Scott,
Was your train of thought interrupted here? The second to the last sentence is a non sequitur, methinks.
The sentence in caps tells me that the object would fall to the sun AND fly out of the solar system?
Dharma/Dean
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The Earth / Moon system orbits the Sun at the barrycenter. Thisis the fulcrum
or balance point between the Earth and the Moon. This BARRYCENTER is the
basis
of the consideration for judging the difference between the lunar tides
and Solar
tides. If a baseball for example were to orbit the Sun at a position and
velocity
equivalent to the barrycenter, ALL THE FORCE OF GRAVITY WOULD BE
CANCELLED OUT IN THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE GRAVITATIONAL
FORCE OF THE BASEBALL TO FALL TOWARDS THE SUN AND THE LAWS
OF INERTIA TO AT ANY POINT IN TIME FLY OFF IN A STRAIGHT LINE
AND LEAVE THE SOLAR SYSTEM FOREVER.