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solvability: line & color logic only
Puzzle Description:
The five stable orbits that can be used to "park" a space craft. Gravity due to sun (red) and planet (blue) cancel out the centripetal force so that the craft orbits with the same period as the planet.
#1: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Nov 13, 2011 [SPOILER]
I had to make L1 green to avoid multiple solutions.#2: Teresa K (fasstar) on Nov 14, 2011
That is so interesting!#3: Levi Ross (rhodyboy888) on Nov 14, 2011
I believe ZZ Top did a song about this.#4: Joe (infrapinklizzard) on Nov 14, 2011 [SPOILER]
She's got Lagranges!#5: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Nov 14, 2011
She knows how to use them.
Oh, wait. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vppbdf-qtGU
Nice link. I'm listening to it right now.
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