re: Astronauts are travelling at 17,500 mph (5mi/sec) when they do space walks outside the ISS

I don’t care at all about this topic one way or another, but I do feel like you went 0 -17,500 douche units in no time, my man.

Relax. If someone is wrong, say that and then correct them. Don’t just say people are SO dumb and then not explain how they are “dumb.”

It makes you look like the dumb one.

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So you believe that the forces on an object in a weightless environment (or in “space”) act differently than the forces on an object otherwise. Is that what I’m reading? If so you failed physics. Sadly most people believe an object orbiting the earth is actually massless somehow.

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I took (and passed) many Physics classes including an Aeronautical Engineering class (many years ago but my favorite class at LSU) but I’m 100% sure i am correct. There are still forces acting on objects in space hence why many satellites have to correct their orbit, but they are minuscule . Do you think astronauts on a space walk are fighting 17k mph “wind resistance” comparable to earth? Yes there are different forces acting on an object at 17k mph in space than the same speed on earth.

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In space what is the point of reference for velocity?


I think the main reason is to make sure they don't crash into the Earth or fly off into space.

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I was just wondering if there is an answer since I don't remember hearing one.

The answer wouldn't matter because relative velocity with everything in the neighborhood does, but I figured an egghead had thought about it.

i wonder how many MPH a floating astronaut speeds up every time they fart?

the avg fart exits the body at 6.8MPH, is it amplified with zero gravity?

I had a bubble fart in the car travel up my crack and nut tag me once. i STG it was going at least 10 MPH

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FreezingBitches

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So you're telling me a giant chicken laid the planets?

How fast was the chicken going when it laid the planets?

10k mph? It had to be going slower than the astronauts.

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what the frick you think goes on in space.

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Well kind sir

I believe you deserve an answer

For your enjoyment

You can build any kind of strawman argument against my assertion that makes you feel intelligent but bottom line is the forces acting on an object orbiting the Earth are NOT minuscule. They may be balanced but they are not minuscule. What happened to that physics education? Been a while?