The "You know you're playing a lot of KSP when..." thread

[superecnate]

When you see pictures of Jupiter, Saturn, etc. and think "What planet is this?" simply because you are so much more familiar with the Kerbal system.

When you see a NASA, Space X, etc. rocket and think "Why do they only build really small rockets?"

When you see a NASA rocket and think "Where are their struts?"

When you are horrified by how little people know and care about orbital mechanics and space science.

[Rage097]

When you are content with walking Jeb 10Km back to the lander after running out of EVA fuel.

[MyIronGiant]

When you're looking at a screen shot online and realize you're tapping WSAD to adjust it's rotation for a better view...

[Malum]

When you are horrified by how little people know and care about orbital mechanics and space science.

I don't think this has anything to do with KSP. Just all of our inherent obsession over space.

[wired2thenet]

When you're on Twitter and see a new Tweet by NASA Kennedy / KSC, and read it as KSP, and immediately run to the KSP forums ...

(too many /facepalms to count)

[Brotoro]

When you notice that the planets in the "Loading" graphic that appears in the lower-right part of the screen are revolving in the wrong direction.

[bonyetty]

When you are about to have your first child in about a month and try to convince your wife that Jebediah would be a great name if it is a boy. Seriously!

Oh and you keep forgetting that . only fast forwards time in KSP not any other video you watch.

[Markotiks]

Drinking my morning coffee and planning out my KSP day rather than planning out my real life day. This might be a problem.

[zekes]

Drinking my morning coffee and planning out my KSP day rather than planning out my real life day. This might be a problem.

Every day of my life. I'm serious.

[Dweller_Benthos]

When you're looking at a screen shot online and realize you're tapping WSAD to adjust it's rotation for a better view...

Or similar, watching a KSP video on youtube and grabbing the mouse to try to rotate the view.

[Engineer_Tony]

When your girlfriend tells you you do

[Sma]

When you notice that the planets in the "Loading" graphic that appears in the lower-right part of the screen are revolving in the wrong direction.

Could be that the view is oriented from a different angle?

Or similar, watching a KSP video on youtube and grabbing the mouse to try to rotate the view.

HAHA yeah I've done that.

[FallingIntoBlack]

I can remember all of my planes in KSP, and often talk to myself while thinking, "I wonder what would happen if I did this." I picture it in my mind, too.

[LeonG17]

When you can think of nothing during the day than new interesting designs to try and create. These either explode or fail to be created for me unfortunately...

[Rage097]

When you slaughter Kerbals to blow off steam.

[ApocSurvivor713]

When you worry about sending a 2 ton car flipping through the air during a tight turn or hard brake. To clarify, I just recently started driving. Prior to this, my most recent experience with driving was Lunar rovers in KSP. A tight turn with my standard long range rover will send it flying across the Lunar landscape, and if I brake too hard, the rear wheels lift off the ground. This obviously won't happen with a 2 ton car in Earth-normal gravity, but I still worry, for the time being.

[rodion_herrera]

When you're starting to get this... http://voices.yahoo.com/radial-tunnel-syndrome-rts-caused-wireless-mouse-5210897.html

[Akalaël]

Hard to explain this one : in french, rocket and smaking sounds nearly the same (rocket = fusée (read fu-zai), smacking = fessée (read fai-sai)).

So told this evening my 4 old son "If you're not quiet I give you a rocket" (si tu n'es pas sage je te donne une fusée)...

He looked at me kinda wierd, and laught.

KSP is ruining my parental authority

[joppiesaus]

You see planets and moons in oranges, apples and grapefruits.

[XenonSpark]

You slept 9 hours, and dreamed about spaceplane crashes the entire time.

[Sᴄɪɴᴛɪʟʟᴀᴛᴏʀ]

When you start thinking Kerbin geography is Earth geography.

[rodion_herrera]

When you start thinking Kerbin geography is Earth geography.

Well the area where KSC is at looks like Africa, so...

[Rage097]

When you begin to think that you can survive a jump of of your roof without injury.

When the first thing that runs through your mind when you fall is "Press A,S,D, or W"

[LeonG17]

When you can't do anything as you keep thinking of new designs to build in KSP.

[KSK]

When you're at a museum and you're looking at an early ground to air missile system thinking 'hmm that rocket looks like something I'd build in KSP. And then your wife looks at it too and says 'you know - that looks like something you'd build in Kerbal.'