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Earth in dark space. The Moon is not in the photograph yet.

The Moon is falling. It keeps missing.

Why doesn't it hit us?

The Moon is falling. It keeps missing.

Falling, and moving sideways. It keeps missing.

Eve can say this.

Watch this one here.

Notice

If the Moon only fell, it would arrive.

If it only moved sideways, it would fly off in a straight line.

Both at once can be a path that never lands.

What do you predict?

Take away the sideways motion. What does the Moon do?

Change sideways motion, with the falling kept the same. Then look.

If there were no sideways motion at all, where would the Moon be?

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