How Much Force to Launch Cybertron from Earth?

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The discussion centers on calculating the force required to launch Cybertron, a fictional planet with the mass of Earth and the size of the Moon, from Earth's atmosphere into space. Participants emphasize the application of Newtonian physics to determine the necessary force to change the vector of such a massive object. The episode referenced is "Countdown to Extinction," which serves as the basis for the inquiry. The conversation highlights the complexities involved in estimating the explosion needed for this hypothetical scenario.

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Ya I got a question. Look see, I was wondeirng. There is this epsiode in Transformers where cybertron is about to crash into earth. Now, it probbaly has the mass of Earth and size of the moon. Let's just use those variables for this. It was visibly bigger then the moon when it was crashing into earth, so much that it looked like this: http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tf-images/shot2.jpg before it was blown away. Ok, so here's a image: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct...mfemaTaDVNhUXc1PjQClQytA&ust=1467169531865229

I want to know how big of an explosion it would take to send it flying out of Earth's atmosphere and out of the solar system at a decent speed like in the episode? i don't know any physics. I want to know how you got the answer, that is a lot of what interest me. I know there are a lot of variables here that need to be guessed and complex physics. But the episode is countdown to extinction if yall are wondering.
 
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There aren't really a lot of variables. It's Newtonian physics, you have a mass moving at a vector and you want to change the vector. Determine the force required to make the change.
 
newjerseyrunner said:
There aren't really a lot of variables. It's Newtonian physics, you have a mass moving at a vector and you want to change the vector. Determine the force required to make the change.
but they are planets, which means relativity though right? they have references to eacxh toher. ok, maybe not. I don't know, I did not finish high school, I know I am dumb, but how would this be worked out??
 
Try the sci fi forum for such questions.
 
Chronos said:
Try the sci fi forum for such questions.

I've moved the thread to the sci-fi forum.
 
Drakkith said:
I've moved the thread to the sci-fi forum.
well i reposted it though, but ok
 
ReptileBaird said:
well i reposted it though, but ok

I've deleted the other thread. Just use this one.
 
Drakkith said:
I've deleted the other thread. Just use this one.
ok
 

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