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@neiltyson This, incidentally, is why rockets are always launched west to east.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Interestingly, vertical deflection is dependent on direction. Kick west, deflect down. Kick east, deflect up.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Also, the radius of the curved trajectory is proportional to velocity. Kick twice as hard, deflect 1/4 as much over 50 yards.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson The Coriolis deflection is independent of direction, at any given latitude. Fire a bullet east and it will deflect just the same.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson did you mean: "about 1cm per 50m"? ;) - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson The speed of the projectile doesn't matter? NB: I'm not a physicist. -
@TenneyNaumer Honorary physics degree achieved! Deflection per distance varies with speed (& latitude & angle w/ ground).@neiltyson -
@n8r0n74@neiltyson Thank you. When I was 12, thought I would grow up to be a physicist. Now I don't have to grow up!
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@neiltyson my cat's name is Mittens.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson happy Thanksgiving dadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I know everything now.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@humblejunkie@neiltyson@google It is the force generated due to the rotation of the earth
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@neiltyson .......freakin football nerdsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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