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Re: Larger Planetary Bodies

From Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: Larger Planetary Bodies
Date 2018-12-09 03:32 +0000
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Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> wrote:
> john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Odd
>> “They do. And in math”
>> Good good Odd.
>> 
>> What’s exciting is, every planetary body above a certain size will have
>> this zone of zero gravity a certain distance from its surface.
>> Oh sorry, Odd, 0 gravity. There’s your math.
>> 
>> 
> 
> You possibly understand the difference between doing a calculation and
> writing down a number. Or maybe not. 
> 
> Here’s an elementary example, John. You’re standing next to a tall
> building. You look down and see your shadow, and thanks to some sidewalk
> tiles you know are 4” squares, you can measure your shadow to be 9.5 tiles
> long. Then you pace off the length of the shadow of the building and find
> that it’s 152 paces long. How high is the building? 
> 
> Can you do this math? The early preSocratic Greeks could. 
> 

Well, John? 

-- 
Odd Bodkin -- maker of fine toys, tools, tables

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Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-07 15:42 -0800
  Re: Larger Planetary Bodies pnalsing@gmail.com - 2018-12-07 21:52 -0800
    Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-07 23:31 -0800
    Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 05:06 -0800
    Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 04:52 -0800
      Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 13:43 +0000
        Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 06:12 -0800
          Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 14:15 +0000
        Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 06:16 -0800
          Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 06:29 -0800
            Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 08:03 -0800
              Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 16:27 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 09:10 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 17:50 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 10:21 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 10:27 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 19:15 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 14:59 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 23:39 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 16:19 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-09 01:15 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 12:52 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 14:42 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 15:15 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-12-09 12:03 +0100
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 05:39 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 14:14 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 06:40 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-09 17:42 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-09 17:25 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-12-09 21:28 +0100
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-10 05:57 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 01:32 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-11 05:37 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 01:30 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 12:55 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 06:02 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 18:05 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 11:55 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 20:31 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 13:25 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-11 22:11 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 14:23 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 14:28 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 13:53 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 09:58 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 18:25 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-12 19:39 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 15:00 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 23:29 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies pnalsing@gmail.com - 2018-12-12 18:36 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 21:46 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies pnalsing@gmail.com - 2018-12-12 21:54 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 04:44 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 13:44 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-13 18:39 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-13 06:17 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-12 06:00 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 04:49 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 13:40 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-12 13:53 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-11 14:25 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 07:46 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-12-12 00:02 +0100
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 18:19 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-12 19:26 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-12-12 13:36 -0600
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-12-11 23:30 +0100
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 14:37 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2018-12-11 23:51 +0100
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-11 15:03 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies poraty6@gmail.com - 2018-12-11 21:03 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 19:15 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 03:32 +0000
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 23:57 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 02:33 -0800
                Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-09 12:52 +0000
            Re: Larger Planetary Bodies john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 08:05 -0800
              Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 16:27 +0000
            Re: Larger Planetary Bodies Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2018-12-08 16:23 +0000
            Re: Larger Planetary Bodies moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2018-12-08 18:30 +0000
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