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Xyphlan · Posted 06-03-2013, 02:41 AM

Once again, my brother comes to the rescue. He reminded me about potential energy, and how it would be a lot simpler than the parade of integrals that was swimming through my mind moments ago. Then it occurred to me that, neglecting the atmosphere, the maximum velocity a falling object could achieve would be escape velocity, because escape velocity is basically the velocity required to break the gravitational bond between an object and planet Earth, to move it to "infinity". So if an object were to fall from "infinity", it would have that same velocity.

Well, sorry about that physics rant to no one in particular. I'll just disappear back the shadows, if you don't mind.

Xyphlan Lazy			#6349
	Once again, my brother comes to the rescue. He reminded me about potential energy, and how it would be a lot simpler than the parade of integrals that was swimming through my mind moments ago. Then it occurred to me that, neglecting the atmosphere, the maximum velocity a falling object could achieve would be escape velocity, because escape velocity is basically the velocity required to break the gravitational bond between an object and planet Earth, to move it to "infinity". So if an object were to fall from "infinity", it would have that same velocity. Well, sorry about that physics rant to no one in particular. I'll just disappear back the shadows, if you don't mind. In all likelihood, you just read a clunky wall of text. There's no need for me to make you read even more in my signature.
		Posted 06-03-2013, 02:41 AM