^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

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Mar 12, 2019
12:17:19am

mvtoro Scrub

^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

of the arc. You are never closer to the center of gravity so your GPE is always the same and is not converted to acceleration or velocity.

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mvtoro

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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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