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[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

No, they're spherical children in a vacuum.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

for approximation we can assume that the boy is a point mass and the girl is a lie

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Oh, so we have to calculate the gravitational attraction pulling them back. Fucking hell

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Augustus! Save some room for later.