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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Orbit is merely "bullet drop". Imagine firing a bullet parallel to the ground (mentally removing all air resistance to maintain velocity). The faster you fire that bullet, the farther away it hits the ground, right? Now imagine that you fire it fast enough that its downward curve due to gravity matches the curvature of the Earth. It would remain at a constant altitude above the ground and continue on around the globe - always falling due to gravity, but also always missing the Earth because of its forward speed.
That's orbit.
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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6-1/2 miles per second?
I dont see how that’s possible
but...if that’s what it takes, hard for me get my mind around That’s what I was trying to sell to my wife,... she wasn’t buying it.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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TRUMP- GABBARD 2024
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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Child’s play.
Look up operation Plumbbob.........America at its finest.
Beat the riskies into space.
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