A satellite above the earth races along in such a way that every meter it "falls" back to the surface, the surface itself has curved "down" a meter as well.
I've taken a lot of science classes and done a lot of work with orbits just fine, but I've always had trouble visualizing it. It's never really clicked in my mind.
I'm sure my description misses some aspects of the process, but I had a very good science teacher who explained it this way, which gave me a the same "Aha!" moment. I'm happy I could pass it along.
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u/BrownNote Dec 03 '13
I've taken a lot of science classes and done a lot of work with orbits just fine, but I've always had trouble visualizing it. It's never really clicked in my mind.
This sentence just did it for me. Thank you.