Boom supersonic jet readies for rollout

Re:Boom supersonic jet readies for rollout by dreamcompiler on Thursday July 09, 2020 @10:46PM (#23787652)

> You could travel faster than the rotation of the earth in it!

You can do that in a conventional jet at latitudes far from the equator. You can walk faster than the earth rotates if you're very close to a pole (very very close).

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Re:Boom supersonic jet readies for rollout by catalogia on Thursday July 09, 2020 @11:13PM (#23787799)

> (very very close).

Eh, within 15 miles or so. 4MPH * 24h = 96 mile circumference circle, 96 miles / 2pi ~= 15 miles.

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Re:Boom supersonic jet readies for rollout by iso947 on Friday July 10, 2020 @04:17AM (#23789315)

You are going to struggle to walk at 4mph in Antarctica

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Re:Boom supersonic jet readies for rollout by catalogia on Friday July 10, 2020 @06:57PM (#23797571)

I think you could for a few moments at least. Of course if this is an endurance race, you're destined to lose ;)

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Re:Boom supersonic jet readies for rollout by ivalm on Friday July 10, 2020 @04:46AM (#23789464)

That’s why we need global warming!

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Re:Boom supersonic jet readies for rollout by speedgoose on Friday July 10, 2020 @02:27AM (#23788757)

~24km.

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