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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Even with the explanations given here, it's still very counter-intuitive for me.

I think the best thing would be to cut the person in half, send one half towards the sun and the other half out of the solar system.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Newton's third law of motion clearly says that this will take exactly 0 ∆V.

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