What have you learned today?

[Gordon_4]

Hmmm...why is that? If you're in orbit, would not accelerating inward be as easy as outward?

I was wondering about that myself.

 

[Chimpzy]

Hmmm...why is that? If you're in orbit, would not accelerating inward be as easy as outward?

It's Surprisingly Hard to Go to the Sun - NASA

The Sun contains 99.8 percent of the mass in our solar system. Its gravitational pull is what keeps everything here, from tiny Mercury to the gas giants to

www.nasa.gov

 

[Gordon_4]

It's Surprisingly Hard to Go to the Sun - NASA

The Sun contains 99.8 percent of the mass in our solar system. Its gravitational pull is what keeps everything here, from tiny Mercury to the gas giants to

www.nasa.gov

Well, I read that. And I'm not in the habit of doubting the people who do mathematics for NASA.

 

[Thaluikhain]

While I don't want to argue with NASA about this, they are talking about reaching the sun (or close to it) by a set timeframe. Which, ok, but if you are just launching summat at the Sun and not caring how long it takes to get there, not sure how much of that would apply.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

If you hate someone, don't wish for them to be launched into the Sun, wish for them to be launched out of the Solar System.

Takes less energy. Rocket propellant is expensive, ok?

All I'm sayin' is, renting a woodchipper is way less expensive than either of those.

 

[Zykon TheLich]

All I'm sayin' is, renting a woodchipper is way less expensive than either of those.

Why spend any money at all? You have a stomach for a reason. You'll end up saving money!