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[–] key@lemmy.keychat.org 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

No, they're spherical children in a vacuum.

[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Augustus! Save some room for later.