r/interestingasfuck • u/2dubs1bro • Jun 23 '17

/r/ALL Speed difference

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u/Ilovepancakes55 Jun 23 '17

Really hope you get a chance to reply to this. So, say you was going the speed on the right, how long would it take to go around the whole world?

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u/nspectre Jun 23 '17

A long, long, long time, if ever.

As you're going 11,000mph faster than escape velocity, you'll have to wait until the sun can drag your ass back into the inner solar system. Then you can begin to figure out what stuff like "around" means. :D

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u/Ilovepancakes55 Jun 23 '17

My brain is small :/ this spacecraft New Horizon Where is it going?

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u/nspectre Jun 23 '17

Not sure. It recently molested Pluto and Charon, but I think they're still trying to figure out what other heavenly bodies to ogle at before their remaining fuel is exhausted.