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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

In Web: Could you escape a little planet?



File this XKCD research under valuable information for explaining kids the difference between The Little Prince and real life (hint: there is none):
"The escape velocity at the surface would be about 5 meters per second. That's slower than a sprint, but still pretty fast. As a rule of thumb, if you can't dunk a basketball, you wouldn't be able to escape by jumping straight up."


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