run by orcs
No no, that's Roscosmos

Although tbf all those achievements were by the Soviet space program, while Roscosmos has been… well, less successful especially recently thanks to all the money going to murdering Ukrainians
We put a lot of meaning on 'Boots on the ground.'
"First to invade the moon"
US just put enough into the CHA stat to decide which achievement is worth bragging about.