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What will be the escape velocity for a human body?
Escape velocity from a spherical body is given by
$$v_{esc} = \sqrt
{\frac {2GM}{r}}
$$
Where $G$ is the gravitational constant ≈ $6.67×10^{-11} m^{3}·kg^{−1}·s^{-2}$, $M$ the mass of the body ...
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