Why Doesn't NASA Launch Trash Into the Sun

We have a major trash problem here on Earth, I mean, have you seen those pictures of "Trash island"? If we don't do something soon, trash could become a serious problem for every single person on the planet. Why not just shoot the trash into space, or better yet, send all that garbage straight into the sun. That'll teach it. And while that sounds like a plausible solution to our waste management problem, once you look at the logistics you realize it's insanely expensive to launch trash into space, let alone reach the sun!
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[@hendriksan6809]

Everyone: Too expensive Flat earthers: Just drop it off the edge

[@SuV33358]

😁😄👍🏼

[@eulyduran7799]

🤣🤣🤣

[@MrEdu-cj2vl]

you can't. there's a glass dome.

[@catchannel8883]

@@MrEdu-cj2vl are you a flat earther

[@chrismp006]

"Glass dome"lol

[@austinyang2382]

Wise dude: “Garbage is a matter of perception”

[@TheWELLRESPECTED]

Comment underrated

[@dylanewing3196]

"One man's trash is another man's treasure"

[@welken3756]

What garbage is, is a matter of how something is perceived. An object that has no cause is trash, but also one that has cause, but no capability. "Trash" is a complicated matter.

[@eulyduran7799]

😄😄😄

[@simonabbott4949]

That's why they should send all humans towards the sun

[@redcrewmate4104]

*Me with common sense* “It would cost a lot of money”

[@Jonnyc448]

If they put trash into space, this show wouldn’t exist

[@ThorfinnStrife]

ItsyaBOI :D ok soyboy

[@xilogex7403]

@@ThorfinnStrife ok boomer

[@sketchycircle1067]

I Think My Dog Is a Cat if you think it’s trash just don’t watch it

[@b1nreaper]

Me like da big potato

[@icemagiciangh]

The title is ‘Why Doesn’t NASA Launch Trash Into The Sun’ Here’s the answer- Big money and speed

[@maxrousselle178]

Short answer: Too expensive

[@ThePyschicBuzz]

Then we drown in garbage as the earth slowy rots away knowing an useless paper object kept the human race from saving it But nah, we're broke...

[@rayfridley6649]

Why not take the trash to the moon instead? Not as far as to the sun and certainly by far much less expensive.

[@oo0372]

You just saved me 9:03 minutes of my life. Thanks man 👍

[@theoblivionguard9472]

Just throw It in lava.

[@user-vq6zj7jx6e]

@@theoblivionguard9472 that's a big mistake

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

World: *needs to get rid of trash* The illusion of money: *HAHA. You thought.*

[@acclips2297]

@Hugh Jassel How about launching every single conservative, with their hatred for people they disagree with, right into sun? World for sure would become a way better place.

[@torinjones3221]

@@acclips2297 that's such an islmaophobic comment. Just because you don't like people from conservative religions doesn't mean you can freely and openly talk about genociding them. Disgusting bigot. Smh

[@martacortez7395]

@@torinjones3221 Sir this is the internet.

[@Kiko-sf2ol]

Torin Jones I think he meant the political conservative

[@alokbaluni8760]

@@torinjones3221 Islamophobic is not a word

[@edgelord8337]

Imma buy part of the sun and charge people money when they want to send their trash to the part I own. Trust me I will.

[@noahplaysgames5649]

Ok, sure! That'll be around 500 qaudrantillion dollars.

[@scorn1x]

NoahFingerboards Its gonna cost a lot its not gonna cost a huge or an enormous amount of money so saying that doesn't make sence at all

[@leoooo3921]

Then nobody will send their trash to your part unless they absolutely have to

[@Biotear]

@john oslavic look if i have to start paying for sunlight, someone is getting shot.

[@moonpie7257]

R/madlads

[@snufkin4374]

3:49 “Star at the center of our universe” 4:21 “approaching the center of our universe” I’m sorry did I hear that right?

[@potatomatop9326]

Answer: because the sun roasts them back to earth.

