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Belz... · 17th April 2019, 06:37 AM

Well it's not that the rockets push against something, it's that the equal reaction pushes the rocket forward as it throws stuff backward.

ETA: Or, in other words, the rocket pushes against the stuff that it shoots out its back.

17th April 2019, 06:37 AM	#2
Belz... Fiend God Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In the details Posts: 86,882	Well it's not that the rockets push against something, it's that the equal reaction pushes the rocket forward as it throws stuff backward. ETA: Or, in other words, the rocket pushes against the stuff that it shoots out its back.
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