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re: Math Question of the Day - Where will the Earth be in space 365 days from now?
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:06 pm to Cdawg
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:06 pm to Cdawg
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In the classical celestrial mechanics sense?
The Earth orbits the Sun.
The Solar System orbits the galactic center
The Milky Way is moving through space
I left off the .25 day so you could have simple math. If you want to calculate the .25 then your number should be around 10 millionish miles further
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Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:07 pm to DarthRebel
its current location relative to what?
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:12 pm to DarthRebel
In space
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:16 pm to PrivatePublic
The answer would vary between point to point distance vs. traveled distance. Everything is an orbit, even the Milky Way is in an orbit with other galaxies in the local cluster.
To keep it simple, go with traveled.
This post was edited on 2/21/18 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:19 pm to DarthRebel
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:20 pm to LZ83
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Stick to babe threads.
I am done with those, they just get anchored
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:24 pm to TypoKnig
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.25 days behind its current location
Shouldn't it be about.25 days ahead of its current location, thus the addition of 1 day every 4 years (to "slow it back down" into position)?
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:24 pm to DarthRebel
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Relative to its current locatio
The earth travels through the universe at 1.3 million miles per hour, so:
1.3M MPH * 24hr/day * 365 days = correct answer
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:26 pm to mylsuhat
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0.0684463% away from a full revolution from where we are now
1-(365/365.25)
This guy must have gone to DSHS.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:27 pm to TigerFanatic99
Explain yourself then... why is that wrong?
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:38 pm to 3rdgentgr
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3rdgentgr
That is a great video and the answer is in there.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:38 pm to mylsuhat
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Explain yourself then... why is that wrong?
It's not wrong. Denham is a great fricking school. They shite excellence. I went there.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:40 pm to DarthRebel
potato
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:40 pm to TigerFanatic99
Ahhhh I just assumed everything Denim Springs was wrong 
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:43 pm to DarthRebel
Not here. The sun is in orbit around the center of the galaxy. And the galaxy is moving too. And space is expanding. And there is no such thing as an absolute position in space.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 1:47 pm to DarthRebel
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Relative to its current location.
Theres an infinite amount of points on the sphere to be relative to... each with a unique distance relative to 365.25 days of rotational travel at from its initial position.
This post was edited on 2/21/18 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 2/21/18 at 2:05 pm to DarthRebel
365 days away
Posted on 2/21/18 at 2:08 pm to NYNolaguy1
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Theres an infinite amount of points on the sphere to be relative to... each with a unique distance relative to 365.25 days of rotational travel at from its initial position.
The OT puts in a lot of work to not answer the question.
Just pick a starting point and go from there. The video linked above gives you the answer. The Earth will be X from where it is now. You can use km, miles, AU, parsecs. Does not have to be precise.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 2:12 pm to OMLandshark
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So trick question: the Earth will never be at it's current location ever again.
You fool. The Earth doesn't move. The universe revolves around it.
Posted on 2/21/18 at 2:17 pm to DarthRebel
If you're not into the chump change about trifling movement around the sun (or for that matter, any rotational movement within the galaxy), the galaxy itself moves roughly 17 1/2 billion KM per year.
That's got to be close enough for government work.
That's got to be close enough for government work.
This post was edited on 2/21/18 at 2:19 pm
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