[@catsforlife2765]

Then throw it on the backside so it goes to the other side BIG BRAINNNNNNN

[@MidnightBloomDev]

This comment doesn't make sense and isn't even funny

[@frozenblazenon]

potatomato :p potato 🥔

[@say7951]

Another: Too expensive

[@obiwankenobi314]

@@MidnightBloomDev r/woooosh

[@quatch72]

if we reach the point where we've develop the technology to efficiently send our trash to the sun, we'd probably already have also developed alternate ways of dealing with it.

[@kaellimdy6478]

Because it’d be considered in humane if you send my ex into the sun!!

[@ChrisSmith-5655]

Yes it would me

[@passiflora1014]

Kael Lim Dy haha 😻

[@izzywoods794]

*inhumane

[@SeanFerree]

😁😁😁😂

[@eulyduran7799]

Don't forget my ex

[@pewpeat]

you kept saying the center of our universe when talking about the sun, seems like it would be more truthful if you said the center of our solar system

[@Syzygy3clipse]

True he does say that at some parts but he also says solar system in other parts so don’t blame him 😄 6:02

[@waynegordon3174]

That was bothering me so much. Lol

[@dirandrous7682]

I mean, he could be right. The universe is infinite, everywhere is the center.

[@blazinlion293]

its just a saying because the sun is the center of OUR universe like personally

[@eljot1092]

@@dirandrous7682 it's not infinite. However, everything is technically the center of the universe.

[@Jonnyc448]

If they did that, this show would be no more

[@thenorthstarsamurai]

Why do people hate this channel?

[@Jonnyc448]

@THE COLD SAMURAI it’s a bit preachy sometimes

[@jaywolf845]

Lol ohh thought you were just joking

[@arrowhead2505]

I Think My Dog Is a Cat How are you

[@LittleBlue42]

3:48 "star at the center of our universe" why did he call our solar system the universe? I genuinely hope he doesn't think that our solar system is the entire universe.

[@beaubeaukitty5301]

Quite the distinctive difference betwixt a Galaxy and the rest of the Universe

[@AssasynCounterExtrem]

He doesn't

[@MarloSoBalJr]

"Our" it's important to emphasize the "OUR" means the star we are familiar with. The one we see each day and that "our" planet's resources demand on it

[@darkpicture6249]

If that's the case he might think the earth is flat as well

[@dirandrous7682]

The universe is infinite, everywhere is the center.

[@aidencasts]

Me sees the title from the notification thing: eh Me carefully reading the title again: hey that could be interesting

[@thereal007ladies.7]

"It could be free just saying who are we paying, the alien's?."

[@SpaceGuy69_]

The real 007, ladies!!!!!!. Lol

[@teamequalizer1271]

so you wanna work for free?

[@popeluigi]

Last time I was this early, Futurama did this episode

[@kaboomwinn4026]

I remember the episode, when trash comes back from space his used 1999 thinks to make more trash to hit the incoming trash.

[@thatguy2535]

I'm kinda sad there isn't more Futurama comments....R.I.P Seymour 😭

[@hype_beast_slayer105]

I always asked myself that when I was little

[@pianonrd5410]

infographics show: maybe launch into sun? Me: plz don't send me to the sun.

[@verity_raven1195]

“Otherwise known as to much” love it

[@shawnbaker4554]

Ryder Aucoin learn the subtle nuances of the English language, “two” means one plus one, “too” means also, “to” you’re gonna need a dictionary to figure out how to apply that one properly

[@kocbilo]

@@shawnbaker4554 Funny to read that from someone who uses "gonna" in his sentences.

[@Rationalist101]

*Too*

[@Rationalist101]

@@kocbilo At least we could understand what he was saying.

[@blair7001]

Everytime I watch a space video I get an ad with Chris Hadfield..

[@anastasia4001]

Me2

[@thehotwheelsreviews]

if it is also something connected to masterclass, it also applies to me

[@MrKing-ot5ml]

This is tooooooo expensive. Mr beast:umm hold my wallet.

