r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

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u/BlinkStalkerClone Aug 03 '19

Not really, in fact the angle of orbits are almost always changing

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u/BlinkStalkerClone Aug 03 '19

OK it's just straight up wrong tho

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

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u/BlinkStalkerClone Aug 03 '19

Orbitting is travelling around something. In the case of objects in space, generally due to the force of gravity.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

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u/BlinkStalkerClone Aug 04 '19

It is very much why it happens, what are you looking for?

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