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Re: Larger Planetary Bodies

From Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com>
Newsgroups sci.physics
Subject Re: Larger Planetary Bodies
Date 2018-12-08 19:15 +0000
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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. 

-- 
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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