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To: nickcarraway
"A Flat Earther proved that we live on a globe..."

I'll believe it when I see it.

(If the earth was really round, we would roll right off. So there.)

11 posted on 05/01/2023 12:57:04 PM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Psalm 73

Orbital velocity, apply the Virial theorem:
F(gravity) = F(centripetal)
GMm/r² = mv²/r
v²= GM/r;
Vo = √(GM/r).
For an orbital altitude of 400 km,
Vo = 17,325 mph.
Earth’s rotational velocity is 1,035 mph. For objects on Earth to fly off into space the Earth’s rotation rate would have to be >17 times faster. QED


12 posted on 05/01/2023 1:05:30 PM PDT by thepoodlebites (and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.)
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33 posted on 05/07/2023 12:51:33 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (God is good, He loves us, and He is always with us.)
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To: Psalm 73

Why is everything else in space round except earth? Lol. Moon, planets, stars etc


35 posted on 05/08/2023 9:02:06 AM PDT by DrewsMum
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