[OT] Space shuttle explosions and computers (was Re: Who invented the internet?)

From: PG Manney <manney_at_hmcltd.net>
Date: Fri Feb 19 20:04:07 1999

>(In any case, the use of the word velocity is incorrect. Velocity is
>a vector, as I had drilled into me in Physics class.)


Technically, escape velocity is a scalar quantity... except that it cannot
be aimed at the ground. Anything above the ground gets you into orbit, with
enough force.

P Manney
Received on Fri Feb 19 1999 - 20:04:07 GMT