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Old 2006-05-03, 15:36   Link #125
Clarste
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Originally Posted by Newtyped
but of course due to largrange points (yea i kno i bring them up alot lol)
the gravity of the 3rd object (the mine) will most likly be affected by the mass of the 2nd object (the ship) than the mass of the 1st object (planet). Therefore there would prolly be an largrane point interaction with the mine and the ship =/
Yeah, but the ship is so tiny that the mine would just inch towards it, at most. Probably more on the scale on nanometers. This would, however, take it out of its position and mess things up in the future.

Edit: Even by eliminating everything else and assuming only two objects in the universe, the force is still negligible. Yes, they will be pulled towards each other, but it'll happen really slowly. The ship'll have passed by long before it becomes noticeable.
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