[@shaukahodan2373]

then put the garbage on like mars

[@williamm9238]

1:23 who also noticed the mistake

[@CZsWorld]

Uhh have they not seen Futurama?

[@ZxRSKILLS]

Have a wonderful day/night friends!

[@Coys319]

ZxRSKILLS Make me

[@redcrewmate4104]

No u

[@anthony-vp3dq]

no

[@pgplaysvidya]

ignoring the cost part or even the logistics part.... Why the sun? Wouldn't we, if we could do this, send all the trash to like, Jupiter? It's big enough that we could dump 100% of all the trash we'd ever make and never even make a dent. Angular momentum gibberish would mean it would take less energy to go to Jupiter than the Sun. It's the best solution until Jupiterians come attacking us

[@thomngyn]

Why would the world even worry about money to this point it’s a situation of life or death later on. Just make it free like It will only help you to make human kind survive longer. Money and Global Debt Isn’t something we should worry about now, Compagnies and People only think about money these days and this ego is killing us. We can’t continue like this

[@stockpistol]

If their was no money who really going to work

[@wunwwins]

Future nasa: put all the trash in the rocket PewDiePie: puts t series in there

[@apol8245]

Me: This seems familiar... Life Noggin: Yeah you don’t think?

[@adamg1058]

Blocko approves.

[@izzywoods794]

Can the astronauts take a few bags when they go up? Just- “here, take this. It’s on your way”

[@KS-gi2so]

Not gonna lie I stopped at 2:53 it was just too painful to watch, the amount of money it costs to send massive amounts of anything into space was way to much for my brain that wants to go to space to handle.

[@AlexHPhommarath]

Its impossible to send things to the sun Kerbal space program: Am I A Joke To You?!

[@Xerings]

3:49 “even though the star at the center of our universe exerts...” I think you meant solar system

[@maigordon157]

well i guess i have to give up my dream of standing on the sun making America proud

[@gracemorganspeaks]

Whoever is reading this keep a positive mindset no matter how bad things are in your life. Don't give into negative people. Focus on your goals, dreams and vision.

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Try telling that to the coronavirus

[@Henilegasp]

@ Grace - Many thanks for the positive comment 😊🤗

[@katebarclay6458]

I agree the corona virus has infected almost 100million people when I said this

[@BIGDZ8346]

Title: Me: I'm sure there are several reasons why that's a bad Idea.

[@re_me]

When you wanna go to space but ur a trash Me: *yus i will finally go to space pls NASA im a trash :(*

[@dabunnyrabbit2620]

"a trash" ?

[@VitalityWolf]

*Here, take some of this attention you're looking for.*

[@WomanSlayer69420]

Because the energy spent trying to carry any payload of waste into the sun would pollute more than the waste itself. Simple as that.

[@piboye5103]

The easiest way to send something into the Sun is to get a gravity assist from Jupiter first. That was actually one of the earlier designs of a Parker Solar Probe like mission.

[@Iconoclasher]

When I worked in the aerospace industry decades ago there was some talk about sending our nuclear waste into the sun or deep space. Not a bad idea but right after that the Challenger exploded and that was the end of that discussion!

[@joshual9976]

1:25 268million It says 68 million though

[@adamg1058]

Yes! First thing I noticed!

[@jamesloiselle9098]

Video: too many difficulties launching trash into the sun Me: Why not just launch our trash into Venus or Mercury instead?

[@ulrichleukam1068]

lol The trash will not be destroyed, and there is the possibility of it going back to space since such planet usually not have an atmosphere. Such trash in space might destroy satelite and other space exploration down the line. Imagine a multibillion space-telescope camera lens been covered by a banana peel or a molten milk bottle lol. That would be hilarious

[@nightfighter2879]

space elevator: let me introduce myself

[@Solesteam]

There's a third issue, we don't have unlimited material on Earth, if we kept doing the equivalent of deleting our trash we will eventually run out of materials on Earth and there would be nothing left but some stone and whatever is left over of society.

