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wolram
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If Earth could be considered the only body acting gravitationally on a length of rope, if the rope say a 1 mile length, is aligned in a straight line with the center of the Earth in some orbit, when the rope is free, will it tend to curve
to the shape of the orbit, or will it fall in on itself (end up in a heap).
to the shape of the orbit, or will it fall in on itself (end up in a heap).