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It is, perhaps, unfortunate that their choice of analogy (cannonball into orbit) is one that is impossible. Even on a perfectly spherical, airless planet... Ok
by Filligree 11y ago
It is, perhaps, unfortunate that their choice of analogy (cannonball into orbit) is one that is impossible. Even on a perfectly spherical, airless planet...
Okay. You can move the cannon afterwards, and the cannonball will just swish by at hilarious velocity.
- FeepingCreature 11y agoGet a well-timed gravity assist from a passing asteroid.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoDo not fire from the equator, or if you must, don't aim along the line of latitude. This way, the planet's rotation should move the cannon away before the ball completes a full orbit.