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ProfessorGAC

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8. Yeah, Sure!

Reply to misanthrope (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 03:25 PM

Apr 2022

What are the stabilizers made of, diamonds?
Also, I don't believe the 20k figure. That's 80% of the escape velocity. A modest change in air density would exponentially alter the ballistic trajectory.
If it seems to run counter to the known physics, there's reason for skepticism.

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Yeah, Sure! ProfessorGAC Apr 2022 #8

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