<![CDATA[Quick, totally unscientific poll.]]>Quick, totally unscientific poll.

Without looking it up, I know what the term "Kessler Syndrome" means

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/acf1ba36-d376-4f13-a522-a34f77fe4fd3/quick-totally-unscientific-poll.RSS for NodeThu, 14 May 2026 20:50:43 GMTThu, 14 May 2026 15:52:01 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 18:25:34 GMT]]>@sundogplanets I picked up Kessler Cascade from Schlock Mercenary, specifically from a large number of mirror satellites orbiting earth in a ring, and used for advertising. They were also hijacked to point all their light at once place.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/arem/statuses/116574331479740829https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/arem/statuses/116574331479740829Thu, 14 May 2026 18:25:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 18:19:13 GMT]]>@sundogplanets weird, I can select an option (never heard of it) but the VOTE button is un-action-able.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/morgan/statuses/116574306508275543https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/morgan/statuses/116574306508275543Thu, 14 May 2026 18:19:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 18:05:00 GMT]]>@sundogplanets I only knew it from Kerbal Space Program

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/steven/statuses/116574250649738349https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/steven/statuses/116574250649738349Thu, 14 May 2026 18:05:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 17:46:56 GMT]]>@sundogplanets
@RachelThornSub
@TopazRabbit
@sleet01
@arma_pollo
@fonteya

Just awesome how many people mentioned that very Manga / Anime about some „simple garbage men“ in space 🥰

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/HeyRay/statuses/116574179603804431https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/HeyRay/statuses/116574179603804431Thu, 14 May 2026 17:46:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 17:21:58 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

Being honest here, I was about to click "Yes, I've Known a while" confident that I knew what it was, then I stopped myself looked it up and realized I'm wrong.

Confidence of fools, I actually believed I knew what it was.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/ap/users/116152749104319270/statuses/116574081420842533https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/ap/users/116152749104319270/statuses/116574081420842533Thu, 14 May 2026 17:21:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:50:41 GMT]]>@sundogplanets Re-learned the meaning, again

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/avirr/statuses/116573958427836829https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/avirr/statuses/116573958427836829Thu, 14 May 2026 16:50:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:44:20 GMT]]>@Lioh @sundogplanets
I did too, I really hope this isn’t what the future holds for us.

Just last year I took a photograph of the night sky and managed to capture several satellites in just one picture. The results of what even more satellites would look like frightens me

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116450364351387379/statuses/116573933440285609https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/ap/users/116450364351387379/statuses/116573933440285609Thu, 14 May 2026 16:44:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:38:21 GMT]]>@RachelThornSub @sundogplanets Planetes is a top-tier anime, I think I knew about it beforehand but the series made the problems way more clear.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/TopazRabbit/statuses/116573909908219956https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oldbytes.space/users/TopazRabbit/statuses/116573909908219956Thu, 14 May 2026 16:38:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:36:38 GMT]]>@sundogplanets From "Planetes"!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://frikiverse.zone/users/fonteya/statuses/116573903164389713https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://frikiverse.zone/users/fonteya/statuses/116573903164389713Thu, 14 May 2026 16:36:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:36:01 GMT]]>@sundogplanets I know the term from the anime series Planetes (2004)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/arma_pollo/statuses/116573900703995637https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/arma_pollo/statuses/116573900703995637Thu, 14 May 2026 16:36:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:34:50 GMT]]>@sundogplanets knew the symptoms, not the name.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/Lioh/statuses/116573896072382793https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/Lioh/statuses/116573896072382793Thu, 14 May 2026 16:34:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:34:32 GMT]]>@sundogplanets I learned it from following you! Thanks for all your posts - love the science and the goats! ❤️

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://disabled.social/users/ahimsa_pdx/statuses/116573894881431624https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://disabled.social/users/ahimsa_pdx/statuses/116573894881431624Thu, 14 May 2026 16:34:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:33:08 GMT]]>@sundogplanets
I'm required to mention Planetes as the work that etched the concept in my brain oh, 23 years back.
At the time I was looking at applying to Tethers Unlimited, Robert L. Forward's electromagnetic propulsion startup, and one of their mission statements was providing a fail-safe de-orbit system for satellites.
The two things in short order really made Kessler Syndrome stick, for me.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/sleet01/statuses/116573889371979317https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/sleet01/statuses/116573889371979317Thu, 14 May 2026 16:33:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:22:41 GMT]]>@sundogplanets@mastodon.social https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_Twins

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://netzkae.se/notes/am99h2rhq8lx000thttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://netzkae.se/notes/am99h2rhq8lx000tThu, 14 May 2026 16:22:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:21:50 GMT]]>@sundogplanets It was a plot point in a miniseries I watched back in the late 1980s

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/GilaMonster/statuses/116573844942824576https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/GilaMonster/statuses/116573844942824576Thu, 14 May 2026 16:21:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:18:39 GMT]]>@sundogplanets
Kessler syndrome?
Earth asteroid field?
Defense against alien invasion?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gobabu/statuses/116573832430127497https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Gobabu/statuses/116573832430127497Thu, 14 May 2026 16:18:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:16:22 GMT]]>@sundogplanets
I talked about it at a family gathering and no one had heard of it.

I have been suggesting to friends that they go back to mailed copies of bank statements, etc, in case of Kessler Syndrome issues, so we have proof of our financial situation.

I am so grateful for finding you on Mastodon.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Susibryant/statuses/116573823465286179https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Susibryant/statuses/116573823465286179Thu, 14 May 2026 16:16:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:15:22 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

In fairness, I know the term "Kessler syndrome" because I follow you on Mastodon.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/users/dpfyhrie/statuses/116573819519217623https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/users/dpfyhrie/statuses/116573819519217623Thu, 14 May 2026 16:15:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:14:48 GMT]]>@sundogplanets I'm pretty sure I first heard it in Japanese, in the anime "Planetes" (which is literally a whole sci-fi series about this syndrome), so the English pronunciation didn't ring a bell.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/RachelThornSub/statuses/116573817292882585https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://famichiki.jp/users/RachelThornSub/statuses/116573817292882585Thu, 14 May 2026 16:14:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:12:34 GMT]]>@sundogplanets yes, and i have written formal corporate risk reports about it 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/bakachu/statuses/116573808538965174https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/bakachu/statuses/116573808538965174Thu, 14 May 2026 16:12:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:10:31 GMT]]>@RachelThornSub Haha great! And that's totally ok, I was asking about name recognition in this poll anyway (also, totally not a scientific poll. Just trying to get a feel for how recognizable the name "Kessler Syndrome" is.)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/116573800450759006https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/116573800450759006Thu, 14 May 2026 16:10:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:09:27 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

I learned about it thanks to you

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bildung.social/users/sista_ray/statuses/116573796238832718https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bildung.social/users/sista_ray/statuses/116573796238832718Thu, 14 May 2026 16:09:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:08:22 GMT]]>@sundogplanets@mastodon.social At this point I don't know where I heard of it, but was a little pleased to see it talked about in Planetes.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://blahaj.zone/notes/am98yo9p8pg900y2https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://blahaj.zone/notes/am98yo9p8pg900y2Thu, 14 May 2026 16:08:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quick, totally unscientific poll. on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:07:53 GMT]]>@sundogplanets Comedian Patton Oswalt tells a story about taking a class, "Physics for Poets", but I actually did take the introductory, low-math astronomy courses meant for those who needed their science distribution requirement. We had about twelve exoplanets back then, and my end-of-semester project was on the Cassini-Huygens mission (it had launched but not yet arrived then).

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