• justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    56
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    9 months ago

    1.) 0.28 g 2.) 15.7 g 3.) 0.0034 g

    I assumed 1m radius for the first and 5m for the second, particularly the second sounds off. Anyway… The centripetal force from Earth’s rotation is quiet negligible compared to its gravitation.

    • Ephera@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      15
      ·
      9 months ago

      The 100 km/h seems a bit much to me, too, but I’m having a hard time finding info on the speed of these…

    • Zron@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      9 months ago

      Considering most people will start to lose consciousness and risk heart issues at like 5g, I’m pretty sure the speed is way off on number 2.