So they just stood there for an hour and a half?Yeah. Low Earth Orbit is about 90 minutes. Surface orbit would be a little bit less, but still, just about an hour and a half.
There was a famous Physics lecturer who would begin his lecture on orbital mechanics by opening one of the side doors of the lecture stage and throwing out a tennis ball, as hard as he could. He would then spend the next fifty minutes showing how to derive and calculate the orbital period of an object at sea level, approximately 50 minutes. He ended the lecture by opening the door on the other side of the stage, whereupon the tennis ball would come flying into the room. It was a real crowd pleaser and brought home the point.
Back in the 60’s Jim Bede built a powered airplane starting with a Schweitzer 2-32 for the purpose of a non-stop (or one stop, maybe) circumnavigation of the world. Called it LOVE, for Low Orbit, Very Efficiently.
Algolei I almost 3 years ago
‘Round and ’round and ’round again, ’round and ’round and ’round.
I’m in orbit my whole life but never leave the ground.
BigDaveGlass almost 3 years ago
This reminds me of the short SF story “The Holes Around Mars” by Jerome Bixby
Nebulous Premium Member almost 3 years ago
So they just stood there for an hour and a half?Yeah. Low Earth Orbit is about 90 minutes. Surface orbit would be a little bit less, but still, just about an hour and a half.
Zebrastripes almost 3 years ago
Lol
sandpiper almost 3 years ago
Depend on Grog to test the bounds of a sport.
Mediatech almost 3 years ago
Does that count as a lost ball? One stroke penalty.
mistercatworks almost 3 years ago
There was a famous Physics lecturer who would begin his lecture on orbital mechanics by opening one of the side doors of the lecture stage and throwing out a tennis ball, as hard as he could. He would then spend the next fifty minutes showing how to derive and calculate the orbital period of an object at sea level, approximately 50 minutes. He ended the lecture by opening the door on the other side of the stage, whereupon the tennis ball would come flying into the room. It was a real crowd pleaser and brought home the point.
Larrycleve almost 3 years ago
That boom in the second panel was probably a sonic boom. Anyone under 60 remember them?
bobbyferrel almost 3 years ago
Back in the 60’s Jim Bede built a powered airplane starting with a Schweitzer 2-32 for the purpose of a non-stop (or one stop, maybe) circumnavigation of the world. Called it LOVE, for Low Orbit, Very Efficiently.
bigdawgjohn almost 3 years ago
can Grog give me a few lessons?
Shikamoo Premium Member almost 3 years ago
And it is still going!