....And to the person that thinks the shape of a mass affects its inertia - I'll agree that you are not ignorant since that contention in the light of the 21stCentury (really, the 17thCentury) is just stupid.
Sir Isaac Newton also observed this:
"I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people."....
I thought this was about what shot does when it clears the muzzle of a shotgun. Are you thinking that an ounce of #8's that are fired off in the direction of the sky put a few hundred little asteroids into a predictable orbit? I checked all the scientific links and logical conclusions that you provided, and it still doesn't seem quite right. What am I missing?
