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Old 17-October-2007, 11:28 PM
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Default Cleats and Orbital Mechanics

Cleats is a soccer-oriented cartoon strip. Lately, they've started discussing orbital mechanics, specifically the possibility of disturbing the earth's axis:

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Wow, that must be some kick!
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