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

[xzxvrx]

When you are reading from your textbook and start thinking about KSP at the same time. You find yourself at the end of the page and didn't actually read any of it, only came up with a design for your next lander.

[panzerknoef]

When you are coming up with a ksp story when you should be studying for a big history test tomorrow

[Boris_T_Roach]

When you are machining a critical aerospace part and you're wondering what use it could be on your latest Duna rover while the cutters, part and machine happily destroy themselves while you day dream

Boris

....looking for another job

[Aragosnat]

That you are willing to brave the fumes of a brand new pc just to play KSP instead of waiting for the bad smell to be aired out first.

[Rainbow-Dashie]

When you can read a mission long on an Indian Space probe and understand all the sciency mumbo jumbo, since you picked it up in KSP tutorials and Scott manley videos

[thereaverofdarkness]

I designed an asparagus-stage rocket in a dream that I'm pretty sure would really work. It would be really difficult to build, however, because it relies on advanced robotics for control, automatic internal fuel transfers that don't add much mass, and lots and lots of precision engineering. Initially I was trying to come up with a rocket that could be made in real life using the asparagus staging mechanic to get cheap model rockets into Earth orbit. I was disappointed when I realized cheap rockets don't have advanced control mechanisms, reaction wheels, and fuel transfer systems like they do in KSP.

[Sir_Tramalot]

When you are away from KSP, and you suddenly think up a fleet of planes, which all are successful.

[Ivan2006]

When you play (or watch a Let's Play of) Call of Duty: Ghosts and at the orbital bombardemant scene you shout ot loud: "That's not how deorbiting works!"

[BlazeKerba]

When I take my laptop practically everywhere to play KSP, and stay up until 1 or 2 AM and have to wake up at 6 AM xD

[thereaverofdarkness]

I watched Planetes and was annoyed when someone drifted towards Earth and started sinking into the atmosphere. I was wondering if the creators of the show were aware that that person's new orbit never intersected the atmosphere at any point.

[Deadweasel]

I watched Planetes and was annoyed when someone drifted towards Earth and started sinking into the atmosphere. I was wondering if the creators of the show were aware that that person's new orbit never intersected the atmosphere at any point.

Actually...

"Phase 10", after Yuri's debris encounter

There's no indication of how close to the terminator they're operating before the strike, so it's entirely possible Yuri was knocked into a sub-orbital trajectory by it. Planetes is probably the best example I've seen of a space-based series going out of its way to adhere to real world physics.

His current altitude is called out as 120km, and given the trajectory plot shown, could easily reflect what would happen in reality, though I would expect a debris strike resulting in such a major change in trajectory to be a little more damaging and impactful than was shown.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line

Edited November 22, 2013 by Deadweasel

[AntonioAJC]

You know you play to much KSP when you watch old cartoons or old movies that have a scene in space and laugh and yell at the screen saying: "THAT DOESN'T WORK!"

[crasher925]

when every time you say earth kerbin comes out of your mouth

[zpox357]

when every time you say earth kerbin comes out of your mouth

Never seen anybody do that before. Must hurt, unless you have a particularly stretchy jaw

Edited November 22, 2013 by zpox357

[Javster]

I had a nightmare where Danny4246 took over my Joolian probe that I had spent 3 days on.

This will be added to my sig!!

[Trann]

Things were KSP-close-enough last night so I set up my first trip to Duna.

I launched with a design already in the books for many successful Mun explorations and returns.

After plotting a Kerbin-escape trajectory, I set up a maneuvering node along it and dragged it around to find a close intercept; a bit more tweaking and I have (if I recall) a Ap of 250k waiting.

...

Moments ago, I found myself sitting at work wondering how things were going with the ship enroute.

The app isn't even running! Does anyone even do that?

[phunk]

First thing I'm doing when I get home from work is muting the ksp music. I know I play too much because I've got that damn song stuck in my head.

[goldenpeach]

When KSP is set to start automatically when you open your computer(my case).

When the first thing you think when someone ask you the height of the atmosphere(of earth) is 70KM(also my case )

[Sylandro]

You realize that the thruster clusters of the Apollo landers look like RCS ports.

[MinerEdgar]

Those are rcs ports.

[Elemental]

When I am reading the very first spiderman comic and I start losing my mind on how the comic book is not being realistic with the orbital mechanics. Let alone the rescue attempts.

Radioactive spider bite giving superpowers? Totally fine with that.

[Deadweasel]

When you have a screenshot up on another screen, and you could swear you just saw one of the numbers in the resources bar or the AP on the map twitch, out of the corner of your eye.

...I need to lay off the coffee a little bit...

[Pieman2201]

You know you play too much KSP when you think you see Minmus in the sky, and don't realize that its not real until after a heated argument with a friend.

[Deadweasel]

You know you play too much KSP when you think you see Minmus in the sky, and don't realize that its not real until after a heated argument with a friend.

Don't ever get into the GTA series, mmkay?

[briansun1]

When you're at the KSC visitor's center and wonder in an idle moment if Scott Manley is around.

When you realize you'd just as much rather talk to him than any of the astronauts.

When you then realize you'd probably fanboi-out and be speechless and stupid if you did actually run into him.

When you wonder for a fraction of a second why Jool is ORANGE in the Solar System poster in the gift shop.

when you call the nasa space center the ksc