WHAT??!!

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WHAT??!!

R.L. — 7/9/2005 10:18:30 PM (archived)

The force of gravity does not care if the object is spinning... the orbit of the object is not determined by its rotation....

Take a gyroscope and set it spinning... drop it and another object from a height in a vacuum... they fall at the same rate....

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China plans to push an asteroid - Buck Galaxy - 7/6/2005 4:52:14 PM
- re: China plans to push an asteroid - Mr Fibuli - 7/8/2005 3:12:17 AM
  - re: China plans to push an asteroid - p - 7/8/2005 3:19:10 PM
    - spinning like a bullet? - Buck Galaxy - 7/9/2005 1:17:10 AM
      - re: spinning like a bullet? - Mr Fibuli - 7/9/2005 2:40:05 AM
        
        Velocity & Rotation - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/10/2005 1:01:00 AM
        
        re: Velocity & Rotation - Tom Brosz - 7/11/2005 4:10:04 PM
        
        SDAI would you PLEASE take some physics classes before spouting off like this? - R.L. - 7/10/2005 6:31:58 AM
        
        Not again...please. - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/10/2005 10:04:19 PM
        
        WHAT??!! - R.L. - 7/9/2005 10:18:30 PM
- But in what direction? - ljk - 7/6/2005 5:01:19 PM
  - Disproportionate Force - Mark Eby - 7/7/2005 12:33:06 AM
    - re: Disproportionate Force - ljk - 7/7/2005 1:57:08 PM
      - I wouldn't sweat it. - SDAI-Tech1 - 7/10/2005 12:33:19 AM

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