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stepintomydojo@sh.itjust.works 1 year agoDrop a ball. It goes fastest just before and after it hits the ground, and slows down until it gets back to near the height you dropped it from
The probe is the ball, and slingshotting around the sun is like bouncing off the ground. The potential energy (height of ball/distance from sun) gets converted to and from kinetic energy (speed).
PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s a pretty good answer. I was definitely overthinking it.
stepintomydojo@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Seeing an annular eclipse is an excellent application of orbital mechanics! Enjoy!
PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I intend to. Provided I don’t get trapped in the desert for days. We’re bringing extra food, water, and eclipse glasses to auction to the highest bidder.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Glad you are having fun. I never want to fly through Vegas again. That airport was outrageous, even by airport standards.
PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Oh. I hate it here. I’ll never be back.
It’s awful. I don’t party or gamble or smoke or really do much but outdoor and educational, and I particularly hate people trying to extract more money from me.
I’m fine with paying what it costs, even if that’s a lot, but once I’ve paid, you don’t talk to me about money again.
The airport was bad, then we realized that the Lyft driver ran up the meter on us by going the long, more trafficy way. I didn’t even know that was possible.
Plus I now am away from home without a pair of glasses and with a bilateral case of pinkeye that I must’ve picked up at the optometrist on Wednesday.