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Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

ELI5 Why are most Americans news outlets keep saying we are flying to the moon? When in all actuality we are flying around it?

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ELI5 Why are most Americans news outlets keep saying we are flying to the moon? When in all actuality we are flying around it?

Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago
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  • ohulancutash@feddit.uk
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    If Ryanair can claim they fly to Paris, there are no limits.

  • Pommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.org
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    When I say I’m going to a football game, I’ll sit at some distance and watch it, not walk on the pitch.
    Same thing here.

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      Doing a flyby is like going to the cinema, sitting outside then going home.

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        like going to the cinema

        You just used “to” in the same way the media did in the process of trying to argue against it.

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          Yes, that was intentional to show how stupid it is.

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