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Asking some follows up to ChatGPT it was interesting to hear that if the plane was made out of copper it would orbit significantly longer than the paper airplan
by nodesocket 1y ago
Asking some follows up to ChatGPT it was interesting to hear that if the plane was made out of copper it would orbit significantly longer than the paper airplane because it has a lower surface-area-to-mass ratio. Estimated to orbit months, before mostly being burned up due to coppers melting point.
It’s getting even more interesting if the plane was made out of titanium. It would orbit for years potentially before having a 30-40% of surviving reentry. It’s fascinating sometimes physics is the opposite of what you think intuitively. You’d think heavier metals would orbit for less time than a paper airplane. Ballistic coefficients are the key.