To: presidio9
It would take about a week for one to reach geosynchronous orbit, 22,300 miles up, where a satellite circles the Earth in exactly one day, continuously hovering over the same spot on the Earth's surface. A lot longer than that if some twirpy kid presses every button on the way up...
To: BlazingArizona
"A lot longer than that if some twirpy kid presses every button on the way up..."
I think either an atomic powered pogo stick or a trampoline made out of silly puddy would be cheaper.
13 posted on
09/23/2003 11:16:02 AM PDT by
ido_now
To: BlazingArizona
"A lot longer than that if some twirpy kid presses every button on the way up..."
I wonder if they addressed the "Flatulence Factor" in their equations.
Nam Vet
20 posted on
09/23/2003 4:59:13 PM PDT by
Nam Vet
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