Timeline for If I toss a coin, vertically, on the surface of Mars, will it land back in my hand?
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| Dec 31, 2015 at 19:28 | comment | added | garyp | For run-of-the-mill coin tosses, you are correct, but only approximately so. The approximation, however, is very good. For very high coin tosses you have to show that atmosphere is negligible, and you have to show that it is valid to neglect the difference in relative horizontal motion of the coin and the earth's surface. | |
| Dec 31, 2015 at 19:27 | history | edited | amasics | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 31, 2015 at 19:22 | history | answered | amasics | CC BY-SA 3.0 |