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What if you floated upwards 1 ft every second? (www.youtube.com)
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[โ€“] hitstun@feddit.online 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Alternatively, if you are constantly x feet above a spot on Earth, where x is the number of seconds since takeoff, we have a different problem. You'd be in a geostationary orbit above that spot, following the Earth as it rotates, no matter how far away you are. After about ~~~~10~~~~ 860,000 years, you are traveling at the speed of light, and this only increases. Hope your body doesn't impact Proxima Centauri.

Edit: Oops, I assumed an Earth day is 1 second instead of 86,000 seconds

[โ€“] spinning_disk_engineer@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Edit: Oops, I assumed an Earth day is 1 second instead of 86,000 seconds

I don't think that one's been made for Youtube yet.