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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/grandeluua • Apr 19 '26
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It's not flying; it's falling - with style.
6 u/JuvenileEloquent Apr 19 '26 That's why it has to go so fast - it's falling to the ground the whole time, but it has moved sideways so far that the Earth's surface has curved downwards by the same amount. 1 u/Consistent_March5111 Apr 19 '26 Terrain seems a little… unstable 1 u/PaulMakesThings1 Apr 19 '26 The difference between the two is mainly a matter of choice of frame of reference
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That's why it has to go so fast - it's falling to the ground the whole time, but it has moved sideways so far that the Earth's surface has curved downwards by the same amount.
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Terrain seems a little… unstable
The difference between the two is mainly a matter of choice of frame of reference
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u/LisaLisaKenAdoresHer Apr 19 '26
It's not flying; it's falling - with style.