From: "chine.bleu" <chine.bleu@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: This Idiot, Idiots Again
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:11:02 -0700
Organization: semi-chaotic
Alan wrote:
> On 2025-10-21 20:23, AlleyCat wrote:
>> "Into orbit", stupid... means OUT of Earth's gravity well. Even in LEO.
>
> Completely and utterly wrong.
Into orbit means enough speed to circle the primary without falling. For
Earth that means above almost all the air.
>> You can experience weightlessness in orbit around Earth, which is
>> about 200-
>> 800 kilometers (124-497 miles) above the surface.
>
> Which doesn't mean you're not affected by the earth's gravitational
> pull. It simply means everything around you is experiencing the same pull.
You experience weightlessness when you run.
> And being in orbit does NOT mean you are OUT of earth's gravity well.
>
> It is earth's gravity (in combination with the correct velocity) that
> keeps things IN orbit.
Only an expert would use terms like 'gravity well'. You are obviously a
mere mortal.
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