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		tekla 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Athena landed in a dark crater where the temperatu... The landing leg broke. How does that show you its top heavy?

timmg 4 months ago | [–]

I didn't say it was top-heavy. I answered the question, "Why does everyone think it is top heavy?"

tekla 4 months ago | | [–]

Ah complete total ignorance. Figures

dingaling 4 months ago | [–]

Because itbit wasn't top-heavy, a broken landing leg would just leave it slumped at an angle. Not fallen-over.

Consider the difference between removing the leg of a chair versus a stool.

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