[@devensessarego800]

So I can’t launch my ex to the sun

[@mxntboxy9067]

Nice

[@redcrewmate4104]

Don’t forget cardi B

[@haihai9022]

Ice Age Baby and Tik tok: Am I a joke to you?

[@eeelly5844]

Before I watched the video there was this ad of Masterclass that came up and it was even about being an astronaut

[@Confron7a7ion7]

Vay Hek won't be happy to hear this... This joke only make sense if you play Warframe.

[@stephychun4835]

Next Video: Why don't we launch the trash into a blackhole.

[@therearenoshortcuts9868]

because... then you can't recycle it afterwards lol

[@hydroxyl5130]

Domestic. Recycling. Capacity. ^ we need to work on this ^

[@MatMadikGCA]

Holla if this reminds you of a Futurama episode 😆✌️.

[@Vxhnz]

The only reason why they wont launch trash into the sun is because I don't want to go to the sun, I'll die

[@wheelmangames5366]

You mentioned reaching "The Center of our Universe" twice....

[@MatMadikGCA]

What would be even worse than this dumb project even somehow succeeding is if you accidentally put something in your space trash that you really wish you hadn’t - e.g. your pet.

[@THE16THPHANTOM]

3:48 "the star at the center of our universe"... does no compute, -1 credibility.

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

3:48 The star at the center of our universe 5:33 Earth is going 67 mph

[@kayden2537]

Problem: we have to much trash Fix problem: RECYCLE and COMPOST EVERYTHING

[@winston9920]

Only issue is that we can’t. We can’t recycle or compost certain types of plastic, and we’re forced the throw it out.

[@rareuses]

The earth wants to quit smoking. But his "friends" won't let earth stop.

[@Cookieolicity]

4:55 I guess I am a scientist due to my to Physics class 🧐

[@Silver_Specter]

before even watching the vid i can say 1 to expensive 2 littering space is bad because it will just linger around earth and make more trouble than its worth

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

Infographics: It costs to much Elon Musk: In due time my little ones. In due time.

[@RonicVll]

In Sweden we use our trash for fuel and to heat our houses. We literally buy trash from other countries and use it.

[@aspectsoul5693]

i learn more when watching this show then listening at school or learning do you agree.....

[@angadsingh9314]

No lol

[@steveclark5206]

Active volcano + giant conveyor belt = Nature’s trash incinerator.

[@MidnightBloomDev]

Justin Bieber's songs wouldn't like it.

[@redcrewmate4104]

What about cardi B?

[@ryanjoseph.51]

i wanna include my trash teammates when this happens 😤

[@TheLUCKGOD1]

*Short answer: tooo expensive*

[@flamah10n]

What about a giant carpet over the desert, so we can sweep it all under that rug! XD

[@sam-by6sq]

correction: the title needs a question mark

[@ferdinandjoyes1632]

The governor in my city once planned to dig a very deep (and big) hole so that all the trash collected in my city would be thrown there. When the hole is full they would bury the whole with all the collected trash on it and make another one but the disadvantages of it is: 1. it will cost a lot of money 2. it would cause a major environmental damage (because the city where I live is a small island) 3. it would take years to complete one

[@slogosniper5283]

Uhhh “Even though the star at the center of our universe” 3:50... false information? Didn’t do enuf research??????

[@Arirezz]

Your joke fell pretty flat on its face.

[@howiestillgamez5326]

People at nasa: Let’s lunch trash at the sun! World simulator: *warning* mr beast style funding required

[@Vippopper]

i saw that one futurama episode

[@TrickiCG]

Just pretend I said something funny

[@ChrisSmith-5655]

It'd be easier just to send trash to our sun

[@rareuses]

Dats hot

[@aidencasts]

I was thinking they could figure out a way to get dem trash to Antartica

[@Mr_-Heisenberg]

Tells you it's impossible due to cost in 10 seconds and then starts explaining about journey to Sun for 9 minutes 🤣

[@danfromthesouth5352]

Everyone’s always saying we got too much trash. In my city we have a steam power plant, that uses TRASH AS FUEL. If every city built just 1, trash will be gone and there will be very cheap power. I see this as almost the only feasible way for a developing country to stop polluting, and make electricity available for most everyone that needs it.

