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mikewarot
on May 13, 2021
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Movies every physics lover should watch (2020)
Space is far, FAR less crowded, and you won't ever see something big coming at closing rates of 50,000 mph unless it's huge.
The cascade effects take months or years to play out, not minutes.
saagarjha
on May 13, 2021
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Things in LEO are not typically moving at 50,000 mph.
mikewarot
on May 14, 2021
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Turns out LEO is about 18000 mph, not the 25,000 I estimated... so the max closing speed should be less than 36,000 mph for opposite direction objects.
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The cascade effects take months or years to play out, not minutes.