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Re: Rocket action



At 08:52 12/2/99 -0500, Rick Tarara wrote:

It is easy to 'see' that the rocket can continue to accelerate under a
sustained thrust, but less obvious how the center of mass (rocket starting
in space, originally at rest) remains fixed and at rest, especially once the
speed of the rocket exceeds the speed of the exhaust. ;-)
///
Richard W. Tarara

I believe Rick would want to reconsider this mind experiment.


brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK