But where is the ground?

it essentially keeps missing it

That is the caveat

but it's velocity is still increasing

so it should not stop

No

there is nothing to stop it

imagine the boundary condition

where you almost get all the way around

Because the acceleration never adds tangentially

it's velocity is constantly increasing

It adds perpendicular ly

but when does it change?

again imagine the limit

For velocity to increase, it would need to add tangentially

It only adds perpendicularily

Since it is a loop

but it's in constant freefall. that's why astronots supposedly float

The acceleration downwards at one point is equal and opposite to that later

doesn't matter. it's in freefall

Net change cancels

hmm

need to think about it

Wait do you get it now?

no not yet.

but let me think

will go tend to my fermentations for a bit

@RadRhys you get what I am saying, right?

Yes, I even made a rough diagram with a satellite that I totally drew all by myself

@Flat Earth PhD maybe i can help, its moving in a straight line but the space time is bent

😂

actually a cup of space time sounds good right about now

Acceleration is normal to the velocity so the speed is constant

because curve are straight lines

right

you need to think 4 dimensionally

You can suffice with a Newtonian idea of gravity

you can suffice with g=9.8m/s^2

its all i used in mechanics

No you can’t because it’s like 9m/s^2 or so in orbit

no it isnt, orbit is not real