RE: Physics Puzzle
July 16, 2020 at 9:25 am
(This post was last modified: July 16, 2020 at 9:26 am by zebo-the-fat.)
(July 16, 2020 at 9:19 am)John 6IX Breezy Wrote: Just sraight down unless/until it burns up in the atmosphere?
"Straight down" isn't straight down, it will still have the orbital velocity. To send it straight down you would need to accelerate it in the oposite direction to your orbit at the same speed as your orbit (aprox 7.66 km/s) this will make appear stationary with respect to the Earth and it will just fall. (This is why rockets don't go straight up, they also travel horizontaly to gain the orbital speed.)
(Check out some of Scott Manley's youtube videos)
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Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups
Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud ..... after a while you realise that the pig likes it!
