Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-15 10:41:30 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EACEC06531E2ADF48194AACDF426F968FD91DAFC7CC97FD76128D5E7BE99C7ED
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The GoFast rocket is spin-stabilized. The sound and sudden stop of rotation is due to its yo-yo de-spin mechanism being deployed: https://flatearth.ws/gofast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-yo_de-spin The "Elon Musk" rocket hitting the "firmament" is actually a case of the twilight phenomenon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_phenomenon The "firmament" refers to a conspiracy theory: https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-earth-dome-firmament-idUSL1N31W2RO
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