Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoELI5 Why are most Americans news outlets keep saying we are flying to the moon? When in all actuality we are flying around it?message-squaremessage-square56linkfedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down117
arrow-up167arrow-down1message-squareELI5 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 · 1 month agomessage-square56linkfedilink
minus-squarePommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down2·1 month agoWhen 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.
minus-squareStarya67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·1 month agoBeing 5000 miles away you won’t see much.
minus-squarebookmeat@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down12·1 month agoDoing a flyby is like going to the cinema, sitting outside then going home.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month ago 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.
minus-squarebookmeat@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYes, that was intentional to show how stupid it is.
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.
Being 5000 miles away you won’t see much.
Doing a flyby is like going to the cinema, sitting outside then going home.
You just used “to” in the same way the media did in the process of trying to argue against it.
Yes, that was intentional to show how stupid it is.