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Anonymous
#214435
1 year ago
Genius!
Wrongness
#214438
1 year ago
That might take 1000 years.
Anonymous
#214440
1 year ago
the problem? The moon and the earth are both turning. We don't want to be hanging out with wheatley now do we?
Wrongness
#214446
1 year ago
She would be better off just playing IRL Minecraft on the moon.
Tacoworld501
#214447
1 year ago
@Anon2

But this is Equestria, where such laws of physics don't apply.
Anonymous
#214450
1 year ago
#214440
...the moon is always facing the same way to earth...
And Luna can fly to Equestria once she hit Earths orbit...
Anonymous
#214452
1 year ago
The gravity on the moon is very low, so if you just jump, you will fly away. The problem is that when you enter the atmosphere, you'll just burn.
Anonymous
#214453
1 year ago
@Anon214440: Ah, but if your hole isn't pointing at Equestria, you won't get enough momentum; the plan relies on the gravity of both bodies. Still works!

(there's a real-science answer to your objection too, involving phrases like "synchronous rotation", but that answer has no place in this discussion.)
Wrongness
#214457
1 year ago
Wouldn't the same gravity that accelerated you start to decelerate you after you were half way through the moon?
Anonymous
#214458
1 year ago
The other issue, she would have to bore through the moons center of gravity, which would only cause her to slingshot back even before she exited the crust and she would be trapped within the gravitational field. An even worse fate if you ask me. My time would be spent making effigies of people and cities of sandcastles.
StreakTheFox
#214463
1 year ago
Lunalololol
Anonymous
#214474
1 year ago
Ah, but here's the thing, at the same the moons gravity is on pulling you, so is the earths, so even though the net acceleration from the moon is 0, the gravity of the earth might give you enough speed to clear the rest of the moons gravity.
Anonymous
#214512
1 year ago
I said you wouldn't clear the crust. and the earths gravity would have to be suddenly phenomenal. I stick to my argument.
Anonymous
#214544
1 year ago
@Anon214512: you're assuming air resistance applies. On the moon, jumping from atop that pile of rubble about two Lunas high should be plenty of leeway.
suomynonA
#214548
1 year ago
Dig downward to dig upward. Makes perfect sense.
Obscure
#214566
1 year ago
Wouldn't it be easier and involve 100% less trips around the moon to start digging on the side of the moon facing the earth?
Anonymous
#214605
1 year ago
No, because you need the rubble on the dark side.
Anonymous
#214608
1 year ago
Got it. Use all the rocks from the hole to build a mountain to jump off of, that way you have some extra momentum to get you to Equestria.
JustTheBast
#214692
1 year ago
Trolluna science does not conform to your puny earth physics!
Daichi
#214805
1 year ago
^Luna science SNEERS at human physics!
Anonymous
#214851
1 year ago
^ Nothing is more powerful than Luna science, but while falling to the core would give you great acceleration, the climb out the other side would rob anyone bound by human physics of all momentum.

A great way to travel from one hemisphere to the other, but useless for purposes of gaining any velocity at all, let alone escape velocity.
Anonymous
#214924
1 year ago
good point, but you'd need to carry a large payload with you to the core, then release it when you pass through the center; like hedgehog launch.
Anonymous
#214925
1 year ago
The gravity of equestria, assuming it's similar in size to the earth and a similar distance from the moon, would be negligable while still inside the moon. I vote for the hedgedog launch also
Anonymous
#214999
1 year ago
Gravity slingshot would only propel you as far as surface of other side of the moon, then you'd fall back in. Note that while elements of harmony trap Nightmare Moon in moon, they do not negate her being a goddess. Solution: Crash moon into Equestria.
Anonymous
#215160
1 year ago
If you build the hole large enough she could use her wings to get some extra exceleration and overcome the gravity issue. It would sort of turn the moon into a giant rail gun!
Anonymous
#215197
1 year ago
Mysterious as...
the dark side of...
the moooooooon!
foamy
#215380
1 year ago
You'd need a curved tunnel. Moon rotates; if you don't curve the tunnel, Luna'll crash into the sides.

There's also the gravitational field issue; the Earth's gravity is null in this scenario owing to the fact that Luna is orbiting it. Therefore, Luna would simply-- presuming the tunnel is arced properly-- emerge on the other side with a null vertical velocity.

The tunnel isn't entirely useless; if Luna, by some means, were to acquire a rocket motor, the Oberth effect would allow for greater efficiencies if she conducted her burn at the point of maximum velocity, i.e, as she passes through the center of the moon.

But even if Luna had some means of imparting additional acceleration as she descended, orbital mechanics dictate that the best way of breaking orbit is not to try to go down, but to go backwards. Therefore, the tunnel should be rotated 90 degrees from its position in this image.
Anonymous
#215397
1 year ago
THEN THE MOON COLLAPSED ON IT SELF AND THE MOON CRASHED INTO EARTH END EVERYPONY DIED
THE END
Anonymous
#215471
1 year ago
There is a way that might make this work, but I'm not certain of the physics.
Requirements: Ability to induce personal acceleration in vacuum.
1. Follow steps 1-3 of the diagram.
2. Use the falling time through the moon to increase your velocity as much as possible BEFORE having to fight gravity.
3. Continue accelerating as much as possible while in space, until the force of Earth gravity is greater on you than the force of Moon gravity.
4. ???(Get to Earth, survive reentry)
5. CREATE ETERNAL NIGHT/PROFIT
Anonymous
#216256
1 year ago
Instead of walking around to the dark side, digging a hole, and WALKING AROUND AGAIN, then WAITING FOR LIGHT SIDE TO BE FACING EQUESTRIA... why not stard digging from the side facing Equestia?
Anonymous
#218768
1 year ago
Or... you could just build a really tall mountain on the light side and jump! :D Nearly the same effect.
Azreck
#226185
1 year ago
1. Use superior Alicorn magic to fix problems in plan
2. Don't explain shit
3. ???
4. Profit