Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoELI5 Why are most Americans news outlets keep saying we are flying to the moon? When in all actuality we are flying around it?message-squaremessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up183
arrow-up183message-squareELI5 Why are most Americans news outlets keep saying we are flying to the moon? When in all actuality we are flying around it?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square57linkfedilink
minus-squarePommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·9 days agoWhen I say I’m going to a football game, I’ll sit at some distance and watch it, not walk on the pitch. Same thing here.
minus-squarestarlinguk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoBeing 5000 miles away you won’t see much.
minus-squarebookmeat@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoDoing a flyby is like going to the cinema, sitting outside then going home.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 days ago like going to the cinema You just used “to” in the same way the media did in the process of trying to argue against it.
minus-squarebookmeat@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoYes, that was intentional to show how stupid it is.
When I say I’m going to a football game, I’ll sit at some distance and watch it, not walk on the pitch.
Same thing here.
Being 5000 miles away you won’t see much.
Doing a flyby is like going to the cinema, sitting outside then going home.
You just used “to” in the same way the media did in the process of trying to argue against it.
Yes, that was intentional to show how stupid it is.