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I saw a very, very similar problem in a textbook once: I think it was Ryden (but don't quote me on that). If I can find it I'll paste a...
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Apologies for laughing, but it reminded me of Pachinko. Hmmm.... Haven't played that in 4.5 decades: 1980, Honolulu Quite the silly...
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Good grief Charlie Brown. Wordle 1,503 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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I think it should. Exaggerated a bazillion times, while the binary barycenter of stars may remain the same, the component attraction of...
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I would guess that it depends on whether you define 'nil' as 'zero' or 'negligible'. Perhaps I'll analyse the problem with various sets...
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Wordle 1,503 3/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 27 left ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 2 left. Orod/Om hybrid method 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RNG & jack action hybrid method
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Augmented mode? (Agreed that it feels a bit like a waste of time sometimes: when you're going round and round in circles... not able to...
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I'd still say zero. A more precise calculation, given that the asteroid is on axis, would be In the initial setup, calculate the...
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Negligible, but not zero. I believe this is the crux of the problem. How much the non-zero change of momentum of the stars affects the...
Jul 30, 2025
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Sorry to laugh, but my calculations said that the asteroid's initial velocity exceeded the two stars velocities by a factor of 6. Not...
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We are given initial speed and position. We can assume a perfect circular orbit of the stars about each other. A quick look at the...
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What about the momentum? Shouldn't the stars both be attracted to the asteroid, move to the left and inward initially and then inward...
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Wordle 1,502 2/6 🟩⬛⬛🟨⬛ 3 left 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not again. It takes all the fun out of the game when it's over so fast.
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I came up with this problem several years ago, and decided I was too old and stupid to solve it. Just curious if anyone has seen such a...
Jul 29, 2025
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Wordle 1,501 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I sat there for like 15 minutes trying to figure out what guess #4 could be...
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