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September 8th 05, 04:05 AM
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("Dean A. Scott" wrote)
Here's a wacky scenario... why can you fire a gun on the equator in the direction of the setting sun? I mean, the Earth spins at the equator at around 1,000 miles per hour (24,000 mile circum- ference divided by 24 hr rotation), so why does the bullet exit the barrel at the same velocity no matter what direction you point it in? Hmmm. :-) Don't have an answer ...but pointy bullet shaped things + the equator = this link. http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/Navigation/2-why-launch-from-equator.html "Why is it better to launch a spaceship from near the equator?" Montblack 
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