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If there were a kind of a fireman's pole from the Moon down to the Earth, how long would it take to slide all the way from the Moon to the Earth?

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    Silbern
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    Remembered to take into account climbing up. Remembered to take into account the lack of gravity. Remembered to take into account the extreme climbing distance. ...Didn't remember that even as...

    Remembered to take into account climbing up. Remembered to take into account the lack of gravity. Remembered to take into account the extreme climbing distance.

    ...Didn't remember that even as we're sitting here typing on our computers we're actually flinging at a thousand miles per hour through space, and so you'd be facing supersonic winds. These kinds of questions and his answers are always fascinating :D

    I thought he stopped doing these years ago though?

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    1. rkcr
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      It's been very intermittent since Munroe published the What If book.

      It's been very intermittent since Munroe published the What If book.

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