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Professor Of Astronomy Explains Why You Can't Fire Your Enemies Straight Into The Sun (www.iflscience.com)
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It's a thought that may have crossed your mind at some point: what would be the practicalities of firing your enemies into the Sun?...

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[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Opposite direction? The earth is traveling at 67,000 mph. Opposite direction will require canceling out that energy first.

[–] remon@ani.social 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes, that's exactly what we're trying to achieve. Once you cancel that out, the object will fall straight towards the sun.