dennis@home wrote:



"John Williamson" wrote in message
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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.

But escape velocity isn't what he said.
100 mph is more than enough to escape earth orbit if you have propulsion
available.

1mm/aeon is enough to escape orbit if you have propulsion available.

That's not what "escape velocity" means...


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Tim Watts