From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.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 19:42:14 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-10-22 19:31, AlleyCat wrote:
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> On Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:58:31 -0700, Alan says...
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>>> "Into orbit", stupid... means OUT of Earth's gravity well. Even in LEO.
>>
>> Completely and utterly wrong.
>
> Nope.
Yup.
>
> Low Earth Orbit (LEO): 160-2,000 km (99-1,243 miles) - Astronauts in LEO
> experience MICRO-gravity.
>
> So... you're saying a bullet fired from a rifle can not escape Earth's gravity
> from LEO.
Yup and I'm right.
Low earth orbit means an orbital velocity of something like 17,000 mph;
depending on the exact orbital diameter.
Escape velocity for the earth is 25,000 mph.
That's 8,000 mph more to escape Earth's gravity.
The very fastest rifle cartridges don't crack 3,000 mph.
Too bad you failed physics, huh?