Image for increase in gravitational potential energy in radial field

[hexcalibur]

TL;DR

Suitable image for increase in gravitational potential energy in radial field

A question to physicists: What sort of real world scenario / image would *best* depict the increase in gravitational potential energy in a radial field?

Would a rocket traveling through the Earth's atmosphere suffice or are there better alternatives?

This image would have to be relevant to the equation: GMm*[1/r_1 - 1/r_2]

I have rockets, planets and space in mind but other suggestions are welcome too. Nothing boring please, hehe.

 

[PeroK]

What do you mean by real world scenario? The function looks like $-\frac 1 r$, which is easy to see on a graph.

 

[hexcalibur]

What I'm looking for is an image to depict the increase in gravitational potential energy in a radial field. No mathematics is required. No graphs are required. No explanations required. What sort of image would look good beside the equation GMm*[1/r_1 - 1/r_2]? :-) Suggestions all welcome :-)

 

[berkeman]

What I'm looking for is an image to depict the increase in gravitational potential energy in a radial field.

Maybe a sweaty guy carrying a sack of concrete up a flight of stairs?

 

[PeroK]

Maybe a sweaty guy carrying a sack of concrete up a flight of stairs?

With the equation for GPE emblazoned on the sack?

 

[hexcalibur]

Well, I was thinking of something more planet, space related. Like maybe a rocket going up into space (leaving Earth), but would it match the equation? I wouldn't want an image that isn't relevant to that specific equation. :-)

 

[hexcalibur]

I have left the equation in the summary [Edited].