Anonymous at Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:23:01 UTC No. 16585107

>>16585084
Neat idea. Let's just do some field testing. Here, you go stand over on the other side of that field and hold up a big magnet, and I'll get 100 friends together to fire high-caliber rifles at you. We'll know your idea works if you can catch all the bullets

Anonymous at Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:42:02 UTC No. 16585215

>>16585107
Haha, jokes on you.
He only needs to out run the bullets and he already has a head start. You'll never catch him.

Anonymous at Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:44:38 UTC No. 16586633

>>16585084
Because if you can collect it, it has far greater value for reuse than just dumping down the gravity well. Most of the satellites have valuable solar panels, batteries, electronics and antennas, perhaps a bit of remaining fuel too. Screap metal in orbit is also valuable.

Anonymous at Sat, 15 Feb 2025 20:17:00 UTC No. 16587104

>>16585084
Only a small portion of space debris is made of materials you can grab with a magnet. Most of it is probably aluminum.

Anonymous at Sun, 16 Feb 2025 02:26:17 UTC No. 16587493

>>16585084
except that 90% of space junk is not magnetic.