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by charcircuit 949 days ago
and the exact time of launch is known beforehand, so it's not like he was guessing and happening to get lucky with it lining up.
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Sure but you're still a stutter or a sneeze away from ruining it.
He was early and had to pause before saying the last word. If he stuttered he would still be close enough.

Yes, it's possible to mess up the shot, but the odds were in their favor.