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2018-03-19 -Obits-

Another attempt at unassisted human flight goes horribly wrong

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-19 06:52|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Gravity often intervenes in human flight.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-03-19 07:56|| 2018-03-19 07:56|| Front Page Top

#2 https://www.amazon.com/Gravity-Just-Good-Idea-Shirt/dp/B00CD81E5W

Posted by Alistaire Gloluns2996 2018-03-19 08:19|| 2018-03-19 08:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Gravity always wins the argument.

Posted by DarthVader 2018-03-19 10:22|| 2018-03-19 10:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Gravity is sorta grave...

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-03-19 10:57|| 2018-03-19 10:57|| Front Page Top

#5 And I still like this bumper sticker: "186,000 miles per second. It's not just a good idea, it's the law"

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-03-19 10:58|| 2018-03-19 10:58|| Front Page Top

#6 In this case, "32.3 feet per second per second."

Posted by Bobby 2018-03-19 16:01|| 2018-03-19 16:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Bobby, not to be pedantic, but 32.3 f/sec/sec is only true near the surface of the earth. Whereas, 186000 miles/sec is the law EVERYWHERE!

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2018-03-19 16:33|| 2018-03-19 16:33|| Front Page Top

#8 #7

Well, inside a medium (e.g. atmosphere, glass prism) it is slightly less. See StackExchangePhysics.

What you said is true for a vacuum. Not that I am throwing stones; my house has plenty of glass!

Posted by Alistaire Gloluns2996 2018-03-19 17:14|| 2018-03-19 17:14|| Front Page Top

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