How Much Force to Launch Cybertron from Earth?

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The discussion revolves around the hypothetical scenario of launching Cybertron, a fictional planet from the Transformers series, from Earth into space. Participants explore the physics involved in determining the force required for such an action, considering the mass and size of Cybertron in relation to Earth and the Moon.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests that launching Cybertron would involve Newtonian physics, focusing on the need to change the vector of a mass.
  • Another participant questions the simplicity of the scenario, mentioning the potential relevance of relativity due to the planetary scale, despite expressing uncertainty about their understanding of physics.
  • Several participants redirect the discussion to a sci-fi forum, indicating a belief that the question may not fit the physics-focused context of the current forum.

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There is no consensus on the physics involved in launching Cybertron, as participants express differing views on the complexity of the problem and the relevance of Newtonian versus relativistic physics.

Contextual Notes

Participants acknowledge the need for assumptions regarding the mass and size of Cybertron, as well as the complexities of the physics involved, which remain unresolved.

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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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