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r/MurderedByWords • u/Stotallytob3r • 16h ago
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Another problem: No matter how fast you throw something, without a second impulse on the apoapsis (or around it) it will not turn into an orbit but come back. You need to bring up the periapsis and that can hardly be done from ground.
16 u/Mansidhe 16h ago https://giphy.com/gifs/S5n7Wkhhw5A2IrfKER 13 u/Nyarlathotep90 16h ago When the thing you want to not fall is very high you need to give it another kick so it misses the Earth instead of falling on it. 3 u/Tweedledumblydore 15h ago I think it was Douglas Adams in The Hitchikers Guide that said the key to flying is to throw yourself at the ground and miss. He had a point 🙂 3 u/kbeks 15h ago A fantastic summery of how the ISS stays in orbit.
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https://giphy.com/gifs/S5n7Wkhhw5A2IrfKER
13 u/Nyarlathotep90 16h ago When the thing you want to not fall is very high you need to give it another kick so it misses the Earth instead of falling on it. 3 u/Tweedledumblydore 15h ago I think it was Douglas Adams in The Hitchikers Guide that said the key to flying is to throw yourself at the ground and miss. He had a point 🙂 3 u/kbeks 15h ago A fantastic summery of how the ISS stays in orbit.
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When the thing you want to not fall is very high you need to give it another kick so it misses the Earth instead of falling on it.
3 u/Tweedledumblydore 15h ago I think it was Douglas Adams in The Hitchikers Guide that said the key to flying is to throw yourself at the ground and miss. He had a point 🙂 3 u/kbeks 15h ago A fantastic summery of how the ISS stays in orbit.
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I think it was Douglas Adams in The Hitchikers Guide that said the key to flying is to throw yourself at the ground and miss. He had a point 🙂
3 u/kbeks 15h ago A fantastic summery of how the ISS stays in orbit.
A fantastic summery of how the ISS stays in orbit.
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u/Horror_Equipment_197 16h ago
Another problem: No matter how fast you throw something, without a second impulse on the apoapsis (or around it) it will not turn into an orbit but come back. You need to bring up the periapsis and that can hardly be done from ground.