Jimmy Higgins
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The Fifth Element was played in the theaters recently for its 25th anniversary. The end of the film the big angry fireball is stopped 62 or so miles from earth (probably one of the only errors by Besson in the film, 6200 miles would have been a bit better). The world is saved, thank goodness!
But much like in Return of the Jedi, where the destruction of the Death Star II likely dooms that planet still, I was wondering, was Earth completely screwed? Firstly, the Moon is like 200,000+ miles from Earth. 62 miles is like right on top of Earth. And because it was projecting towards Earth, it likely has no rotational momentum to hang with Earth to revolve around the sun. So, does this mean the orb will be left behind and waiting to strike Earth in some subsequent revolution or is the orb just going to fall quickly into Earth because of Earth's gravity?
But much like in Return of the Jedi, where the destruction of the Death Star II likely dooms that planet still, I was wondering, was Earth completely screwed? Firstly, the Moon is like 200,000+ miles from Earth. 62 miles is like right on top of Earth. And because it was projecting towards Earth, it likely has no rotational momentum to hang with Earth to revolve around the sun. So, does this mean the orb will be left behind and waiting to strike Earth in some subsequent revolution or is the orb just going to fall quickly into Earth because of Earth's gravity?