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Re:Earth rotation limits in-body image stabilization to 6.3 ... by thrdbndndn on Thursday May 16, 2024 @11:23AM (#40379523)
What's the difference between our "attachment" to Earth compared to Earth's attachment to the Sun? Aren't both doing circular motion due to gravity (in us-Earth's case, gravity + support force from the ground) and inertia?
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Re:Earth rotation limits in-body image stabilization to 6.3 ... by zamalek on Thursday May 16, 2024 @11:56AM (#40379864)
The Earth is in freefall above the sun. We are not in freefall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_fall
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