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The Chinese rocket Chang Zheng 3B No. Y67 was launched on 2019 Dec 16 to put two Beidou sats in orbit; it reentered at 1120 UTC over the Cape Canaveral region
This was a for real oh sh!t moment. I initially thought just a jet contrail but then--it started breaking up into dozens of flaming objects. My mind was racing--jet explosion, missile, ICMBs, nah has to be a deorbiting satellite right? Never heard a noise or bomb. just literary cricket and crocking gaiters. I was mesmerizing to watch!
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Tolstoy knew human psychology like no other writer. We all claim to acknowledge the inevitability of death but deep inside we still create an exception for ourselves. It's entirely impossible for a conscious being to contemplate its own demise. He presents that conundrum absolutely beautifully here.
