From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: Undeserved Narcissistic Fucked-In-The-Head Liberal Nerds
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:24:39 +0100
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> If stupid has conveniently "forgotten" again, the scenario I presented was if
> someone shot at the moon from LEO.
>
> This was stupid's scenario, which I shit on, because NO ONE thinks they can
> shoot the moon, unless they're playing Hearts.
>
> "Particularly when the original question was a bullet fired from a rifle
> down on terrestrial Earth." - -hh
>
> Uhhh... no, it wasn't.
>
> YOU were the one who introduced that stupid fucking shit into the conversation
> about "line of sight".
Oh, so I was who introduced it, but I didnât?
Little bit early for you to be drunk already again today, isnât it?
> PLONK!
âSir Robin ran awayâ¦â. /s
> If an astronaut shot a .30-06 from low earth orbit, could the projectile reach
> the moon, not necessarily hitting the moon, just making it far enough?
Oh, look: LitterMaid is trying *again*!
> The initial
> velocity of the bullet is about 2.5 km/s (muzzle velocity of the .30-06
> rifle), â¦
Your AI made another units error: the muzzle velocity of a .30-06 isnât
2500m/sec, but roughly 2500 ft/sec:
> The total initial velocity of the bullet is:
>
> v0=2.5+7.8=10.3km/s
Which even if the prior math error want incorrect, sums to less than
10.8kps, so if fails to go past L3 and eventually falls back to Earth.
> The distance from LEO to the Moon is about 384,400 km. To determine if the
> bullet can reach the Moon, we can use the equation for the trajectory of an
> object under constant velocity:
>
> d=v0·t
>
> where d is the distance traveled, v0 is the initial velocity, and t is the
> time.
..and where Earthâs gravity is being ignored. Mistake #3.
> This means that the bullet can reach the Moon in approximately 10.3 hours.
Only if one totally ignores Earthâs gravity continuously acting to
decelerate the bullet.
> Keep in mind that this calculation assumes a simplified model and neglects
> factors like the gravitational influence of the Earth and the Moon on the
> bullet's trajectory. In reality, the bullet's path will be more complex, and
> its actual time of flight may vary.
Which is thus the point of my original comment: one canât ignore gravity.
> If you've accurately calculated the bullet's trajectory and accounted for
> these factors, it's likely the bullet CAN reach the Moon.
Not even when simplified to mere high school physics.
> Assuming you've done the calculations correctly, THE BULLET CAN INDEED REACH
> THE MOON.
Which you have not done correctly.
No matter how much you whine & cry.
âPLONK!â /s
-hh