Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap for February 15, 2009
Transcript:
hamhock: What's with the pained expression, cap? captain: I'm thinking....gravity dictates that anything flying in a straight line will follow the curvature of the earth and not fly off into space! by that logic, if I throw something far enough I should be able to turn around and catch it!! hamhock: Ooh! try it!! whip!! wham!! captain: ...unless someone gets in the way! ralston: Please leave science alone...
Manali almost 16 years ago
felt pretty infallible, that logic.
revtry almost 16 years ago
The things that happen during spring training.
Radical-Knight almost 16 years ago
OOOH! That had to hurt just a little.
mfboyd almost 16 years ago
the math involved with this could keep a table of engineering students blissfully engaged for days.
Dahliamma almost 16 years ago
That had to hurt, just a little.
Nebulous Premium Member over 15 years ago
17064 mph, 1hr 24m 21s till it gets all the way around.
Simple orbital mechanics.