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submitted 3 months ago by m3t00@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

links to some interesting video. I think I had 1 chapter on orbital dynamics in school. good explanation of why it's not really as simple as dropping it in. probably old news to most.

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[-] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 3 months ago

you are already constantly falling around the sun. No effort needed. If you want to stop orbiting (fall "down" instead of sideways) you need to negate the speed you already have. Otherwise you'd just keep doing the same thing we all already are: falling around, but not into, the sun

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