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In lugnet.space, Kyle D. Jackson writes:
> If we ignore the gravitational damage to the earth
> (tides, crust stresses, etc) and the fact that the earth is still
> rotating, how long would you get to watch the moon before it landed
> on you? The first person to answer will get a cookie(*)!
>
> (*) DISCLAIMER: cookie offer will not be honoured.
I get 3.5 days, ignoring the motion of the earth toward the moon.
Don't worry about the cookie - LUGNET provides free cookies for us all. :)
Jeff J
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| (...) Holy cow, it's that long?! Man, cool or not, forget that..., too long! Call me when the moon's an hour away. Now *that* would look cool, if it was the first time you'd looked up in a few days. Plus, the apparent gravity on the earth's surface (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) I guess it would be based on the surface material properties. Different materials have different thermal emissivities, so picking one with a high value would be better for cooling directly to space. Of course these materials may be impossible (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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