Ring AROUND the Earth?

Опубликовано 19 мая 2017, 16:13

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This video is about what would happen if we built a giant ring around earth – what would happen to the ring, that is. Would if fall? Collapse? Start spinning?

REFERENCES:
Why Isn’t It Faster to Fly West? Video youtube.com/watch?v=3gNkgj9h2o...
Physics Girl Quarter Shrinking: youtube.com/watch?v=d2TDXKfBaM...
Symmetry Breaking: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetry...
Forces through gauge symmetry: youtube.com/watch?v=9Uh5mTxRQc...
Higgs Boson: youtube.com/watch?v=9Uh5mTxRQc...

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