[@JamesBond-rp6qk]

5:35 he says “67 miles per hour” instead of “67,000 miles per hour”

[@harvanchik]

There's a lot of errors in this episode.

[@ty9er]

polluting land and the oceans: oh no polluting the space: ah yes space: am i a joke to you

[@ButWhyWasTaken]

4:02 The Earth's speeds are *tremendous*, I'm telling you, earth has the best speeds. Believe me.

[@trevo4976]

3:48: come on infographics our star isn’t in the center of the universe. It’s in the center of our solar system, a huge difference.

[@robl.7175]

They way he said it was strange but for us it technically is. We orbit it and it’s all we will ever know and in our lifetimes we will alway be around it so.

[@jackiechen728]

Imagine if out of 102 attempts, 5 attempts fail. You'll literally get a trash shower globally. There's just no safety net in place. Now imagine if it was toxic trash or radioactive.

[@briadean2913]

In a perfect world where not only money ends up to not be real and is entirely a made up human contraption, but we actually work together for the sake of the planet during these crucial times...

[@MrJoeBlaze]

Money is a made up human contraption. There's too many who won't accept that though.

[@Deadline_83930]

It took him seven minutes to FINALLY explain why they can't send trash to the sun... *Too Expensive*

[@NudelTV-DerEchte]

Why don't they think about launching radioactive trash to the outer space, it would be way less trash to "transport" away than to send all trash like metal, plastic and so on in space?

[@post-leftluddite]

A nine minute video for a simple answer that anyone with common sense should be able to think of in 5 seconds: it's too expensive

[@josevillalobos8041]

Develop nano machines that break down garbage. All can be re-used when broken down and separated according to their corresponding atomic groups. Sending it to the sun would just speed up the resource depletion of the planet.

[@kevinboros7427]

People who play Kerbal Space Program: *Now this looks like a job for me*

[@wisecraftlive]

Title: Why Doesn't NASA Launch Trash Into the Sun Me: I wonder why NASA doesn't launch money into the sun...

[@nonblondsean]

They must have seen dat Futurama episode 🤣🤣☠️☠️

[@too_online.3441]

well, what if an engineer finds a miracle way to launch a probe into the sun near-instantly, how would it affect the sun?

[@sciencescience6820]

in an episode of futurama, they send all of their trash to the sun in like 2039 or something. Then to make sure they don't have to do that again they recycle EVERYTHING. Even sandwiches.

[@NeutronicGaming]

0:02 to 0:12 So that’s my story,what about yours

[@aiyanaperry4016]

Neutronic Gaming 😮 oh wooowww

[@redcrewmate4104]

LtCol. Andrew Lucas *Soviet music starts playing*

[@tron-8140]

Not only is it too expensive but you would be throwing away precious materials and resources that you could never get back.

[@kkroyu]

The probe looks like it would have to run the course of a Hot Wheels track just to get anywhere close to the Sun.

[@Aerrow-k3p]

Why can't we just put our trash in the fire? It's that simple!

[@ilkkarautio2449]

I always asked my dad at 8-10 why dont we fire radioactive waiste into space? Now i know why, it might explode in the stratosphere causing insane fallout. But it was the perfect solution for me. 👏😨

[@SuperficialKing]

In a few words, it may be even be cheaper to find a way to desintegrate trash or find new solutions that are eco friendly.

[@andrewarner2452]

Most Politicians won't vote on launching trash into space because half of them would be shipped out on the first rocket

[@shrek6821]

With all of us working as a community we can build a giant mech using our bodies and throw all of our trash into the sun 🌞