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Re:Could someone jump from the international space station a... by pyre on Thursday October 25, 2012 @10:44AM (#4697810)
9m/s is velocity. How does this 'add up' over a distance?
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Re:Could someone jump from the international space station a... by gvb on Thursday October 25, 2012 @11:43AM (#4698015)
That is a typo, it should be 9m/s^2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_gravity#Altitude (gravity at the earth's surface is 9.8m/s^2, the link states it is 90% of that at the ISS).
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Re:Could someone jump from the international space station a... by sageikosa on Thursday October 25, 2012 @12:29PM (#4698198)
Yes, that one: (9m/s)/s. Less a typo on my part and more of a "brain-o".
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