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Mar 12, 2019
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Blue Ghost
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Or maybe you aren’t realizing that a smooth
Sphere is always equidistant from the center of gravity. A plane with an 8 inch difference in distance from the center of gravity causes an acceleration due to the difference in the distance from the center of gravity.
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Physics problem
Veracruz
3/11/19 11:19pm
Does this hypothetical world have an atmosphere?
Dread Pirate Westley
3/11/19 11:22pm
Frictionless atmosphere e.g. no atmosphere.
Veracruz
3/11/19 11:23pm
Your speed remains constant (once the bottle rocket fizzles out).
Blue Print
3/11/19 11:27pm
Let’s look at one aspect and see if that changes anything.
Veracruz
3/11/19 11:41pm
Yes. But if you extend your plane to a sphere
Blue Ghost
3/11/19 11:55pm
Or maybe you aren’t realizing that a smooth
Blue Ghost
3/12/19 12:06am
You aren't 8" lower after a mile; you traveled a mile in an arc. So you went
unctoothman
3/12/19 12:10am
^This. If you want to imagine the curvature of the earth as an arch, you have to accept that you are always at the apex
mvtoro
3/12/19 12:17am
Constant speed. The curvature of the planet follows an equipotential surface so
colton
3/12/19 7:36am
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