Re: OT: Earth\'s orbit changing?
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the earth moves slightly away from the sun over time which causes its orbit to slow down
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But increasing the distance between the earth and the sun would would make earth orbit faster. Recall Kepler's third law, period^2 = distance^3.
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Assume you have a 1kg squirrel
E=mc^2
E=1kg(3x10^8m/s)^2=9x10^16J
which, if I'm not mistaken, is equivilent to roughly a 50 megaton nuclear bomb.
Fear the squirrel.
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