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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/chirantaniga • 4d ago
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Except the lowest part of that 50 miles is the densest atmosphere. So lessening the distance by 10 percent is only some of it. The reduction in atmospheric drag is an entirely different beast
1 u/nakedascus 4d ago the top of Everest is already over 60% reduction in density, the majority of the mass in those 50 miles is concentrated below 5 miles
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the top of Everest is already over 60% reduction in density, the majority of the mass in those 50 miles is concentrated below 5 miles
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u/FederalWedding4204 4d ago
Except the lowest part of that 50 miles is the densest atmosphere. So lessening the distance by 10 percent is only some of it. The reduction in atmospheric drag is an entirely different beast