Let’s compare @joshharttf ’s Top Fuel Dragster fuel consumption to the launch of Artemis II 🔥🚀🌔
At full throttle, a Top Fuel engine burns about 1.2–1.5 gallons of nitromethane per second.
To put it in perspective:
• The fuel pump (mechanically driven) can flow over 100 gallons per minute
• That’s more than a commercial fire hose level of flow
• The entire run (≈3.6–3.8 seconds of racing) can consume 10–15 gallons total from burnout to shutdown.
The Artemis II rocket 🚀:
The 4 core engines burn:
•1,500 gallons/sec of liquid hydrogen
• 900 gallons/sec of liquid oxygen
👉 Combined total:
•2,400 gallons/sec!!
Direct Comparison:
Top Fuel Dragster: ~1.5/gal sec reaching 340 mph
Artemis II: ~2,400/gal sec reaching speeds of 24,500 mph 😮😮
G Forces
•Top Fuel dragster launch: 4–5+ G instantly
•Artemis II launch: builds gradually to ~4 G
👉 So:
•Dragster = violent hit right away
•Rocket = sustained, controlled squeeze
And if you’re still here reading all of this, we thank you!
En LinkedIn:
6 lecciones que me dejó Dayton Webber:
1. Los límites son mentales.
2. El crimen se está achicando.
3. Nunca desperdicies una bala.
4. ¿Te faltan herramientas? ¡EXCUSAS!
5. “Hoy no puedo” es una decisión.
6. No te enfoques en lo que te falta, usa lo que tienes.
@AnnLesbyPhD I honestly hope this is a parody, but don’t have hope for humanity. Also I’m sure the OP loves it when her name is called with the last name first.
Lesby….Ann?