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I always find it interesting that as I sit here on the south coast of England, Glasgow in Scotland is significantly further away (approx 450 mi) than the ISS wh
by KineticLensman 7y ago
I always find it interesting that as I sit here on the south coast of England, Glasgow in Scotland is significantly further away (approx 450 mi) than the ISS when it orbits overhead. It's one of those details that shows that 'low Earth orbit' really does mean 'low'.
- GuB-42 7y agoIt is really well illustrated here https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/
- KineticLensman 7y agoYes, I have always loved this xkcd and even once sketched a version myself to someone I was having a debate with.