krista t1_iyf2dox wrote
Reply to comment by JoyGodLives in ELI5 if a plane flew really high then hovered for 24hrs, would it rotate with the earth, or would it be able to watch the land rotate? by JoyGodLives
”orbital velocity” is the speed and direction you need to go to continuously fall and always miss the ground.
JoyGodLives OP t1_iyf32lp wrote
Ooh, I much prefer your definition than Wikipedia's. Good one!
krista t1_iyf4rmz wrote
based off the late, great douglas adams.
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