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Re: What we learned in physics




Hey wait a second, you are forgetting something important:

Once the rocket leaves the atmosphere, it goes into space, the biggest
suction of all. That's why it is dark in space. Furthermore, since
there is no light in space, the rocket has no inertial frame of
reference. That's why the rocket can't travel faster than the speed of
light.

And besides, since it's so dark in space, there's nothing to see out
there anyway, so why rush?

Michael Murray mgriffm@tenet.edu


On 13 May 1997, John D. Sample wrote:

At 9:18 AM on 5/13/97, <phys-l@mailer.uwf.edu> wrote:
This is easy. The rocket exhaust creates a volume of stuff behind the
rocket, thereby yielding a lack of suction in that direction. The
previously existing suction in front of the rocket thereby pulls it
forward. Now, how does it keep going when the rocket is turned off. .
. .?

Paul J. Camp

I would be more worried about the strength of the bolts holding on the
payload. If they break and the capsule gets sucked off the top of the
rocket, the astronauts could be in real trouble with no means of
propulsion.

Chip