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Re:Ask HN: What would it take to move the Earth out of its o... by YeGoblynQueenne on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @03:23PM (#21529070)
Isn't there a danger that the Earth will just break up instead of accelerating it if you hit it with a very large mass moving at a very great speed?
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Re:Ask HN: What would it take to move the Earth out of its o... by antstrangler on Thursday November 14, 2019 @02:27AM (#21533504)
Yes. The good news is that most of the mass will probably not reach escape velocity and eventually gravity will do the job of pulling it together.
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