The earth is rotating, which is a non-inertial reference frame. Fido simply uses its own reference frame, which following the command is now inertial. The result is that Fido is no longer affected by gravity, and slowly floats away just as in the comic
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Pfft! I read about it on a box of cereal 5 minutes ago and think I’ve come to some novel conclusions.
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I had to switch from existential-os. That box was making me sad.
The earth is rotating, which is a non-inertial reference frame. Fido simply uses its own reference frame, which following the command is now inertial. The result is that Fido is no longer affected by gravity, and slowly floats away just as in the comic
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