"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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John Williamson wrote:
dennis@home wrote:


"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
100mph is too fast to go through a town center but isnt fast enough to
escape to earth orbit.

That's not true.
its more than enough to escape earth orbit.
Go on argue with me and prove that you have no understanding of orbits
or space travel.

Escape velocity from the Earth is 25,000mph, roughly. Orbital speed for
the Earth at ground level is about 17,500 mph relative to the centre. At
100mph on a normal road, the reduction in weight is in theory just about
measurable, although in practice totally masked by aerodynamic effects.

100mph is a *touch* too fast to be driving through a town centre, though,
unless you're in Monaco on Grand Prix day.


Note dennis changes the game from 'to earth orbit' to '[from?] earth
orbit'.

Note TNP tries to hide the fact he was talking about escape velocity and not
orbits.