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Post by rewindbutton on Apr 12, 2024 14:49:44 GMT
Continued: If we lived on a tidally locked planet, how would we define age, if there are no days, months or years?
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Apr 12, 2024 22:42:13 GMT
Continued: If we lived on a tidally locked planet, how would we define age, if there are no days, months or years? Well, it seems to me one other question would be if it is even possible for any relevant planet to become tidal locked with its Sun? Theoretically, a planet would become tidal braked (and thus locked) faster, if it's small, very close to the sun, and the sun is relevantly big and has considerable gravity, not just causing greater tidal forces but also a short orbital period. However, even after a handful of billions of years, Mercury is still not tidal locked. What's more, it doesn't seem as if it will ever become tidal locked. ...But on a hypothetical tidal locked planet, lifeforms would perhaps wander off into the darkness. With the sun below the horizon, other objects would become visible, planets, stars...
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Post by rewindbutton on Apr 13, 2024 7:24:45 GMT
if it is even possible for any relevant planet to become tidal locked with its Sun? It seems to be: First tidally locked super-Earth exoplanet confirmedWith the sun below the horizon, other objects would become visible, planets, stars... Well this, and there would still be years, because I forgot that the planet would of course rotate around it's star.
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Post by skekSil on Apr 19, 2024 15:14:57 GMT
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
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Post by Spectr61 on Apr 19, 2024 16:37:25 GMT
How about the rectal temperature of an African tree sloth in the southern hemisphere?
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Apr 20, 2024 8:17:51 GMT
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? Do you mean it will still flap it's wings, but follow a ballistic trajectory? (I'll look into if I can estimate that some way) (Swifts are faster though)
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Apr 20, 2024 9:24:51 GMT
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? Do you mean it will still flap it's wings, but follow a ballistic trajectory? (I'll look into if I can estimate that some way) (Swifts are faster though) Early update: After thinking about it for awhile, I think it will only be very marginally faster than laden flight, since the additional drag from generating lift is probably a very small part of the drag for a Swallow.
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