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minus-squaregens@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoTake a coin and trow it as hard as you can. The curving is not that much.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 hours agoThrow it into water or gelatin. At thousands of metres per second the air is going to seem much more dense.
minus-squaregens@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·21 hours agoI don’t have the arm strength to trow anything at the speed needed to make your analogy work.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoIf it’s like a frisbee, yeah, but it still curves. Now start it spinning like spinning a coin on edge. The curving will be much more dramatic.
Take a coin and trow it as hard as you can. The curving is not that much.
Throw it into water or gelatin. At thousands of metres per second the air is going to seem much more dense.
I don’t have the arm strength to trow anything at the speed needed to make your analogy work.
If it’s like a frisbee, yeah, but it still curves. Now start it spinning like spinning a coin on edge. The curving will be much more dramatic.