{"id":118826,"date":"2024-10-27T04:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T21:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118826"},"modified":"2024-10-27T04:44:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T21:44:00","slug":"rocket-launch-threatened-by-sliced-cheese-stuck-on-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=118826","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Launch Threatened by Sliced Cheese Stuck on Leg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"block pb-1 text-3xl leading-none uppercase border-b lg:hidden xs:text-4xl font-k lg:text-5 border-red\">&#8220;Yes, it was indeed gruy\u00e8re, and it almost caused a disaster!&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"font-k text-4 font-black  lg:border-b border-gray-900 pb-1\">Crisis Averted<\/h2>\n<p>During an important rocket test, some students decided to strap some cheese onto one of the craft&#8217;s landing legs \u2014 and got a crucial lesson in physics.<\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/innovation\/how-cheese-slice-almost-derailed-rocket-test\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\"><em>Interesting Engineering<\/em> reports<\/a>, the student-built Gruy\u00e8re Space Program in Lausanne, Switzerland beat out the European Space Agency when achieving the region&#8217;s first-ever &#8220;rocket hop&#8221; test earlier in October. During the test, the group&#8217;s CALIBRI rocket prototype climbed vertically before dropping back down to terra firma.<\/p>\n<p>During the test, the team decided to strap a slice of gruy\u00e8re \u2014 yes, just like their name \u2014 onto the rocket&#8217;s leg. But what was intended as a joke about one of their country&#8217;s premier cheeses became no laughing matter when the slice nearly caused a rocket failure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, it was indeed gruy\u00e8re, and it almost caused a disaster!&#8221; GSP president and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology student J\u00e9r\u00e9my Marciacq told <em>IE<\/em>. &#8220;The cheese created an aero effect that led to the rocket over-spinning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iiMGznUd428\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\">video of the historic incident<\/a> shows, CALIBRI does indeed start to spin upon its descent, which took place after the rocket reached its peak altitude of 32 yards. Luckily, the rocket landed safely with its dairy stowaway intact.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"LazyFrame items-center cursor-pointer flex justify-center relative max-w-750 w-full\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16 \/ 9\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"border-0 cursor-pointer absolute block z-20 w-20\" viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\"><path d=\"M66.52 7.74c-.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79.13 34 0 34 0S12.21.13 6.9 1.55c-2.93.78-4.63 3.26-5.42 6.19C.06 13.05 0 24 0 24s.06 10.95 1.48 16.26c.78 2.93 2.49 5.41 5.42 6.19C12.21 47.87 34 48 34 48s21.79-.13 27.1-1.55c2.93-.78 4.64-3.26 5.42-6.19C67.94 34.95 68 24 68 24s-.06-10.95-1.48-16.26z\" fill=\"red\"\/><path d=\"M45 24 27 14v20\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/svg><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"COLIBRI 100m FLIGHT - First European free-flying hopper! \ud83d\ude80\ud83c\udf89 #gruyere\" class=\"object-cover w-full h-full z-0\" height=\"480\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, 640w\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iiMGznUd428\/hqdefault.jpg\" width=\"640\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though they didn&#8217;t get into details about why the spin-out occurred, it does seem that the additional weight of the cheese on one of the rocket&#8217;s three legs undermined the craft&#8217;s stability.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"font-k text-4 font-black  lg:border-b border-gray-900 pb-1\">Say Cheese<\/h2>\n<p>Fascinatingly, the student researchers told\u00a0<em>IE<\/em> that the Swiss cheese in question wasn&#8217;t even fully melted by the rocket&#8217;s ultra-hot thrusters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the end, it all worked out, and we actually ate it after the flight,&#8221; Marciacq said. &#8220;It was slightly warm, but still quite tasty!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cheese aside, what started as a joke between college kids became a teachable moment for the GSP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the end, it allowed us to discover some limits to our design \u2014 notably for roll control,&#8221; the group&#8217;s president told the website.<\/p>\n<p>Between beating out the ESA and getting a tasty snack, it&#8217;s clear that these Swiss students are on the right track.<\/p>\n<p>More on rockets: <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/nuclear-rockets-mars-problem\" class=\"underline hover:text-the-byte hover:no-underline transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out\" style=\"text-decoration-color:#ff0033\"><em>There\u2019s a Big Problem With Using Nuclear Rockets to Get to Mars<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/rocket-launch-sliced-cheese-leg\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Yes, it was indeed gruy\u00e8re, and it almost caused a disaster!&#8221; 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