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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Don't forget to calculate the location where everything about them began and then include the curvature of Earth considering the latitude of said location into your speed calculation.

[–] SpaceNoodle 34 points 3 months ago (3 children)

No, they're spherical children in a vacuum.

[–] answersplease77 13 points 3 months ago

for approximation we can assume that the boy is a point mass and the girl is a lie

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Oh, so we have to calculate the gravitational attraction pulling them back. Fucking hell

[–] Hamartia 2 points 3 months ago

Augustus! Save some room for later.