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In reply to this comment by rychan:
Can someone tell me if this spoils anything in the movies?
>> ^GabaJ:
I have a question for the physicists - what would happen to an object thrown perpendicular to your orbit down toward earth? Disregard atmospheric drag. After one orbit, would that object come back up towards you as fast as you chucked it?
Good question.
Assumption: you don't throw it far enough towards Earth for atmospheric drag to matter, and you are more massive than the object.
my answer: I don't think so, and it's not a simple matter. Lets say you were in a perfectly circular orbit. You throw the object down and now it's in an eccentric orbit (and so are you, for that matter). It no longer has the same orbital period as you, because it has a longer semi-major axis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-major_axis) which means it has a slower orbit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_period)
I could be wrong, though.
Thank you for your thoughts. After additional consideration this is what I think would happen: The fastest you could throw an object while in a space suit and anchored to the space station is maybe 20 or 30 miles per hour. As you say, this would put it in an elliptical orbit. If the station orbits once every 90 minutes in a circular orbit, then the object would go straight down and a little ahead as it picks up speed, but only for about 20 some minutes and 10, 15 miles. (this is the part I can't calculate) After half an orbit it would come back up and miss you because no one could throw so accuaretly that they can hit something 30 miles away. Then after one full orbit, it would come back from "above". and so on...
http://www.videosift.com/video/Improbable-catch-by-Packer-Antonio-Freeman
http://www.videosift.com/video/Colbert-Report-Who-The-Fk-Is-Sarah-Palin-Aug-29-2008
Unfortunately you can't fix it because you're not a gold star member, so just remind me in 40 hours to fix it for you. In case you're wondering why I have to wait that long, it's because all videos that are declared * dead must wait 48 hours before they go into the Dead Pool. Once there, anyone can fix them. Until then we simply have to wait. Sorry.
Anyway, just remind me in about 40 hours and I'll be happy to fix it for you.
Check that out, it's sorta become a ritual for him.
In reply to this comment by rychan:
Where in that page did he acknowledge that it was staged? I'm not doubting that it is, but I couldn't find it.
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*dead
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airdate?
This past Thursday, I think. 6/19/2008
In reply to this comment by rychan:
Well, since people are speculating on cat vs ferret cage matches, I'd definitely put my money on a cat. That's not really fair since most cats will weigh twice as much as a ferret.
But pound for pound, it's still hard to be intimidated by ferrets (and I've had one draw blood attacking me). They're mostly slinky. They can't use their claws for a whole lot. They're clumsy. They're about as stealthy as a lawnmower.
As for dog's vs cats, again, dogs tend to be bigger so it's not usually fair. But pound for pound I'd have go with the cat again. Cats can rotate their wrists to grapple, dogs can not.
It seems to me that ferret's are niche hunters (that niche being places slinkies can go but not cats, such as tunnels or small openings to hen-houses). Cat's are (usually) solo, ambush hunters. They often fight, by themselves, prey that is near full strength (although surprised). Dogs are pack, endurance hunters. They'll track, chase, and encircle prey across many miles. They hardly have to kill their prey after many chases because the animal has nearly run itself to death.
So if it's a cage match, I put my money on a cat. If it's a cross country, 10v10 deathmatch I put my money on the dogs. If it's a fight in Madison Square Garden's sewage system I put my money on the ferrets.
Disclaimer- I love all these animals and would hate to see them actually fighting each other.
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Just because a machine can do it doesn't mean it's not impressive that a human does it. For instance, http://www.videosift.com/video/iHate-Innovative-Commenting-software could probably have created your belittling comment but I still appreciate that you did it by hand.