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If I toss a coin, vertically, on the surface of Mars, will it land back in my hand?
When I toss a coin in Mars, is the planets atmosphere rare enough that I'd rotate with the planet (at its angular velocity), but not the coin?
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If a bullet is fired vertically upwards, when it comes back does it fall to the same spot? [duplicate]
What I'm basically asking is that if a body is projected with sufficiently high velocity so that it doesn't escape from the earth's gravitational field but reaches an appreciable height with respect ...
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How much does the Earth's rotation affect a golf ball?
When launching rockets into space, they start straight but begin to lean, I assume due to the Earth's rotation.
For something on a much smaller scale, such as a golf tee, is there a measurable ...
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