"Jorge R. Frank" wrote:

Richard Lamb wrote in
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"Jorge R. Frank" wrote:

And it's not a "tail wagging the dog", either - its mass is miniscule
compared to the Earth. I'm not quite sure what Richard was getting at
with that remark.

Sorry Jorg, but it really is. At least if it's attached to the Earth.

Even a fairly light weight times a humongous arm = massive moments.
And this things' arm is about 7.75 times the diameter of earth.

To help visualize what I'm talking about, take a golf ball and stick
a 9 or 10 inch long piece of very thin stiff wire on one side.

Now spin it. Or try to...

Bad analogy. Take a bowling ball, then attach a long hair to it. Shoot,
even a hair is probably orders of magnitude too massive.

Guys, this isn't even rocket science, just basic aircraft style
weight and balance applied to a rotating body.

You're right. And you just flunked, due to your inability to comprehend the
magnitude of the numbers under discussion.

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JRF


If I was being snotty, then I deserved that and I apologize.

I certainly didn't mean it that way.

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