You know you're addicted to Orbiter when...

When you realise that the intermittent low rumbling sound in your backyard is actually the RCS of the ship you left on orbit antinormal in a real-time simulation- on the second floor of your house.
My Orbiter sound system is so boss. :cool:
 
ar81 said:
When you think you are not addicted to Orbiter.
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But I'm not, man. I can quit anytime I want. No, really. Just let me finish this TLI burn first...
 
I remember they used their breath as RCS in Willy Wonka (the glass elevator one). Pretty good.
Also, you're addicted if you immediately think of making a glass elevator addon after reading that.
 
ar81 said:
When you think you are not addicted to Orbiter.
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what? who's addicted? :uhh: i'm not addicted... no... i'm not... seriously... uuh...



when you get home from work, tired of programming games all day, then sit back to relax, programming addons for Orbiter

when you're in an elevator and you enjoy the feeling when it starts moving down more than any of those around you

when after a full day, you lay down before going to sleep and think to yourself: "aahh.... MECO"

when you go to the gym for a workout and pump yourself up to the thought that this is needed to counter the effects of long-term exposure to weightlessness

when arriving at your apartment, you stand in your elevator hall and wait so you don't open your front door before the elevator door has completely shut behind you

you must consciously remind yourself not to shut down the engine in your car after reaching the speed limit

watching tv, you play with the remote, placing the batteries in very slowly, and imagine that such a refueling maneuver that would take several hours of complex coordination with the undocked fuel cells (batteries) in "real life"... then proceed into a lengthy maneuver of redocking the "cap-vessel" back over the battery slot

when on the phone, you wanna every phrase with "beep"... then at least, you think "beep" to yourself, knowing it'd be socially unnaceptable to say it out loud

when you mother calls you think: "what does mission control want now?..."

instead of doing your job, you're posting simptoms of being addicted to Orbiter... but i'm really not addicted... are you? *beep*
 
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When you drive and think "I must be cautious not to accelerate too fast, because I'll have to brake anyway, and I'll be wasting DeltaV if my Vel is high !"

In practice this is a very fuel efficient way to drive, but other drivers hate you quickly, especially when there is only 1 lane. And yeah, you need time to :)

But you can easily decrease your fuel consumption this way by 10%-20%. And save money. So yeah, Orbiter is cool.

Also when you drive on the highway and mentally convert your speed in m/s (that's happening to me everytime !). A good way to improve at maths. So yeah, Orbiter is cool. And no, I'm not addicted ! :lol:
 
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You know you're addicted to Orbiter when your next Energia launch consists of an entire UMMU crew complement strapped aboard a Smerch tug.

You know you are really addicted to orbiter when you have actually planned and set up the resources at the ISS to get those poor astronauts aboard afterward.

Ride the lightning. :lol:
 
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Izack said:
Ohh...OOHHHH!!!!!
I didn't realise that was a document up for download...I was thinking it was like a fictional advanced Delta-III. Gosh I'm stupid. Sorry about harassing you over it.
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it's ok,when you fly a DGIV into orbit and forget how to make it come back down and EVA all crew members and close the airlock then you decide to let them reenter after some amount of months
 
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N_Molson said:
When you drive and think "I must be cautious not to accelerate too fast, because I'll have to brake anyway, and I'll be wasting DeltaV if my Vel is high !"

In practice this is a very fuel efficient way to drive, but other drivers hate you quickly, especially when there is only 1 lane. And yeah, you need time to :)

But you can easily decrease your fuel consumption this way by 10%-20%. And save money. So yeah, Orbiter is cool.
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Drive a Prius. You'll love it, it even comes with HUD that gives you your mileage on a bar. You will start thinking like this, and old grandmas will flip you the bird, passing you while you attempt to make correction burns with the gas pedal. :lol:
Also the Prius V has proximity radar, camera MFD, map MFD, lifepack fan, and solar arrays.

And you're addicted if you have a bumper sticker that says,
"My other car is UCGO compatible."
 
Kevon Daye said:
:rofl: That'd be awesome if


they actually sold those at O-F Store
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That reminds me, I really should get a Hail Probe mug some time...

Also, you know you're addicted when you hear of a mission to Pluto and all you can think is "We'll finally have some good textures for Pluto and Charon!"
 
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