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I don't understamd something

posted 8 years ago by primusfan-33576
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Why was the alien ship on fire? Was it because it was decending to earth?

[–] br-36199 8 years ago

Friction from descending through the atmosphere.
What also causes meteors to burn up.

[–] mariakelly-04164 8 years ago

Works for me.

Laugh while you can, Monkey Boy!

[–] dragon_x 8 years ago

by br-36199 » Sat Oct 22 2016 04:28:10
Friction from descending through the atmosphere.
What also causes meteors to burn up.

Yes.

Also, AFAIK, this is why "fusion drives" are bad in atmo - as the ships go about 20,000MPH (re-entry is around 15,000MPH - orbital velocity is around 16/17,000 MPH)...

friction will burn you up!

[–] CromeRose 8 years ago

Somehow though, I feel that a ship this big, moving so slowly, would not burn up, or if it did, not to the extent this one was.